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Charge nurse manager Shirley Bell (left), University of Otago School of Business director of administration Claire Ramsay and Audacious co-ordinator Paula Hellyer with some of the 100 Medikidz comic books given to Dunedin Hospital for young patients. Photo by Gregor Richardson. |
Medikidz comic books designed to help children understand
medical conditions will be a great resource for Dunedin
Hospital's paediatric ward, charge nurse manager Shirley Bell
says.
A hundred of the books were given to the hospital last week
to mark the millionth sale of the books developed by
University of Otago graduates Dr Kim Chilman-Blair and Dr
Kate Hersov.
Six years ago the young doctors, now based in London and
employing 35 people, were winners of the Audacious Challenge,
a Dunedin City Council, Otago Polytechnic and University of
Otago venture to identify and help new businesses.
The books are in 26 countries and 18 languages, with 30
published titles and another 30 planned.
Ms Bell could see an immediate demand for the books on
diabetes and cystic fibrosis and the one on scoliosis would
be useful for children treated for this condition in the
orthopaedic ward.
The books would be a great help to specialists and parents,
she said.
There is also a Medikidz Foundation, a charity with the aim
of improving the health of children all over the world by
encouraging understanding what is happening inside their
bodies.
- elspeth.mclean@odt.co.nz
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