In honor of Movember and to advocate for testicular cancer prevention, Arogya World Fellow, Nikhil Patil, shares his own story of cancer survivorship. “Movember” is a global advocacy month where men grow mustaches to educate others about important men’s health issues.
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Arogya World Launches Healthy Workplace Program in India
In a pioneering public health effort, Arogya World, a US-based non-profit organization with a domestic presence in Bangalore, today unveiled new Healthy Workplace Criteria as the first step of its Healthy Workplace program. Jointly developed by Arogya World and the Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI), after intense deliberations and prior multi-stakeholder consultations with the IT sector, allied organizations and medical experts at a Bangalore workshop organized by Arogya World in February 2012 – these criteria will promote workplace wellness, help reduce the burden of Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs), and offer companies a competitive edge via increased talent retention and higher productivity.
Twitter & Facebook & YouTube, Oh My! 4 Lessons from the Social Good Summit 2012
This post originally appeared on Armchair Advocates. By Nikhil D.Patil, Arogya World Fellow Two weeks ago, New York was the place to be. While world leaders headed to the U.N…. Read More
A Country Perspective on the One Year Anniversary of the UN NCD Summit
Here in Uganda, health professionals have been leading from the frontlines and working tirelessly to improve the lives of those affected by NCDs. The UN Summit was a historical event and we know change will not come overnight, but we cannot wait any longer to take action. Now is the time to use the momentum from the Summit to focus on country action and scale up successful programmes. We invite you to join us and help make Uganda and other countries the next success story in the fight against NCDs.
What’s a Non-Communicable Disease and Why do I Care?
By 2030, non-communicable diseases will cause five times as many deaths as HIV/AIDS, TB, and Malaria COMBINED. With numbers so staggering how could I not have known? But learning what NCDs are was only the beginning of my journey. As a communications intern for Arogya World, I began to delve into the research trying to piece together the implications of NCDs. And what I learned is troublesome.
NCD Case Studies: “Best buys” for combating non-communicable disease
Over the past year I had the opportunity to work as a Policy and Advocacy Intern for Arogya World, and during that time I developed case studies on what works in the prevention of and fight against non-communicable diseases. Four case studies have been completed now, each with a different approach on what are the “best buys” for combating the global NCD pandemic.
Arogya World: Spreading our Vision for Arcadia
Recently, Arogya World held the first in a series of events to help spread the word about Arogya World, our advocacy work and our programs in India. It has been… Read More
4 Financial Reasons Companies Need to Focus on Employee Wellness
June was National Employee Wellness Month, sponsored by Virgin HealthMiles, an enterprise designed to help companies understand the value of helping employees to maintain their health and to share strategic ways in which to incorporate healthful behaviors into the workday. More than just a feel-good campaign, investing in employee wellness is a smart business decision year-round. As we look back on Employee Wellness Month, here are four ways that addressing employee wellness just makes good cents, pun intended.
Including Non-Communicable Diseases in the Rio+20 Dialogue on Sustainable Futures
This post was co-authored Dr. Nalini Saligram, Founder and CEO of Arogya World, and Dr. Felicia Marie Knaul, Associate Professor at Harvard Medical School and Director of the Harvard Global Equity Initiative…. Read More
25 by 25: A Big Win in the Fight Against NCDs
An amazing thing happened during the 65th World Health Assembly in Geneva this past week. Governments set the stage to agree to a historic target to reduce premature deaths from non-communicable diseases (NCDs – including cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, cancer and chronic respiratory diseases) by 25% by 2025.