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HELA100: The Henrietta Lacks Initiative

Educating future generations on the impact of Henrietta Lacks’ HeLa cells while advancing health equity and social justice.

HELA100: The Henrietta Lacks Initiative

Educating future generations on the impact of Henrietta Lacks’ HeLa cells while advancing health equity and social justice.

Recognizing Her Legacy Across the World

Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), welcomes the Lacks Family for a special dialogue at WHO headquarters in Geneva, acknowledging the legacy of Henrietta Lacks and her contribution to revolutionary advancements in medical science.

The event broadcast includes remarks from WHO’s Director-General, the Lacks family, Dr. Soumya Swaminthan, Chief Scientist at WHO, Dr. Princess Nothemba (Nono) Simelela, Special Adviser to the Director-General on Strategic Programmatic Initiatives at WHO, and other special guests.

This is not just a historic moment – it is a worldwide movement.

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Her Legacy Lives On

historic recognition

On August 1, 2020, The Lacks Family hosted a virtual symposium to launch the year-long "HELA100: Henrietta Lacks Centennial CELLebration" to honor her legacy on the occasion of Henrietta's 100th birthday!

Advancing hela100

In honor of Henrietta Lacks’101st birthday, The Lacks Family announced the advancement of “HELA100: The Henrietta Lacks Initiative”. This year HELA100 commemorates 70 years since Henrietta Lacks’ HeLa cells changed the world and her untimely death on October 4, 1951.

HONORING HENRIETTA

Henrietta's HeLa cells, taken without her or her family's knowledge or consent, would become responsible for some of the greatest scientific advancements of the century and continue to benefit all of humanity.

LACKS FAMILY-LED

We, The Lacks Family, invite the world to support our mission to preserve our grandmother's legacy by educating future generations on the impact of her phenomenal HeLa cells while promoting health equity

and social justice.