Disaster Mitigation and Management Group

Iron chelation is an important and very costly part of thalassemia management. Over last 3 years we have been monitoring and helping make better the chelation therapy for children with thalassemia. We share here the common mistakes which often go unnoticed.

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India is the world’s biggest provider of cheap and affordable medicines to developing world. Of course, most countries don't like that!

With so much news about Ebola around it is important to maintain an up-to-date and accurate understanding of the disease. WHO fact sheet serves the purpose of providing accurate and reliable information about this disease outbreak. We share with you Fact sheet N°103 updated September 2014

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Sankalp India Foundation has initiated a massive relief Operation Sparsh for the people suffering from the floods in North Karnataka. People have been rendered homeless and they are housed in relief camps.

Although several stories questioning if justice had been done to the victims of the worst industrial disaster in Bhopal on 3rd Dec 1984 keep coming up, it is unclear if people reporting these understand the real problems. Perhaps there is no accurate numbers on the magnitude of damage. Different sources quote different figures.

Assam hit by another flood. Situation looks bad according to a few news reports. Sankalp volunteers have started off with initial situation analysis to understand the damage caused.

Previous relief activities taken up by Sankalp for Assam floods can be read at http://www.sankalpindia.net/drupal/project-prayas-relief-flood-affected-assam-0

Next update will be posted at 6PM.

To all people who helped us,

Please find attached the final report of Project Prayas - The Relief for Flood Affected Assam. With your support and participation, Project Prayas led to the supply of 1947 sheets of tarpaulin to the most needy people in Majuli (Dist: Jorhat) and Sootea (Dist: Sonitpur) in Assam. Thousands of people will have better shelter only because of your support.

Thanks to everyone who contributed and helped Sankalp make Prayas a success.