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The Star publishes the Article «Don t Suffocate !»

2017-01-15

The Malaysian daily newspaper The Star has published the article Don' t suffocate on the 15 Jenuary and it is possible to visualize its on-line version on the following link :

[http://www.star2.com/family/children/2017/01/15/children-can-choke-even-when-adults-are-around/#F7LvRyMr6AzrROXB.41](http://www.star2.com/family/children/2017/01/15/children-can-choke-even-when-adults-are-around/#F7LvRyMr6AzrROXB.41 "")

The article refers the observations of the Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre Department of Otorhinolaryngology  Head and Neck Surgery (UKMMC ORL-HNS), the Sarawak General Hospital Study published in the Malaysian Medical Journal (edition 2012) and the SafeFood4Children Project presentation in Putrajaya by Prof. Dario Gregori. It also mentions the expert advices of professionals as Dr Hardip Singh Gendeh, Dr Siti Sabzah Mohd Hashim and Prof Datuk Dr Balwant Singh Gendeh. 

Great visibility is given to the Prevention Strategy and the fundamental role of SafeFood4Children. It is highlighted how the Project is actually a massive open online course (MOOC) initiated by the University of Padua, by the Juan P. Garrahan Pediatric Hospital in Buenos Aires, and by the Italian non-profit organization Prochild, co-funded by the Italian Ministries of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, and Health.