EMF has undertaken a number of high-profile national campaigns to raise awareness of issues affecting Britain’s ethnic minorities. Recent campaigns include:
Sickle Cell and Thalassemia - 2006
Sickle Cell and Thalassemia is a genetically inherited blood disorder with a high incidence rate rate in Asians, West Africans and Afro-Caribbeans. Joint research into patients at St Thomas’ Hospital revealed a high percentage of young people being untreated when admitted into A&E Services. EMF is campaigning for the NHS Prescriptions Authority to approve free prescriptions for sufferers and has provided a grant to St Thomas’ Hospital consultants to enable them to issue free prescriptions to young people affected by this disorder.
Save a Life - 2004
Evidence shows high rates of organ failure among ethnic minorities coupled with low rates of organ donation. EMF launched ‘Save a Life’ campaign in partnership with NHS Transplant UK in order to educate the public, meet the demands of waiting lists among minority ethnic patients and increase the donor base from their own communities.
Energy Savers - 2004
Evidence shows that fuel poverty disproportionately affects minority ethnic communities on low income as well as vulnerable population groups. EMF in partnership with London Energy and SWEB Energy launched the ‘Energy Savers’ campaign in order to raise awareness of these problems. In addition, 28,000 free low-energy light bulbs were distributed among the most impoverished households in Britain.
Get Started - 2003
EMF undertook a range of initiatives aimed at minority ethnic communities as part of the Government’s drive to enable public access to internet technology, including road shows, mobile Internet buses and distribution of user friendly ICT guides. The ‘Get Started’ campaign, whose launch was coordinated with a promotion from Granada Television’s ‘Its for Life’, allowed EMF to nominate a participant who received a laptop donated by Intel and Packard Bell - UK Online’s sponsors.
