Thirty years have passed since the discovery of the acquired immune deficiency syndrome, better known as AIDS. It was 30 years ago, during the summer of 1981, that the American medical authorities officially recognised a mysterious pneumonia and a rare skin cancer. Two years later, Professor Luc Montagnier and researcher Françoise Barré-Sinoussi discovered the virus [...]
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Pink Ribbon
October 6th, 2011 
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1,134 viewsIt was in 1996 that the international breast cancer expert Dr Ernie Bodai launched the first breast-cancer stamp. The idea was for this stamp to raise a maximum of donations for breast cancer research. In the meantime, the stamp has raised an unbelievable USD 30 million in America for the National Cancer Institute and the [...]
Mental Health 2011
September 5th, 2011 srmodh 3,369 viewsThe 2011 Mental Health stamp is the fourth annual semi-postal issued in support of the Canada Post Foundation for Mental Health. Collectively, stamps issued in the past three years have raised close to a million dollars, via a dollar from the sale of every booklet of ten stamps going to the Foundation. Along with a [...]
2011 Children’s Health
July 21st, 2011 srmodh 1,226 viewsAs a supporter of Children’s Health Camps since 1929, New Zealand Post is proud to lend a hand once again with the 2011 Children’s Health stamp issue. Te Puna Whaiora – the New Zealand Foundation for Child and Family Health and Development – specialises in helping at-risk children aged five to 12 to overcome barriers [...]
Mental Health 2010
September 6th, 2010 srmodh 2,532 viewsCanada post will issue a postage stamp featuring a mental health patient on the path towards recovery. In 2008, Canada Post set out to eliminate the misconceptions associated with mental illness, establishing the Canada Post Foundation for Mental Health. Thanks to the generous support of employees, customers and suppliers, Canada Post has raised more than [...]
Children’s Health – Butterflies
July 18th, 2010 srmodh 1,028 viewsThe New Zealand post issued a set of stamps and a miniature sheet to create awareness about Children’s Health among it’s people.
