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
Contents
People
The Chief Executive of the Men's Health Forum is currently (2007) Peter Baker and the President is Ian Banks.[2]
The Men's Health Forum's Trustees (2007)[3]
- Alan White Chair of the Trustees
- Frederick Buckingham-Evans
- Jane DeVille-Almond
- Gopa Mitra
- Gillian Nineham
- Shaun O'Leary
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[4] :
- Abbott Laboratories £5,000
- AstraZeneca £5,000
- BT £9,375
- Eli Lilly £14,900
- Mentality - (part of the Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health[5]) - £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'[6]) £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 [7]) – the regular free use of meeting rooms;
- 8ml – hosting of websites;
- Harrison Cowley – PR support for National Men’s Health Week 2004.
For the year 2006, the Men's Health Forum (England and Wales) received £48,000 and the Men's Health Forum (Scotland) received £2000 from Pfizer [8]
In 2006, the Men's Health Forum (England & Wales) also commenced 'partnership' with Merck Sharp & Dohme Limited (the UK subsidiary of Merck and Co. Inc.). [9]
Contact
Men's Health Forum. Tavistock House, Tavistock Square, London, WC1H 9HR
Tel: 020 7388 4449 Fax: 020 7388 4477
Email: office@menshealthforum.org.uk
References
- ↑ Men's Health Forum Annual Report 2002 Accessed 4th December 2007
- ↑ Men's Health Forum Who's Who at the MHF? Accessed 6th December 2007
- ↑ Men's Health Forum Who's Who at the MHF? Accessed 6th December 2007
- ↑ Men's health Forum Sponsors & Supporters Accessed 6th 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
- ↑ Pfizer Our Partnership With Patient Organisations Accessed 13th december 2007
- ↑ MSD UK Patient Groups Accessed 13th december 2007
