Health, Alessandro Baricco launches contest on neonatal diseases

The highlight was an ‘inspiring speech’ by Alessandro Baricco, dean of the Holden School of Turin, the launch event of the 2022 edition of # WhySì, contest and hackaton wanted by Sanofi to improve communication in the field of medical prevention . The challenges of parenting, with particular attention to neonatal diseases caused by RSV (respiratory syncytial virus), are the common thread of the fourth edition of the project. Registration is open until the first days of July. The contestants and the virtual hackathon participants will work together until October; after which the interdisciplinary jury of experts will express their opinion on 9 November at the final event, decreeing the winning team of a training master at Scuola Holden on the role of storytelling, with a focus also on health. lecture hall of the Holden School, saw the participation of many experts including Giuseppe Banderali, vice president of Sip, Italian Society of Pediatrics, Antonio Ferro and Giovanni Gabutti, respectively president of Siti, Italian Society of Hygiene, Preventive Medicine and Public Health , and coordinator of the site’s Vaccines and Vaccination Policies group. Both scientific societies, together with Sin, the Italian Society of Neonatology, sponsor the project. Elisabetta Gambirasi also took part in the communication agency FattoreMamma; Martina Panagia (@Martypan), new mother and influencer involved in the project, and Stefano Milano, professor of scientific storytelling at Scuola Holden in Turin. In addition, the winning team of the 2021 edition of # WhySì, creator of the ‘Immuno Defense’ campaign, a live educational laboratory designed for classes and feasible during the scientific festivals that take place throughout Italy, selected among over 40 participating projects.