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Time to Terminate Tetanus

Pampers and UNICEF have just launched this year’s “1 Pack =  1 Life-Saving Vaccine”  campaign. Its ultimate goal is the worldwide elimination of maternal and newborn tetanus. During this October, November and December, for every pack of Pampers nappies with the “1 Pack = 1 Life-Saving Vaccine” logo, Pampers will fund UNICEF with 1 tetanus [...]

Mini marathon update

Well, tis all done and dusted now. Last Monday myself and my sister Claire, ably supported by the brothers Phili and Brían, headed into the Harcourt hotel. There we met up with  a gang of our cousins as part of the 1 in 1000 Flora Women’s Mini Marathon team. The aim was to raise money [...]

Terrific Response from Irish Parents

I was happily stunned on Wednesday to receive the news that Irish parents were responsible for donating a phenomenal 3,678,189 life-saving tetanus vaccines between October and December 2009 as part of the Pampers, Fairy & UNICEF Ireland 1 pack = 1 vaccine campaign. This figure represents a huge 213% Increase on the 2008 Campaign. As [...]

Natascha, me and charidee

Last Monday I was invited to lunch in London to hear about the Pampers-UNICEF “Gift of Life” campaign.  In attendance, amongst others were Irish and UK parent bloggers, UNICEF ambassador and actress Natascha McElhone, UNICEF and Pampers representatives. What transpired was a very interesting day. Natascha recounted her recent visit to Angola with UNICEF and [...]