By Zeena Johar, President – ICTPH In a country like India – where Iron Deficiency Anaemia among children exceeds 70%, the top two causes of pre-mature mortality are CVDs (24.5%) and COPD/Asthma (10.2%) and the highest burden of disease measured … Continue reading →
By Zeena Johar, President – ICTPH A health system needs to provide for the requirements of an individual through various stages of life and states of health, offering promotive, health-maintenance, preventive interventions for the entire population and disease management capability … Continue reading →
By Zeena Johar, President – ICTPH Intelligence and capability are not enough. There must be the joy of doing something beautiful.” – Dr. G. Venkataswamy Under the leadership of Dr. G. Venkataswamy, Aravind Eye Hospital was founded in Madurai, Tamil … Continue reading →
By Zeena Johar, President – ICTPH Evidence based medicine comprises the back-bone of our approach at ICTPH. Working in conjunction with our Thanjavur based partner organization SughaVazhvu Healthcare we envisage to implement our model provisioning healthcare to remote rural populations … Continue reading →
by Dr. Zeena Johar, President – ICTPH The launch of our clinic in Karambayam on Sep 6th, marked one of the finest days in the history of SughaVazhvu. With the second Rural Micro Health Centre (RMHC) on-board, we are now … Continue reading →
by Zeena Johar, President – ICTPH With 75% of medical infrastructure located in urban locations, questions arise on the accessibility of medical resources for rural populations in India which constitute a massive 72% of the overall population. Despite the availability … Continue reading →
