Category: Face To Face

Every year on May 8, the world observes and commemorates World Thalassemia Day as a tribute to the undying spirits of the thalassemia patients. As an effort to create awareness about this critical affliction, the preventive measures to avoid transmission and supporting the patients to lead a normal life. This initiative of the Thalassemia International Federation, in association with the World Health Organization, also aims at encouraging the masses to donate blood for the cause. The theme for World Thalassemia Day 2018 is: Thalassemia past, present and future: Documenting progress and patients’ needs worldwide.   Thalassemia…

Wellness Programs have more creative ways to empower & cultivate a hale & hearty atmosphere at work place. The Major Goal is to create a culture of happy environment and healthier lifestyle. It is a framework of Short term programming that reposes several long term benefits. Wellness programs don’t solely believe in forming health scans, gym memberships and reimbursements, but it outlines to recuperate mind, soul and the whole body. A wellness therapy is a culmination to many solutions for the several problems faced by an individual or a group…

There has been an intense attention on improving farmer’s income. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley had in his 2016 budget speech, promised to double farmers’ income by 2022. “We need to think beyond food security and give back to our farmers a sense of income security.” he said. While such a move is is laudable and welcome, let us also see what prompted a countrywide response towards focusing more on income security of farmers.   The Debt Crisis:   Almost 70% of India’s 90 million agricultural households are spending more than they…

* A first-of-its-kind modern-day prescription penetrating the Indian paediatric sphere   A brainchild of Dr. Atish Laddad, The Pediatric Network (TPN) is an alternative child health support program that aims to acquire a holistic healthcare and wellbeing for every child. Its chief objective has always been to bestow children across India with a healthy and sheltered lifestyle by making positive alterations and advancements in the treatment methods and functioning of paediatricians. Keeping this perspective in mind, TPN is all set to take its first steps towards embracing the path of…

With the annual changes in season, the burden of allergic diseases in India has been on an uprising trend in terms of prevalence as well as severity. Allergic rhinitis (commonly known as hay fever) is one of the most common allergic diseases worldwide, affecting about 10-25% of population. It is one of the top ten reasons for visit to primary care physicians. As a precautionary method, there is increasing evidence that people can alleviate this problem by using HEPA technology air purification solutions at home or in the workplace to…

Hey guys! We are not talking about a IT start-up or a software technology business or a very innovative big idea in e-commerce or modern trade that can attract millions of dollars from corporates, investors or private equity funds just based on the start-up idea. We are talking about a very mature and conventional business of advertising where every year for last many years numerous prima donnas of advertising and creative gurus have tried their luck in branching out and building their own brand of advertising agencies. But the unfortunate…

  Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease variously named consumption, white plague, phthisis, or scrofula. It has been rampant in India, with the first cases being reported as early as 1500 BCE. As we celebrate the WHO World TB Day on 24 March 2018, we need an up-to-date assessment of our efforts to control TB. In 2016, 10.4 million people world-wide became ill with TB, with ~1.7 million people dying of it. As per the Global TB Report 2017, a whopping 26% of these deaths (4.23 lakhs) were reported from…

Known as the silent blinding disease, Glaucoma is the second most common cause for blindness globally accounting for almost 8 percent of blindness cases.   In India, glaucoma is the main cause for permanent blindness leaving at least 12 million people affected and more than one million people totally blind. Unfortunately, more than 90 percent of glaucoma cases remain undiagnosed in the community.   Glaucoma is actually an eye disease that causes damage of the optic nerve progressively and at the point where the nerve leaves the eye to carry…

World Water Day is observed every year on March 22 to focus on the importance of access to clean and fresh water, sanitation, and hygiene, which are huge challenges in developing nations in particular.   In 2010, the United Nations’ General Assembly recognized water and sanitation as human rights. It is not just about access to water, but it is also about the quality of water people drink. There are more than 663 million people around the world who live without supply of safe water near their homes; several people…

When it comes to the Youth of the country and raising the awareness to develop skills to propelled towards a prosperous future. United Nations have designated a day, in November 2014, as World Youth Skill Day. The day seeks to generate recognition of the importance of technical, vocational education, training and the development of other skills relevant to both local and global economies.   “Skill-based training will help youth to get jobs”, said Pramod Madhwaraj, Minister of State for Fisheries. The serious instability in the economic & social conditions and…