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AFI launched “Bone Health” in school programme on 26-11-2009 at Guru Harkrishan Public School, Purana Quila Road, India Gate 1, Delhi. The unique programme teaches the children the importance of Calcium and Vitamin D in daily diet to develop adequate ‘Peak Bone Mass’. So they do not suffer from weakness of bones at a later age. There was an interesting exhibition, engaging presentation by a nutritionist, film show & Bone Health quiz competition in which AFI Bone Health T -shirts were won by the children. There was a great participation & interest shown by the children
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AFI organized ‘Road shows’ on Osteoporosis awareness for public. The Road Shows were mainly organized in Delhi and neighbouring cities. The response was overwhelming. The canter was equipped with ‘on the spot’ BMD test, literature distribution & doctor’s guidance. Interesting interaction was done with the assembled crowd in form of a quiz, and token gifts were distributed. The programme was carried by print & visual media.
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AFI released Osteoporosis update booklets for doctors across India on World Osteoporosis Day, 20th October 2009. Dr. Sushil Sharma and Dr. Shishir Rastogi released the book on Doordarshan programme “Evening Live Show”. About 6000 copies of this booklet will be distributed to specialist doctors across India as a part of AFI’s CME programme.
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The 2009 ‘IOF Linda Edwards Memorial Award’ has been awarded to the Arthritis Foundation of India Trust (AFI). The award was presented at the IOF Worldwide Osteoporosis Patient Society Conference, being held from September 22-25, 2009 in Beijing, China.
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On World Osteoporosis Day i.e. 20th October 2008 , AFI demanded a National Program on Bone Health from the Health Minister, Govt. of India in a crowded press conference . The Memorandum was signed by more than 4000 people across the country. Few significant among them being Chief Minister, Jammu & Kashmir, Mr. Gulam Nabi Azad, Crrickters Ishaant Sharma, Virender Sehwag, Actors Naseerudin Shah, Anupam Kher, Neha Dhupia etc.
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On going Country Wide Campaign on Arthritis in form of "Walk Meets" in various cities of India. At each meet hundred's of sufferers interacts and get councilling from a panel of eminent Orthopaedic specialists.
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Panel of Doctors interacting with audience of Patients and their relatives. |
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| Osteoporosis in Workplace Programme was held at Women Press Club of India on 23rd Jan 2008.Bone Health checkup was done for more than 100 Journalists from leading Newspapers in the Camp. |
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AFI organized a “Women Leaders Bone Health Initiative” on 28th September 2007 at India Habitat Centre, New Delhi, where eminent women of society from various walks of life like medicine law, administration, police, art drama, literature, sports will passed a resolution about osteoporosis & the great challenge it posses in women. This resolution will impress upon the people especially the millions of women, Govt. of India, State Govts., policy makers & the media that how important it is to fight osteoporosis in women. It will also help in propelling the health policy in right direction. The event was extremely innovative in its concept & method to sensitize the women of India regarding bone health .It also highlighted the huge economic burden of disease on individuals, families and the nation especially in not so rich country like ours.
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AFI organized Bone health education cum awareness camp at “The Grand Intercontinental”, Goa on 22 nd September 2007 for Executives from various milk and beverages companies who had gathered for a conference. The camp stressed on the need for the executives to take up their timely bone health check ups and also encouraged their employees to take care of theirs and as well as their families bone health.
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AFI launched Osteoporosis in workplace programme on 3rd October 2006.The program will continue for a period of one year at various offices and workplaces. The first activity was at Poorva Sanskritik Kendra, East Delhi. AFI carried out Bone Health Checkups of employees there. AFI will also award a certificate of ‘Bone Responsible Organisations’ for those workplaces that fulfill the criteria.
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AFI participated in the Seminar on Osteoporosis held by International Life Sciences Institute Research Foundation at Hotel Le Meriden
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AFI and IOF team meeting IPS officer Dr. Kiran Bedi who appreciated AFI's fight against osteoporosis and offered her support for the cause |
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AFI released a booklet on theme “Exercise” Move it or lose it ! for strong bones. The booklet was released by Mr. Bishen Singh Bedi (Former Captain, Indian Cricket Team) at India Habitat Centre on 30th November 2005. The booklet has scientific inputs about how exercises make the bones strong and also some photographic illustrations about bone friendly exercises. |
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AFI organised more than 100 Bone Health Awareness Camps in Kolkata and same number in Chennai beginning from 12th November to 31th March. The activity in both the cities is still going on. The Camps were held in busy public places like Malls and Food Bazaars. Almost thousands of people visited the camps and got the BMD done free of cost.
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Arthritis Foundation of India (AFI) alongwith International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) and World Health Organisation (WHO) launched “INDIA PROGRAM” on Osteoporosis “INVEST IN YOUR BONES” on 30th March 2005 at India Habitat Centre. IOF was represented by Prof. Reginister, Head of WHO Collaborating Centre and a world-renowned scientist, Mr. Daniel Navid, CEO, IOF, Mr. Paul Spencer Sochaczewski , Head of Communication, IOF. Health officials attended the program from Government Department, WHO India Head, Secretary- Bone and Joint Decade, Bureaucrats from Woman Welfare Department and representatives from leading Indian & International Companies. The program was a great success and highly interactive audience gave some very important suggestions.
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Dr Sushil Sharma addressing a selected crowd at India International Centre on invitation from Dalai Lama Foundation. He apprised the audience with the Arthritis Foundation of India (AFI) activities. The audience was very interactive and came out with some very good suggestions.
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Chief Minister of Delhi Ms Sheila Dixit released the Mannequin TV advertising CD of "India Wide Campaign" on 20th October 2004 that was World Osteoporosis Day. The mannequin Ad had a very successful airing on most of the major TV channels in India for two spells
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Bone Health Check up and BMD (Bone Mineral Densitometry Machine) Camp organized at Sandhya Old Age Home. (Run by New Delhi Municipal Corporation(NDMC)) at Netaji Nagar, New Delhi in July, 2004.
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AFI organized a two day Yoga Training and Exhibition camp to mark ‘World osteoporosis day 2003’ in Collaboration with Bapu Nature Cure Hospital, Patparganj Delhi. Yoga Camp to prevent osteoporosis inaugurated by local elected legislator Mr. Amrish Gautam. Also seen are Dr. Mrs. Nair Director of Hospital, Chairman AFI Dr. Sushil Sharma & Mr. Harsh Sharma Trustee AFI.
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A Bone health Mela organized on 25th Dec 2003 at Govardhan Village, Mathura Distt. About 200 km. from Delhi. The Camp was a huge success & hundreds of villagers were given medicines & literature regarding bone health. . |
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Arthritis foundation of India was awarded G,S.K. Roche communication award in September ‘03 at the World Wide Conference of Osteoporosis Societies in Istanbul, Turkey for the best communication project on Osteoporosis along with Germany & Brazil.
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AFI organized a free Bone Health Camp at Gwalior Children Hospital and Charitable Trust in Dec 2003.
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Bone Health Check up and BMD (Bone Mineral Densitometry Machine) Camp organized at Sandhya Old Age Home. (Run by New Delhi Municipal Corporation(NDMC)) at Netaji Nagar, New Delhi in July, 2004.
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