Thank You for Helping Us Change the Course of Chronic Disease By Nalini Saligram, Founder & CEO, Arogya World Arogya World is 5 years old today, which also happens to be International Women’s Day. It has been very exciting working with colleagues, friends, volunteers, partners, donors, and thought leaders to figure out how to do… Read More

With diabetes running in the family, Subha Ramiah, a Senior Business Technology Executive at Cigna, always knew he was at risk, but didn’t know how high the risk was and how soon he would get the disease. At age 49, Subha, who lives in the New York City area, hit a rough patch – his… Read More

What a year! Many thanks to all who have helped us achieve so much in 2014 to help prevent non-communicable diseases (NCDs) such as heart disease, diabetes, cancer, and chronic respiratory diseases. We spent more time on impact measurement this year. We believe we have helped more than 150,000 people lead healthier lives in India… Read More

Eighteen companies were recognized as 2014’s Healthy Workplaces and received trophies and commendations from Arogya World India Trust chairman Mr. B.S. Ramaswamy at an event in Bangalore on Nov 11, 2014. These pioneering companies ranged from small to large businesses, from global multinationals to quintessentially Indian companies, and included public sector organizations for the first… Read More

by Nalini Saligram and Pamela Yih Arogya World Board members Yesterday, the Cigna Foundation announced $260,000 in funding for our mHealth2.0 project in India. This grant was made as part of their World of Difference Grant Program. As a non-profit that spends a lot of time seeking funding, we can say that this grant is making… Read More

PRESS RELEASE Nov 11, 2014. Bangalore, India. Eighteen companies from a variety of sectors were named Healthy Workplaces in India this year, the second year of a pioneering public health program being implemented by Arogya World. At a high-profile award ceremony held today in advance of World Diabetes Day, Arogya World announced this year’s Healthy… Read More

This post was originally published on November 3, 2014, and appears in full on the Devex website. By Nalini Saligram Non-communicable diseases — heart disease, diabetes, cancer and chronic lung diseases, most notably — have grown to alarming proportions on our watch. These diseases are prematurely killing two out of three people today in all… Read More

By Neelum T. Aggarwal MD, Arogya World Board Member World Stroke Day, established in 2006 by the World Stroke Organization, aims at reducing the burden of stroke around the world by raising awareness about stroke risk and providing education regarding the warning signs of a stroke. Every year, 15 million people worldwide suffer a stroke…. Read More

by Nalini Saligram, Founder and CEO of Arogya World What an incredible experience last week was, as world leaders gathered in New York for the United Nations General Assembly, as they do every September. Climate Change was of course at the top of the agenda—spearheaded by the People’s Climate March on Sunday (September 21), with 300,000… Read More

Arogya World and Partners Commit to use Study Data to Influence Policy on Non-Communicable Diseases New York, September 23, 2014 —A new mobile phone and web-based survey of 10,000 women – Insights from 10,000 Women on the Impact of NCDs – in 10 countries around the world shows that nearly two-thirds (62 percent) of women surveyed… Read More