#WHIS Ambassador Vanessa Carter

Vanessa is an internationally recognised South African Facial Difference and MRSA (Antibiotic Resistance) e-Patient speaker. She is also the founder of hcsmSA which is an acronym for Health CareSocial Media South Africa. There are currently over 30 hcsm virtual eHealth geographic communities and members meet to discuss issues pertaining to healthcare frequently. Vanessa was the creative director of Artext, …

WHIS Ambassador Elaine A Hanzak

Elaine A Hanzak   B.Ed (Hons) Elaine is the author of ‘Eyes without sparkle – a journey through postnatal illness’ (2005, CRC Press) which describes the events surrounding her family over a traumatic, four-year period. She was encouraged to share her story of her spiral into extreme postnatal illness and continues to achieve her aim that …

Hydrate for Health & #WHIS collaboration

Hydrate for Health and the World Health Innovation Summit are both committed to supporting local communities. We have announced a partnership that will give customers 25% off purchasing from www.hydrateforhealth.co.uk with 10% kindly going to the World Health Innovation Summit to support our activities. It’s a collaboration that benefits everyone in the community. Please use the …

WHIS Ambassador Parmi Dheensa

Parmi Dheensa is an award winning philanthropist, community consultant and lobbyist. She is the founder and the Executive Director of the national charity ‘Include Me TOO’, whose vision is a disability inclusive, rights friendly society.  As a mother of a child with a disability she is dedicated to championing the rights and entitlements of disabled …

INCLUDE ME TOO

INCLUDE ME TOO (IM2) is a national charity championing choice, social justice, equality and rights for all disabled children and young people. We work with disabled children and their families from Black and Asian Minority Ethnic (BAME) and other marginalised communities, providing support, access to services, information, choices and improving disabled children, young people and …