Bill Gates applauds India’s victory
against polio
Philanthropist Bill Gates applauded India’s victory against
polio in a piece for the Wall Street Journal. He wrote: ‘Our
foundation began working in India a decade ago, at a time when many feared that
the country would become a flashpoint for HIV/AIDS.
Since then, we have expanded into other areas, including vaccines, family
planning and agricultural development. In all of this work, Melinda and I have
seen many examples of India’s poor making dramatic contributions. But nowhere
has this power been demonstrated more clearly than in the fight to end polio.
Indeed, India’s accomplishment in eradicating polio is the most impressive
global health success I’ve ever seen.’
He revealed the early doubts experts had about India’s
ability to eliminate polio before other countries given the huge amount of
poverty, poor sanitation and poor healthcare facilities.
He describes how the experts were wrong. He wrote: ‘But
India surprised them all: The country has now been polio-free for more than two
years. India’s success offers a script for winning some of the world’s most
difficult battles in every area of human welfare. The key has
Source: http://health.india.com
11.11.2013
Madhuri creates dance step for
diabetics
Actress Madhuri Dixit has come up with a signature step as a
part of initiative ‘What step will you take today’ for diabetic patients.
The step is aimed at instilling solidarity for patients with
diabetes.
‘My step to challenge diabetes is through the way I know
best – dance; which I believe truly unites people. Creating awareness about its
(diabetes’) prevention and management is critical,’ Madhuri said in a
statement.
‘I call on my fans to join this movement with this dance
step, as India is stepping up to prevent and control diabetes. Show us ‘What
step will you take today’,’ she added.
The initiative is by pharmaceutical company Sanofi India
Limited to mark World Diabetes Day Nov 14.
Source: http://health.india.com
11.11.2013
India, Australia team up for trauma
care system
With over five million deaths reported each year due to
injuries, a collaboration was announced between India and Australia to develop
world class trauma care system.
Both the countries are investing over $2.6 million in the
Australia-India Trauma Systems Collaboration (AITSC). Australian High
Commissioner Patrick Suckling inaugurated the AITSC on Friday.
Led by the National Trauma Research Institute, a partnership
between the Alfred Hospital and Monash University in Melbourne, and the JPN
Apex Trauma Centre at AIIMS, the programme brings together some of the world’s
leaders in trauma care.
‘It will lay the foundations for a national trauma system in
India. It will also provide needed evidence about low-cost trauma system
interventions that could be implemented in most countries without the need for
major health system re-design,’ said the All India Institute of Medical
Sciences (AIIMS) director MC Mishra.
The collaboration will help India and Australia develop
world class trauma care for those who need it most.
‘Trauma is a growing challenge for the country and the
world. Of the total volume of injury, about 40 per cent is the brain injury and
most of them are easily preventable by precautions and timely intervention,’
said Mishra.
Arabinda Mitra of the Department of Science and Technology
said: ‘This collaboration is going to touch lives of people. It is going to be
a path-breaking project and would become a flagship project.’
The project will focus on varied issues like developing
protocols to provide prompt relief to injured, rehabilitation, trauma quality
improvement programs and preparing trauma registry among others.
Source: http://health.india.com
11.11.2013
Remember, happiness doesn’t depend
upon who you are or what you have, it
depends solely upon what you think
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