by ashika | Nov 4, 2016 | Environment, Event, Health Care
International Conference on Environmental Exposure and Preventive Health Care India Institute of Technology, Delhi February 3, 2017 Published reports from the World Health Organization (WHO) estimate that 8.9 million people die each year of diseases caused by...
by ashika | Jun 17, 2016 | Education, Health Care
IDS’s intervention with Indian Pollution Control Association (IPCA) is growing! We are now creating a preventive health care initiative within the education centers. Here is a recent report from our IPCA contact: IPCA currently operates five education centers at the...
by ashika | Apr 29, 2016 | Education, Empowerment, Health Care, News
Occupational lung diseases are a major cause of morbidity and mortality in India. These diseases are caused by inhalation of dust particles or chemicals. One such lung disease is silicosis, caused by inhalation of silica dust during mining. While exact statistics are...
by ashika | Jan 9, 2016 | Event, Health Care, News
As many of you are aware, sanitation and pollution problems in India are quite severe. IDS has a number of health care projects on the ground, but we are seeing issues related to waste management confounding our interventions. We need to better understand these issues...
by ashika | Oct 27, 2014 | Education, Health Care
In July 2014, IDS approved a grant supporting AVANI’s efforts to empower the rag picking community in Kolhapur, Maharastra, for the next three years. The grant will enable AVANI, a new member of IDS’ charitable network, to help female rag pickers in Kolhapur tackle...
by ashika | Apr 17, 2014 | Education, Health Care
In 2008, our program started out in a small hostel set up to accommodate boys in grades 6 through 10 who wanted to attend school. Since then, the program has grown in size, scope, and the quality of services provided. Today, the hamlet-to-hostel project is a network...