On 15 April 2019, a 34-year-old woman named Urmila was found near Vijay Mandir Road. He was seen by our Social Worker Shiv kumar. He brought her to the Anandam – a home for the homeless at Vijay Mandir, Alwar. We realized her mental condition was not good. She was very disturbed, agitated and was not able to give…
The World Health Organization estimates that the burden of mental health problems in India is 2443 disability-adjusted life years per 100,000 population; the age-adjusted suicide rate per 100,000 population is 21.1. The economic loss due to mental health conditions, between 2012-2030, is estimated at USD 1.03 trillion. The following tragic incidents involving Prema, a fifty-year-old woman living with her…
The World Health Organisation statistics for Tuberculosis in India give an estimated incidence figure of 2.64 million cases. This is a rate of 193 per 100,000 people. Deepmala, a 6-year-old kid residing in district Bareilly, state of Uttar Pradesh, is one such case. She had an unfortunate accident while playing, which resulted in her being diagnosed with a horrific…
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