Day: 18 October 2016

Over two days next week Stars’n’Bars will be promoting better health with a cancer prevention talk and a conference on lifestyle and beauty.
On Tuesday, October 25, Henri Joyeux, a professor of cancer treatment and surgery, and Christine Bouguet-Joyeux, will be on the Star Deck of Stars’n’Bars at 2:30 pm to address the topic of cancer prevention. Tickets €15 (reserve on 377 97 97 95 95 or click here).
On the following day, October 26, a number of world-renowned experts on health, beauty and well-being will take part in a conference to better inform the public about the benefits of a improved diet and other strategies for a better life. The philosopher Doctor Laurence Vanin will be one of the speakers.
Mme Laurence Genevet of Epi Communication Monaco will chair the debates. The conference starts at 7:30 pm. Tickets (€18) are available at FNAC and other outlets.

Monaco has again taken the initiative at the United Nations to promote sustainable development. HE Ms Isabelle Picco, Ambassador, Permanent Representative of Monaco to the United Nations in New York, reminded the commission of the “proactive policy of Monaco for the promotion of public health and sustainable city”.
Monaco’s government is particularly active in greener transport solutions, management of water and waste through its actions to preserve the environment and campaigns such as “A bag for life”.
Ms Picco also underlined the importance that Monaco places on the education of young people to make them more aware of environmental concerns and the commitment of the Principality in promoting the role of science in the field of climate change.
The Ambassador also announced a workshop to take place next year in Monaco on the socio-economic impacts of acidification of the oceans. The event is being organised by the Monaco Scientific Centre – which last week became an official partner of WHO for its “outstanding job in the field of climate change” – in collaboration with the International Atomic Energy Agency, which has a research centre in Monaco.

Coinciding with the National Blood Donor Day, the Association of Monaco blood donors (l’Amicale des donneurs de sang de Monaco) and the Blood Transfusion Centre have organised a major blood donation initiative today.
Volunteers are asked not just to give blood, but mark the day as an important event and tell family, friends, and colleagues.
More than 5,000 blood donations are needed each year for the transfusions at Monaco’s health facilities. Volunteers today and throughout the year will enable the Principality to be self-sufficient in terms of blood supplies.
Stop by the A Casa i Soci at the Maison des Associations (2, bis Promenade Honoré II ), just around the corner from Starbucks in La Condamine, until 5 pm.