Hi Mukesh, As of now, we don't have a chapter in Chatisgarh. If the people you are talking about are using computers, please ask them to register with Retina India at
www.retinaindia.org/MemberRegistration.php Meanwhile I will check with someone nearby to see if we can conduct a meeting there to enlighten them about the ongoing researches. Also, you can inform them about the national convention at Delhi where they can directly talk to doctors and researchers. I know it's difficult for everyone to come there, may be a few of them, who are educated can be present at the convention and educate the others on the same. We will do our best to help them in every possible manner. Vamshi On 7/17/11, mukesh jain <[email protected]> wrote: > hello, > may i know the location of branch if any situated in chhatisgarh for > retina india because few residents near to my company who are staying > in nearby villages were enquiring about this trust as they are > suffering from rp since thirty years and lost the hope for their > treatment as they were made aware by the doctors that there is till > today no proper treatment. > > > On 7/17/11, Vamshi. G <[email protected]> wrote: >> Hi Chetan Soni, >> >> The ancient methods and the modern science can be integrated to >> scientifically validate the success of the ancient methods. In fact, >> Retina India has started a project wherein we are conducting Ayurvedic >> trials in a scientific manner. >> >> Do contact us for any other queries/clarifications. >> >> Vamshi >> >> On 7/16/11, Chetan Soni <[email protected]> wrote: >>> Can we intigrate the encient indian methods of treatment like Ayurveda >>> with >>> the modern methods of medical research to combat conditions like R. P.? >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "Vamshi. G" <[email protected]> >>> To: "accessindia" <[email protected]> >>> Sent: Friday, July 15, 2011 8:22 PM >>> Subject: [AI] Stand up and be counted >>> >>> >>> Dear Friend: >>> >>> Helen Keller, the first deafblind person in the world to get a >>> Bachelor’s degree, once said, "Alone we can do so little; together we >>> can do so much." >>> >>> A good example of what can be achieved if people work together is the >>> “Manhattan Project”. This was an amazing example of what focus and >>> undiluted commitment can achieve, even though it was unfortunately for >>> a destructive purpose. This project brought experts together with the >>> single minded focus on building the atomic bomb. They did manage to >>> achieve that, in just a span of three years, which otherwise would >>> have taken almost half a century. >>> >>> In a way, we in Retina India are also focused on destruction, but of a >>> totally different kind. Of destroying the cause of a vision impairing >>> retinal disease, whatever it may be. What do we learn from the >>> Manhattan Project? That we need the devotion, the focus and the >>> undiluted commitment from all the stakeholders. To understand what it >>> means, let us talk about Mary Lasker. >>> >>> Why is Mary Lasker famous? Mary was an expert housewife, just like >>> thousands and thousands of women in India. One fine day, she received >>> a rude jolt when her husband was diagnosed with cancer. The two >>> together knocked on the doors of every hospital and every research >>> laboratory to find a cure for his disease. But to no avail. Mary had >>> to stand by helplessly and watch as cancer slowly took the life away >>> from her husband. And she could not do anything about it. >>> >>> But Mary did not just sit down, lost and dejected. She decided that >>> she would challenge the same disease that took her husband’s life. She >>> knew something needed to be done. The field, as it stood then, needed >>> to change the way it worked. And she could help in what she could do >>> best, which is to talk about the field in various forums, about the >>> research work, about scientists and doctors who were treating those >>> diseases, about things that the researchers needed, about raising >>> funds, about bringing a change in the field of research. >>> >>> Today, the field of cancer looks back with gratitude to Mary for >>> making a difference. It is, in no small measure due to her that cancer >>> treatment has chemotherapy and radiation therapies as treatment >>> options. The National Cancer Institute in the US is also a living >>> example of what could be achieved by her. >>> >>> I am sure we have enough Mary Laskers in India. Or the male versions >>> of Mary. If one Mary could bring about a change in cancer research in >>> the world, imagine what a couple of you can do. Or a few hundreds. If >>> change has to come to India in the way research is conducted in India; >>> in the way treatments are developed, all of us have to become a Mary >>> Lasker. . >>> >>> For decades now, doctors and researchers have been trying to do what >>> is possible. And patients/families waited. As some of you know, >>> diabetes has been known to human race for centuries, and yet we do not >>> have a cure for it. We in India face a major hurdle with diabetes and >>> diabetic retinopathy. Now, and for years to come. On similar lines, >>> Retinitis pigmentosa was first named and diagnosed more than 150 years >>> back. And yet, we do not have a cure for it at this time. >>> >>> We in India are facing a problem that is unheard of anywhere in the >>> world. It is estimated that we have about 10 million people with >>> Diabetic Retinopathy, about 3 million with Macular Degeneration, more >>> than 1 million with Retinitis Pigmentosa, and about 3 million with >>> Retinopathy of Prematurity. Just these four diseases total to 17 >>> million Indians. >>> >>> For all these patients, and their families, and for the doctors & >>> other experts in India who treat them, we have two options. One is to >>> wait, and wait more, for research and treatment to be developed >>> elsewhere, following which it would come to India. Or else, we do >>> something ourselves within India. >>> >>> All these years, we, as patients, and family members, as doctors and >>> researchers, have been waiting for the developed nations for research >>> and development of new treatments, and to hope that some day, that >>> work reaches Indian shores. And yet, we continue to tell patients we >>> do not have anything to treat a patient. Why do we face this >>> condition? Is there a lack of dedication and commitment from our >>> doctors? I do not think so. We have the best doctors and the most >>> committed individuals in the field. Is it lack of funds? Maybe. India >>> did not have the booming economy before what it is now. And yet, even >>> today, getting money to answer some of the fundamental questions about >>> a disease, or a treatment's safety and efficacy, is not an easy job. >>> Is there a lack of coordinated effort from all the stakeholders? Yes. >>> >>> It is also quite possible that the treatment options developed in >>> elsewhere might not work in Indian patients. Importantly because most >>> diseases, and some of the new treatments, treat the disease at the >>> molecular level; at the level of the gene. And as we know, our genetic >>> basis is different from those in the developed world. So once we find >>> out, we will have to wait even more for new treatments to develop. >>> >>> >>> Or else, we, all of us, rise up to the challenge, and decide to work >>> together to claim the same level of scientific excellence India was >>> known before. >>> >>> I think the time has come for us to choose the second option. For >>> every individual to stand up. To come together and work towards >>> findings solutions for the problems we face. We need a coordination of >>> medical & scientific work, and the same sort of focus and undiluted >>> commitment that was demonstrated in the Manhattan Project. From all >>> the stakeholders. >>> >>> Retina India has been started not to be one more of the same. No. With >>> our unique objectives, and our focus on collaboration between >>> patients/families on the one hand, and experts on the other, we >>> strongly believe that the organization can do something of >>> significance to change the field. But what is even more important at >>> this time is not what the organization can do for you. The >>> organization actually needs you, as in you individually, to step >>> forward, and do your bit. >>> >>> And one way to start off is to support retinAware 2011. The national >>> convention of Retina India. On Sep 24 & 25 this year at the Vigyan >>> Bhavan, New Delhi. To be inaugurated by Dr APJ Abdul Kalam. Where we >>> are collecting the best minds in India. With some of the best in the >>> world. To think collectively of India. And us Indians. >>> >>> >>> We can find 11 committed individuals to come together to win the >>> Cricket World Cup, and a nation of 1.2 billion to cheer them on as a >>> team. Why can’t we find enough numbers to come together to make a >>> difference in the field of retinal treatment and care? >>> >>> Think about it. >>> >>> >>> --- >>> Regards, >>> >>> Dr Rajat N Agrawal >>> >>> Founder & Managing Trustee,Retina India >>> >>> >>> From Darkness Unto Light >>> www.retinaindia.org >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> G. Vamshi >>> PH Res : +91 877-2243861 >>> Mobile: +91 9949349497 >>> E-mail ID: >>> [email protected] >>> Skype: gvamshi81 >>> >>> www.retinaindia.org >>> From darkness unto light >>> >>> Search for old postings at: >>> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >>> >>> To unsubscribe send a message to >>> [email protected] >>> with the subject unsubscribe. >>> >>> To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, >>> please >>> visit the list home page at >>> http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in >>> >>> >>> Search for old postings at: >>> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >>> >>> To unsubscribe send a message to >>> [email protected] >>> with the subject unsubscribe. >>> >>> To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, >>> please >>> visit the list home page at >>> http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> G. Vamshi >> PH Res : +91 877-2243861 >> Mobile: +91 9949349497 >> E-mail ID: >> [email protected] >> Skype: gvamshi81 >> >> www.retinaindia.org >> From darkness unto light >> >> Search for old postings at: >> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >> >> To unsubscribe send a message to >> [email protected] >> with the subject unsubscribe. >> >> To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, >> please >> visit the list home page at >> http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in >> >> > > > -- > Regards, > Mukesh jain > Email: > [email protected] > Skype: mukeshja > Mob: 09977165123 > > "Face your deficiencies and acknowledge them; but do not let them > master you. Let them teach you patience, sweetness, insight. 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