The Gold Healthcare Business Award 2024 was won by the Panhellenic Cystic Fibrosis Association for the innovative campaign “Unlimited Breath – Be a Life Donor” , winning 1st place in the category “Member education and public awareness campaigns aiming at awareness and prevention”.
The campaign, which was launched in 2020 in the midst of the pandemic, and was awarded the Silver Healthcare Award 2021 for the first time, continues to promote the message of organ donation and raise awareness of transplantation, offering hope and a second chance at life to patients in critical need.
See all the awards of the Association here.
The Award Ceremony
The Healthcare Business Awards 2024 Ceremony took place on Monday 25 November 2024 at the InterContinental Athenaeum Athens, attended by over 400 senior business executives, representatives of institutions, universities, NGOs and Patients’ Associations, highlighting the initiatives that stand out in the field of Healthcare.
The award was received by the President of the Association, Anna Spinou, Vice President Konstantina Giannaki and Stella Georgaki, Alternate Board Member of the Association, who is actively involved in the fight for transplants and is a source of inspiration through her own life story.
The activities of the award-winning 2023 Be a Life Donor Campaign included:
- The emblematic mural at Tzaneio Hospital, depicting Stella, the only patient with Cystic Fibrosis in Greece who has undergone two lung transplants, symbolizing the power of the second chance for life.
- A musical awareness concert in September 2023 at the “Thanasis Vengos” Open Theatre of the Municipality of Korydallos with the band “48 Hours”.
- Video spots promoting the message of organ donation and the vital importance of Cystic Fibrosis.
The campaign is supported by the President of the Republic and the Onassis Foundation and is under the auspices of the Hellenic Transplantation Organisation, the Onassis Cardiac Surgery Centre and the Tzaneios Hospital of Piraeus .
See the mural and the actions of the campaign here.
Statements that inspire us
The Stella Georgaki, Associate Director, Stella Georgaki. Board Member and face of the mural , stated:
“My story is a journey from despair to hope, proof that the impossible can become reality. I am the only Cystic Fibrosis patient in Greece who managed to have two lung transplants; a battle that seemed lost, but turned into a life-changing victory. A journey I could not have made without the power of organ donation and my anonymous donor heroes who gave me life.
The mural in Tzaneio is not just my image; it is the image of all those who are fighting for Unlimited Breath, for a second chance at life. I send a message to every citizen. Your gift can save lives, just as it saved mine.”
The President of the Association, Anna Spinou, stressed:
“This year’s award is dedicated to Marianna, the 17-year-old Cystic Fibrosis patient, who has been in critical condition at the Onassis Hospital for 3 months now, waiting for a life-saving transplant to continue living, and to all patients who are fighting for a second chance at life. We dedicate this award also to the memory of Vassilis Palios, the Secretary General of our Association, who fought for transplants until his last breath and to all those who lost the battle but inspire us every day to continue our fight.
The Be a Life Donor campaign proves that raising public awareness brings results, as shown by the record number of organ donations in Greece in 2024. In fact, from 2025, registering as an organ donor via SMS will make it easier for even more people to participate in this sacred cause. But we are not complacent, we continue our fight for Marianna, for every patient, for every precious breath, so that no one is left behind.”
Become an organ donor, give your 2nd chance for life
The Panhellenic Cystic Fibrosis Association invites us all to embrace organ donation and contribute to the creation of a society that offers hope and life.
Become an organ donor now, donate life with one click here.
