Men's Health Forum
According to the latest Annual report on their website (for 2002)[1] the Men's Health Forum’s mission is 'to provide an independent and authoritative voice for male health and to tackle the issues affecting the health and well-being of boys and men in England and Wales'.
They aim to achieve this through: • Research and policy development • Professional training • Providing information services • Stimulating professional and public debate • Working with MPs and Government • Developing innovative and imaginative projects • Collaborating with the widest possible range of interested organisations and individuals • Organising the annual National Men’s Health Week
Sponsors and Supporters
The Men's Health Forum receives substantial backing from industry, the following are included in the Forum's list of sponsors for 2004-5:
- Abbott Laboratories £5,000
- AstraZeneca £5,000
- BT £9,375
- Eli Lilly £14,900
- Mentality - (part of the Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health[2]) - £5,000
- Pfizer £35,000
- Roche Diagnostics £25,000
- Roche Products £91,000
- Ruder Finn £5,000
- Sanofi-Aventis £17,500
- Shire Health £2,000
- Slim Fast Foods £5,000
- Water UK (an organisation which advertises itself as 'working on behalf of the water industry'[3]) £5,000
The forum also received support from...
- National Obesity Forum £5,000
- TOAST £3,000
The Forum also received in-kind support from:
- British In-Vitro Diagnostic Association (the national trade association for companies with major involvement and interest in the In Vitro Diagnostics industry [4]) – the regular free use of meeting rooms;
- 8ml – hosting of websites;
- Harrison Cowley – PR support for National Men’s Health Week 2004.
References
- ↑ Men's Health Forum Annual Report 2002 Accessed 4th December 2007
- ↑ Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health website Accessed 4th December 2007
- ↑ Water UK website Accessed 4th December 2007
- ↑ DIVDA website Accessed 4th December 2007
