A delegation from the “Renzo Galanello” organization was received in recent days in Parrano, the birthplace of the late professor of the University of Cagliari, on the occasion of an extraordinary session called to commemorate his absolute human and professional value.
Professor Galanello – director of the Second Pediatric Clinic of the University of Cagliari – passed away 11 years ago in Cagliari, and the social promotion body which is taking its first steps in recent months has been dedicated to him.
From the small Umbrian town in the province of Terni, after meeting Professor Antonio Cao in Perugia and deciding to follow him, Galanello moved to Sardinia where he made the fight against thalassemia, a rare disease with high incidence on the island, the fulcrum of its clinical and research activity, progressively becoming the top technical-scientific reference for rare diseases on the island, with a prestigious scientific career.
The Sardinian delegation was made up of the President Ivano Argiolas, the vice-president Stefano Sarais and the partner Natale Ditel. During the meeting, which took place in the presence of some of Galanello’s relatives, Argiolas explained to the municipal council the aims of the body established in recent months, underlining the desire of the members to start important activities in favor of chronic patients, in particular people with thalassemia, but not only.
“It was a meeting that we were very keen on – comments President Argiolas – to pay homage to the memory of a man who gave so much to Sardinia and the Sardinians, who truly made the care of the chronically ill the reason for his human and professional journey. This visit is a further boost of enthusiasm for the initiatives that the Galanello organization will soon implement, without ceasing to be an incentive towards politics on such a delicate topic, such as assistance to a particularly fragile category of citizens. : attention and dedicated resources are needed.”
The Renzo Galanello Institution and the Municipality of Parrano have agreed to start a process to arrive at a specific memorandum of understanding that aims to preserve and honor the memory of the professor over time with specific cultural and scientific initiatives carried out by mutual agreement.
The initiative concluded with a tribute to the professor’s tomb, buried in the Parrano cemetery, with a moment of reflection.
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