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Feb 1 2019

Serving for Decades, Ladakh’s 75-YO ‘First Doctor’ Just Won Padma Shri

Leave a Comment / ChangeMaker, CSR, Health, Information / By SLSV / February 1, 2019 February 1, 2019

The first Ladakhi physician to serve at Leh’s only govt. hospital, Dr.Tsering Norboo is now working on a project that could revolutionize public health care in India. #PadmaShri #Respect #RealLifeHero. For nearly 50 years, Dr Tsering Norboo, a general physician by trade, has tirelessly served the people of Ladakh—a region with limited health infrastructure. On …

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Jan 28 2019

Bengaluru Doc to Perform Rs 1 Lakh Heart Surgery on 30 Needy Patients for Free

Leave a Comment / ChangeMaker, Health, Information / By SLSV / January 28, 2019 January 28, 2019

While the cost of this surgery in a private hospital is approximately 2 lakh. While the financially well-off can afford treatments and surgeries, the underprivileged are left out. cardiovascular diseases are a leading cause of death in India. According to a study in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, in the last 26 years (1990 …

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Jan 24 2019

Dietary diversity, behaviour change in Indians key to better health and environment

Leave a Comment / Environment, Health, Information, research / By SLSV / January 24, 2019 January 24, 2019

A recent first of its kind study provides the first scientific targets for a healthy diet from a sustainable food production system that operates within planetary boundaries for food. Compared with current diets, global adoption of the new recommendations by 2050 will require global consumption of foods such as red meat and sugar to decrease …

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Jan 21 2019

With 229 Organ Donors, This Tamil Nadu Village Is Leading The Way In Eye & Body Donation

Leave a Comment / ChangeMaker, Health, Information / By SLSV / January 21, 2019 January 21, 2019

When someone dies in Madathattuvilai village in Kanyakumari district, the information is first conveyed to the church priest, following which the bell is rung to announce the death. This is also a signal for the members of the youth group to meet the family and prepare them for eye donation of the deceased. While the …

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Jan 18 2019

Food production needs to be more eco-friendly

Leave a Comment / Eco-Friendly, Environment, Health, Information / By SLSV / January 18, 2019 January 18, 2019

According to Lancet study, food system changes land use, leading to climate change, water depletion. If the planet has to be saved from catastrophic climate change, by 2040, the world’s food production systems should absorb more carbon than they emit; in other words, act as a carbon sink, a global report has found. The EAT- …

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