THE SALT SATYAGRAHA
Just like Mahatma Gandhi led the ‘Salt March’ as an act of non-violent civil disobedience, several group of doctors, NGO’S and dieticians have decided to lead the ‘Salt Satyagraha’- an attempt to get the government to adopt a slew of measures that may reduce the average Indian intake of seasoning. A first program of its […]
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ALL IT COSTS IS A LITTLE LOVE
“Without my heart transplant I would not have lived to celebrate my 18th birthday” says young Sunita, with a twinkle in her eyes. As her mother looks at her with love, and overwhelming sense of gratitude to the unknown family that donated their son’s heart, lungs, eyes and liver, to different people, in an act […]
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YOU TOO CAN BE A HERO
The idea of organ donation is woven in the ethos of Indian civilization. “Ang Daan” has always been considered as the highest form of offering or gift . Kahlil Gibran rightly said “ You give but little when you give of your possession. It is when you give of yourself that you truly give”. There […]
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Who Can Donate After Death?
Myths & Facts Decoded – Part II What if I pledged to donate organs and my family refuses? In most situations, families agree of donation if they knew that was their loved one’s only wish. If the family, or those closest to the person who has died, object to the donation when the person who […]
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WHAT ONE SHOULD KNOW ABOUT THE TRANSPLANT ACT
The Transplant Act was passed in 1994 and come into force (notified) on 4 February 1995 in Himachal Pradesh, Goa, and Maharashtra & union territories. It was then adopted by other states. The purpose was : 1) to regular removal, storage and transplantation of human organ and tissues for therapeutic purpose 2) prevent commercial dealing […]
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CARING FOR YOUR HEALTH
Narmada Kidney Foundation, to fulfil its commitment to help people take care of their kidneys & prevent kidney diseases, organizes prevention camps to identify at-risk population & guide them. These screening camps are conducted for general public (normal population) in order to detect the presence of kidney disease or any risk factor like diabetes and […]
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FITNESS TO DONATE
In the recent years, there is an epidemic of non-communicable diseases like obesity. Diabetes and high blood pressure (hypertension). These conditions in turn lead to an increasing incidence of heart attack, paralysis and chronic kidney disease. All this is related to change in life-style and hence are called life – style diseases. Patients suffering from […]
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RAISING THE CURTAIN OF OUR NEW BLOG OF NKF!
Dear All, It takes pleasure to introduce you on the dawn of New Year 2018, our blog of Narmada Kidney Foundation! It’s full of interesting insights on working and sharing knowledge with and through Narmada Kidney Foundation. – Something we call one more platform to interact on chronic kidney disease, treatments and NKF activities. We […]
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ABOUT THE FOUNDATION
Narmada Kidney Foundation (NKF) is a registered Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) set up in 1993. The foundation was set up in memory of Dr. Bharat Shah’s mother Mrs. Narmada Vallabhdas Shah who was very keen on her son becoming a doctor to alleviate suffering of many due to health-related problems Seeing the rising incidence of chronic […]
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