Nalini Saligram, Arogya World’s Founder and CEO, has been named an Ashoka Fellow, joining 3,000 leading social innovators across the world who are dedicated to using new ideas to solve… Read More
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Summit grows awareness around prevention strategies in India
By Dr Vijay Panickar, Arogya World In recognition of its path-breaking efforts to advocate the need for wellness in the workplace, Arogya World was recognized as 2015’s “Corporate Wellness Champion” at… Read More
An Extraordinary Week for Health
By Nalini Saligram, Founder and CEO of Arogya World What a week this has been. The end of the Millenium Development Goals (MDGs), the new Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the… Read More
A projected loss of $47 trillion from NCDs
Globally, noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) including heart disease, cancer, diabetes and chronic lung disease, account for six times as many deaths as HIV/AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis combined. Over the next 15… Read More
Indian diaspora gather to talk tech, gender, healthcare
By Deepa Pralahad, Arogya World Board Member Earlier this month, Nalini Saligram and I had the privilege of attending the second Indiaspora Forum in Airlie, Virginia. The gathering brought together… Read More
Annual gala raises record amount for preventing chronic disease
David Figliuzzi accepts honor on behalf of Cigna Foundation from Nalini Saligram, Founder and CEO of Arogya World. Arogya World held its third annual gala on May 2, at Kendall… Read More
The Cigna Foundation to be Honored by Arogya World
CHICAGO, Ill. – May 1, 2015 – The Cigna Foundation will be honored Saturday by Arogya World, a Chicago-based non-profit that strives to change the course of chronic disease by… Read More
How do we ensure that the world we get is the world we want?
The United Nations (UN) held its 59th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) last week in New York—welcoming government and NGO representatives from all regions of the world…. Read More
Celebrating 5 Years!
Thank You for Helping Us Change the Course of Chronic Disease By Nalini Saligram, Founder & CEO, Arogya World Arogya World is 5 years old today, which also happens to… Read More
Personal Story: Healthy Changes to Fight Diabetes, Inspiring Others to Heal
With diabetes running in the family, Subha Ramiah, a Senior Business Technology Executive at Cigna, always knew he was at risk, but didn’t know how high the risk was and… Read More