Bank of America Charitable Foundation Presents $25,000 Grant to Physicians for Peace
Funds will support maternal and child health programs in India
NORFOLK, VA (09/08/2010)(readMedia)-- Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc. will present Physicians for Peace with a $25,000 check to support maternal and child health programs in rural India.
| WHO: | Charlie Henderson, Hampton Roads market president, Bank of America Ron Sconyers, Physicians for Peace president and CEO Edward Karotkin, M.D., Physicians for Peace chairman-elect, India mission team leader |
| WHAT: | The grant will help fund Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) and Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) training during a two-week Physicians for Peace mission in November to Ahmedabad and Sawangi, India. Led by U.S. neonatologist Edward Karotkin, M.D., the mission begins with a medical conference on life-threatening pediatric infectious diseases in Nagpur, India. Since 2000, Physicians for Peace has provided PALS and NRP training to health care providers throughout the developing world, including India. |
| WHEN: | Thursday September 09, 2010 at 04:00PM Eastern Time (US & Canada) |
| WHERE: | Physicians for Peace Global Headquarters 500 East Main Street, Suite 900 Norfolk, Virginia 23510 |
| NOTES: | Photos of the check presentation will be available after the event. |
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