Eradicating Curable Blindness

Over 55 million people in India suffer from some form of visual handicap. Over 8 million are blind, that is 1/5th of the world’s blind! Typically (and fortunately), most people suffer from eye problems such as Cataract or Glaucoma which can be treated effectively. Unfortunately, in many parts of India, people do not know that […]

Creating Awareness for Preventing Coronary Artery Disease

South Asians – men and women who trace their origins to India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Sri Lanka – experience coronary artery disease at up to four times the rate of the general world’s population.  South Asians also suffer heart attacks at an earlier age, often without prior symptoms or warning. Traditional risk factors fail […]