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Debbie Broadhurst — Director of Communications
Tel: 01403 327423
Email: dbroadhurst@action.org.uk

Patrick Olszowski — Campaigns Manager
Tel: 01403 327493
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Joanna Hunt — Press Manager
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Email: jhunt@action.org.uk

Action Medical Research is a national charity, which is dedicated to building a healthier future for everyone. The Charity is funding research into many serious diseases and conditions, including premature birth, cerebral palsy, epilepsy, osteoporosis blindness, inflammatory bowel disease and stroke.

Action Medical Research has been supporting/funding breakthroughs for over 50 years, and its life-saving work benefits babies, children and adults. The Charity's successes include helping develop the UK polio vaccine, ultrasound scanning in pregnancy, the hip replacement operation, and discovering the link between taking folic acid during pregnancy and preventing spina bifida.