He honorary president of AMA and president of the AMA Foundation, Dr. Diego Murillo, has received the first recognition for Professional Career in the Bidafarma Foundation Awards for Social Innovation projects 2024, which distinguish the work of entities in the social field.
He Dr. Diego Murillowho was accompanied at the event by the president of AMA, Ana Pastor, expressed his gratitude to the Bidafarma Foundation for the award which, as he explained, represents “a recognition of an entire intense and rewarding life dedicated to Healthcare.”
He then shared with everyone present his experiences at the head of AMA, from its difficult beginning in 1987, with only 9 employees and a rented apartment “but with a lot of hopes”, to the current moment in which the mutual company is has become “one of the most important insurance companies in this country with more than a million policyholders.”
Among AMA’s main achievements, he cited the creation, 30 years ago, of Professional Civil Liability insurance, “which we offered before any entity,” the constitution of the AMA Foundation in 2010 and Ama América in 2015.
“And everything has been possible because of our work, but above all because you (the mutualists) trusted our project,” he said.
Murillo also had words for the host of the event, the Bidafarma Foundation, who highlighted their commitment “to undertake initiatives that promote the development of a model of society with high social impact.”
For her part, the Minister of Family, Youth and Social Services of the Community of Madrid, Ana Dávila, recognized the work of the award-winning entities. “Society has a more hopeful future thanks to your good actions,” she concluded.
The awards were presented at a gala held yesterday at the ONCE Foundation Space and was attended by the Minister of Family, Youth and Social Services of the Community of Madrid, Ana Dávila; the president of Bidafarma Antonio Mingorance; the president of the Bidafarma Foundation, Leandro Martínez; the deputy and secretary of the Health Commission of the Congress of Deputies, Rafael Belmonte, and the president of the General Council of Official Colleges of Pharmacy, Jesús Aguilar.
Also attending were the president of the CEOE Foundation, Fátima Báñez; the director of the ONCE Foundation, José Luis Donoso, and the general director of Evaluation, Quality and Innovation of the Community of Madrid, Óscar López.
The president of the AMA Foundation has shared this recognition with entities of great significance and social trajectory such as the Spanish Association of GRINpatias, Cáritas Málaga, Fundación Blas Méndez Ponce and Manos Unidas. The athlete and former soccer coach Juan Carlos Unzué was awarded for making the fight against ALS visible.
The singer and composer Katia Márquez, from the Musicians for Health Foundation, delighted those present with her music.
