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News18
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- Health
- News18
Hyderabad-Based Life Circle Wins Prestigious DBS Foundation Impact Beyond Award
Last Updated: The award includes a grant of SGD 500,000 (approximately Rs 3 crore) to help scale Life Circle's integrated model of home-based eldercare and caregiver training across India Hyderabad-based Life Circle Health Services Pvt. Ltd., a pioneering Indian eldercare company, has been named one of the four global winners of the DBS Foundation Impact Beyond Award 2025. The award includes a grant of SGD 500,000 (approximately Rs 3 crore) to help scale Life Circle's integrated model of home-based eldercare and caregiver training across India. This recognition from DBS Foundation, the philanthropic arm of DBS Bank, underscores Life Circle's mission to address India's growing need for quality senior care by building a sustainable caregiving workforce and delivering compassionate home-based services. Life Circle joins three other winners from Singapore, Hong Kong, and China. All winners were honoured at the Impact Beyond Dialogue; a flagship DBS Foundation event held at Marina Bay Financial Centre in Singapore.'We are honoured to receive the DBS Foundation Impact Beyond Award. This validates our belief that India's eldercare transformation must begin with professionalising caregivers," said Anant Kumar, CEO & Founder of Life Circle. LIFE CIRCLE Life Circle claims to be India's leading eldercare platform, delivering quality home-based care while creating dignified livelihoods for caregivers. With its tech-enabled services, certified caregiver training, and growing nationwide presence, Life Circle is building the foundation for India's ageing population to thrive at home. Founded by healthcare and social impact professionals, Life Circle is India's only full-stack eldercare company combining, Training & certification via Care Skills Academy, Digital skilling through Care Tube app, Technology-enabled home care matching seniors with certified caregivers, Job creation with a focus on women and underserved youth Life Circle's caregivers conduct over 100,000 home visits annually and have achieved a 96% client satisfaction rate. Over 5,000 caregivers have been placed to date—76% of them rural women. Life Circle is also incubated by T-Hub (India's premier innovation hub) and the Asia Pacific Care Accelerator, supported by UN Women and the Indian Government. THE DEMOGRAPHIC India will soon be home to over 150 million seniors, yet 97% of caregivers remain informal and untrained. Many women drop out of the workforce to care for ageing parents and relatives. Constant increase in life expectancy due to improvement in the health care facilities over the years is one of the main reasons for rapid increase in proportion of population of senior citizens. As per Census 2011, the total population of Senior Citizens (people aged 60 years and above) is 10.38 crore, of which population of males and females are 5.11 crore and 5.27 crore, respectively. Expectation of life at birth for males/female has shown a steady rise. Govt of India and many non-government organisations are working tirelessly to deliver home based care to the elderly. They are getting tremendous support from the government and private sector as well. Get breaking news, in-depth analysis, and expert perspectives on everything from politics to crime and society. Stay informed with the latest India news only on News18. Download the News18 App to stay updated! First Published: June 06, 2025, 17:16 IST
India Today
20-05-2025
- Health
- India Today
An organ donor can save seven lives: A full guide to this noble pledge
Organ donation is a life-saving medical intervention that has the power to transform lives. In India, the National Organ and Tissue Transplant Organisation (NOTTO) regulates, coordinates and promotes organ donation and transplantation. Dr Anant Kumar, chairman, urology, kidney transplant and robotics, Max Super Speciality Hospital, Saket, New Delhi, explains the humanity and technicalities of pledging your organs to save someone's donation can be categorised into two types: living organ donation and cadaveric (deceased) organ ORGAN DONATIONA healthy individual voluntarily donates an organ/tissue to a recipient in need. This is possible because some organs/tissues can be donated without significantly affecting the donor's health. The most commonly donated organs are kidney, liver, lung, pancreas, intestine, tissues (bone, skin). However, in clinical practice, only one kidney and part of the liver are (DECEASED) ORGAN DONATIONCadaveric donation takes place when a person is declared dead, either due to cardiac death or brain death. In such cases, multiple organs and tissues can be retrieved and transplanted to patients in and tissues that can be donated after death are heart, lung, liver, kidneys, pancreas, intestine, cornea (to restore vision), skin (for burn patients), heart valves, bones, tendons and DEATH AND ORGAN DONATIONadvertisementBrain death is a state in which a person has permanently lost all brain functions and reflexes, but their heart can still beat with medical support. Once brain death occurs, the body cannot survive. Some children, though, can survive with life support for 3-4 days.A team of independent doctors perform a series of clinical tests to confirm brain death. The process follows strict guidelines under the Transplantation of Human Organs and Tissues Act (THOTA), 1994 in key criteria are:Absent brainstem reflexes: No response to light, pain or other test: The patient is unable to breathe without ventilator of consciousness: No activity in the brain, confirmed through brain death is confirmed, the family is counselled about organ donation. If consent is given, organ retrieval is performed while the body is on artificial support to maintain OF NOTTONOTTO, operating under the Union ministry of health and family welfare, is responsible for regulation and coordination of organ donation, organ distribution and transplantation in India. Its functions are:Maintaining a database of patients awaiting transplants and allocating organs based on medical urgency and with hospitals, state authorities and transplant organisations to facilitate organ retrieval and educational programmes promoting organ ethical and legal guidelines are illegal organ trade and enforcing OF ORGAN DONATIONadvertisementFor living donation, the donor undergoes a comprehensive medical evaluation, including psychological counselling, to ensure they are fit for donation. Once found eligible, the organ is surgically retrieved and transplanted into the cadaveric donation, the patient is declared brain dead following strict medical protocols. Consent is thereby obtained from the family. The hospital informs NOTTO or a transplant organisation about the available organs. The organ allocation process takes place based on urgency and compatibility. Organs are retrieved and transported under sterile conditions to the recipient's ORGAN DONOR IS A HEROWith increasing awareness, better medical facilities and strong regulatory bodies like NOTTO, more people can be encouraged to become donors. Families of brain-dead individuals should consider organ donation as a way to give life even in death. By dispelling myths, legal hurdles and ethical challenges, India can progress towards a more efficient and compassionate organ donation donate your organs after death. You don't need organs in heaven. You can pledge organ donation now and let your family and friends know your wish. It will help them in taking a decision after your death. Be an organ donor and save up to seven to India Today Magazine
Time of India
17-05-2025
- Sport
- Time of India
NADA hosts WADA's Intelligence & Investigations five-day workshop in New Delhi
NADA India hosted WADA's Global Anti-DopingIntelligence & Investigations Network Workshop in New Delhi. (Image: X/PIBYAS) This week, members from WADA 's Intelligence and Investigations (I&I) department were in New Delhi, India, for the third of six workshops as part of the expansion of its Intelligence and Investigations Capability and Capacity Building Project in Asia and Oceania. The five-day workshop – one of two to be held in India – is hosted by the National Anti-Doping Agency of India ( NADA India ) with support from the Indian Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports and in partnership with International Criminal Police Organisation (INTERPOL) and Sport Integrity Australia. Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW! It brings together representatives of law enforcement agencies and National Anti-Doping Organisations (NADOs) across the region. The workshop is part of the Capability and Capacity Building Project, a key initiative contributing to the development of WADA's Global Anti-Doping Intelligence and Investigations Network (GAIIN). Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Giao dịch vàng CFDs với sàn môi giới tin cậy IC Markets Tìm hiểu thêm Undo WADA Director, I&I, Günter Younger, said: 'WADA is happy to be in India for the third workshop of the Intelligence & Investigations Capability and Capacity Building Project in Asia and Oceania. We thank, in particular, NADA India and the Indian Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports for their hospitality and their efforts in hosting the two workshops. 'WADA is also grateful for the expertise and support provided by INTERPOL and Sport Integrity Australia, as we continue to strengthen ties between NADO I&I experts and law enforcement across Asia and Oceania. 'This week's training represents another positive step in the growth of the Global Anti-Doping Intelligence and Investigations Network. I am pleased with the progress we have made thus far in the region and have no doubt that it will make a marked impact in the protection of clean sport here and around the world.' Along with identifying opportunities for collaboration between NADOs and law enforcement, the workshop focused on several I&I topics, namely: Intelligence functions and investigative techniques; Confidential source management; Open-source research; and Analytical and interviewing methods. NADA India Director General, Mr. Anant Kumar, said: 'NADA India is honoured to have had the privilege of hosting this important workshop. The knowledge gained and the connections made throughout the training will go a long way in establishing Intelligence and Investigations capability and capacity in the region. NADA commends the participants who enthusiastically engaged with the content throughout the week, and we look forward to welcoming the next group from the Asian region to New Delhi in July for another workshop.' The expansion of the project builds off the success of the I&I Capability and Capacity Building project in Europe that was carried out from 2022-2024. It involves anti-doping organizations (ADOs) and law enforcement agencies from every country in Asia and Oceania. Along with a second workshop in India in July, the final two training sessions will take place in Thailand in September and November.
India Gazette
16-05-2025
- Sport
- India Gazette
NADA India hosts WADA's Intelligence & Investigations Workshop in New Delhi
New Delhi [India], May 16 (ANI): National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) India, with support from the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, hosted the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) Intelligence & Investigations (I&I) Workshop from May 12-16 in New Delhi. The event, organised under the aegis of WADA and in partnership with INTERPOL and Sport Integrity Australia, was attended by representatives from National Anti-Doping Organizations (NADOs) and law enforcement agencies from India, Indonesia, Maldives, Sri Lanka, Philippines, and officials from the South Asia Regional Anti-Doping Organization. It brought together intelligence and investigations experts from across the globe to share knowledge, strengthen cooperation, and enhance the global anti-doping system, as per a press release from the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports. Over the five-day workshop, participants engaged in comprehensive sessions on intelligence functions and investigative techniques, confidential source management, open-source research, and analytical and interviewing methods. The sessions underscored the importance of proactive and coordinated approaches to safeguarding athletes and upholding the integrity of sport. Anant Kumar, Director General of NADA India, stated, 'NADA India is honored to have had the privilege of hosting WADA, INTERPOL, Sport Integrity Australia, and our counterparts from the Asian region for this week's workshop. The knowledge gained and the connections made throughout the training will go a long way in establishing intelligence and investigations capability and capacity in the region.' Gunter Younger, Director of Intelligence and Investigations at WADA, expressed his appreciation for being in India for the workshop under the Intelligence and Investigations Capability and Capacity Building Project in Asia and Oceania. He stated, ' I am pleased with the progress we have made thus far in the region and have no doubt that it will make a marked impact in the protection of clean sport here and around the world.' This workshop was part of the Capability and Capacity Building Project, a key initiative focused on strengthening WADA's Global Anti-Doping Intelligence and Investigations Network (GAIIN), and aimed at enhancing international collaboration and improving the overall effectiveness of anti- doping efforts worldwide. In continuation of this initiative, a second workshop is scheduled to take place in India in July 2025. (ANI)
