NeMO Roma Center Named After Armida Barelli

Today, exactly three years after his beatification, the NeMO Roma Clinical Center of the Policlinico The "Agostino Gemelli" IRCCS University was named after Armida Barelli, co-founder of the Catholic University, died in cause of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in 1952. "In these days marked by mourning for the death of Pope Francesco, Armida Barelli's testimony resonates in us even stronger: a visionary but concrete woman, alongside the young generations, and promoter of a vision anthropocentric, in defense of the most fragile and of the dignity of the life", declared Maria Teresa Bellucci, Deputy Minister of Labour and Social Policies. The naming was desired by the Italian Association Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (AISLA) and promoted in collaboration with the Giuseppe Toniolo Institute of Studies Superiors, the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart and the University Hospital "Agostino Gemelli" Irccs. "Name our Center after Blessed Armida Barelli It means recognizing that medicine is not just about treatment of the disease, but is expressed first of all in the relief from suffering", said the director of the NeMO Roma Center, Mario Sabatelli unveiling the portrait of the blessed Barelli. "It is This is the principle that has guided our work for ten years alongside people with ALS". "This - echoed the president of the Foundation Policlinico Gemelli IRCCS Daniele Franco - is an initiative important for the NeMO Center and for the Gemelli Polyclinic, both characterized by three characteristics: assisting everyone patients with uncommon diseases, combine care and research, taking care of people in all aspects of their lives overall," concluded Franco.