Attention! Results of the competition “Social Responsibility and Health”

In October 19 – November 24, 2021, the Department of Public Health held a competition “Social Responsibility and Health” within the framework of the World Bioethics Day 2021. The official closing ceremony took place during a binary online meeting by Departments of Public Health both from SSU and the Shupyk National Medical Academy of Postgraduate Education. Today, sometimes, the ethical framework of decision-making does not work in healthcare sector during  pandemic. Yet, obviously, that even in conditions of limited resources, access to health services should be equal. Bioethics turns its goal to social responsibility; now instead of “my health” we have to talk about “our health”. In the time of coronavirus threat, we nurture the basic principles of bioethics.

11 cool works were selected as part of the competition. Youth competition has united 11 teams of Ukrainian and foreign students from Sumy and Kyiv medical institutes. Poems, posters, cartoons, audio stories, video clips were presented for competition.

Following competitive works were devoted to the topic of vaccination COVID-19:

1. Poster “COVID-19. Vaccination” made by students from the group GR-901, Costur Anastasia and Sokolyk Vitaliy. Infographics of the poster contains information on vaccination and QR-code with detailed information.
2. Video-cartoon dedicated to the campaign of vaccination from the team of Stovbun Julia and Arastaeva Svyatoslava, who also come from the group GR-901.
3. Author video on vaccination from Nidgil Siam, student from group MCm-831 on prevention of COVID-19 pandemic.

Following work was dedicated to social responsibility in business and health care:

1. Poster “Socially responsible business for health care” from our partners of the Shupyk National Medical Academy of Postgraduate Education: Mangleeva Iryna and Marshtupa Vita. The poster illustrates the need of social responsibility for population health, in both state, and business spheres.

A series of works devoted to tolerance within the “Social Responsibility and Health” competition:

1. The poster “Tolerance” from the students of the Department of Public Health, Valeria Ubozhenko and Iryna Medvedeva, tells about the ability to tolerate and understand differences in others. This is one of the basics of social responsibility and coexistence of different people in a society.
2. Poster “Woman should always…” from the same team is about rejection of stereotypes that do not lead to implementation in society; this poster tells about social responsibility for the effects of discrimination on women’s health.
3. The poem “LET LOVE RULE” by students Obeng-Bempong Eric Asirifiwaa Colapo-Bello Toluvalase Victoria, Murimwa Maud (MCm-819) addressers us and appeals not to judge “different” people, such as with dark skin or disability in society. We hope that everyone who reads and listens to the poem will understand how we feel and how we want the world to become better.
4. The audio story is “From a black woman named Kadisha.” Her story, is a history about prejudiced attitude of the doctor to patient and danger of living in such a society. Moreover, the team that created the story: Baieu Motundalayo Oluwafasesi, Ogbuti Sharon Ihechi, Farhin Md (MCm-819) insist that doctors should teach others about the negative impact of racism. This may be one of the elements of social responsibility in the field of professional development in the 21st century.

There were following works related to ethical issues of health care:

1. Poster “Ensuring equal across healthcare” on ensuring equality in all areas of health care from Onyeka Kelsey Onyinyechi (MCm-819).
2. Video “Self-medication with antibiotics is a threat to the health of the whole society” from Iryna Kuznetsova, Alina Lokhonia, Bohdan Rybalko (Group GR-901).
3. Poster “Euthanasia” by Suprun Vladislav, Zherebylo Elizavetha, Euhenia Biloshapka, (group GR-001), highlights the attitude to euthanasia, and also mentiones the thoughts of authors on the quality and dignity of life and death. Perhaps these indicators are signs of high development of society?

Please read all the works in our Telegram channel, which united all 121 of the participants: https://t.me/+vKo-tw9VsYUyODg6.

Three prize-winning works were selected –

-poster “Socially responsible business for health care” by Irina Mangleeva and Vita Marshtupa;

-Video “COVID-19” on vaccination from Nidgil Siam and poster “Euthanasia” by Vladislav Suprun, Elizavetha Zerebylo, Evhenia Biloshapka.

-The Audience Award was undoubtfully taken by Obeng-Bempong Erica Asirifivaa Kolapo-Bello Toluwalase Victoria, Murimva Maud with their poem “LET LOVE RULE.”

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE WINNERS!

We sincerely invite you to the presentation of prizes, diplomas and sweet celebration (date and place will be specified).