The Alexander S. Onassis Public Benefit Foundation, during the closing ceremony of the Civil Society Days Forum 2009, bestows the “Hestia” Onassis International Prize in Immigrant Integration and Human Development on the Humanitarian Organization “Médecins du Monde-Greece” for its initiative “Open Polyclinic”, tonight at 7 pm at the Astir Palace Hotel in Vouliagmeni. The prize will be awarded by the Deputy Minister of Home Affairs, Decentralization and Electronic Governance, Mrs. Theodora Tzakri.

The ongoing programme “Open Polyclinic” offers free medical and pharmaceutical care, as well as psychosocial support to groups of immigrants with limited or no access at all to the National Health System and social services. The “Médecins du Monde-Greece” workforce consists of volunteer specialized doctors, nurses, social workers and psychologists, Greek and immigrants, with the help of which, during the last 12 years, more than 150.000 immigrant patients from Iraq, Bangladesh, Africa, Iran, Bulgaria, Poland, Ukraine, and Albania have received medical care in the Polyclinics of Athens, Thessaloniki and Chania in Crete.

--- Media organizations and journalists who would like more information about the GFMD or who would like to cover the 3rd GFMD Civil Society Days in Athens in November 2009, may contact:

Dafni Koumpa: dkoumpa@advocate-bm.gr          Τ +30 210 6931000
Marina Liberi: mliberi@advocate-bm.gr                Τ +30 210 6931000
Leda Bouzali: bouzali@onassis.gr

Please download the media representatives’ registration for the CSD: CSD_Media Registration Form in pdf (and in word). The form must be completed in English only.  

Please download the Preliminary Media CSD Conference Programme for the press.

Attention: Please note also that media registration for the Civil Society Days (2-3 November 2009) is not valid for the GFMD Government Forum (4-5 November 2009).

If you wish to register for the GFMD forum please contact media@gfmdathens2009.org or visit the website.

--- The Alexander S. Onassis Public Benefit Foundation, organiser of the Civil Society Days (CSD) of the 3rd Global Forum on Migration and Development (GFMD) under the chairmanship of Mr. Costa Gavras announces the launch of the “Hestia” Onassis International Prize in Immigrant Integration and Human Development.

Please find the photos made during the Press Conference.

Media organizations and journalists who would like more information about the GFMD or who would like to cover the 3rd GFMD Civil Society Days in Athens in November 2009, may contact Ms Leda Bouzali at:

e-mail: bouzali@onassis.gr