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The year so far was exciting for all of us in HAP. Our flagship programme PSBH for medical students has caught the eye of the medical fraternity of India. 64 medical colleges of India are members of the PSBH fraternity. Many are in the queue! We are both pleased and humbled by the thought that annually, over six thousand medical students are exposed to a refreshingly new approach to solving problems in health. A cool and refreshing breeze is sweeping across the world of medical education in India. We are very proud of the young problem solvers in India.

HAP’s collaboration with distinguished scientists all over the world in the PURE study (Prospective Rural Urban Epidemiology Study) has kept our team quite busy this year also. Recruitment of subjects has crossed 4700, against the target of 5000. We are right on target.

Another land mark in HAP’s constant research endeavour is the establishment of INDADE(Indo-Danish Collaboration on Diabetes Epidemiology). We have fostered a partnership with the University of ODENSE and Novo Nordisk to undertake pioneering studies on epidemiology of diabetes, with special emphasis on social and economic costs of diabetes mellitus.

PROLIFE- ‘ Population Registry on Lifestyle Diseases’ continues to generate useful information on vital events, hospitalizations and cost of illness in our study population. Our cohort of over 80,000 adults have been followed up for 5 years and has provided exciting information on cause of death, extent of morbidity and state of health of the study population.

The ‘PROHEALTH’ division of HAP, continues to grow. Both diagnostic division and diabetic clinic are gaining popularity and acceptance. As part of our endeavour to tackle the menace of diabetes mellitus, HAP has initiated network of physicians interested in primary management of diabetes mellitus. Named DAD-(Doctors Against Diabetes), the network is slated to start functioning in 2008.

Saantwanam is a concept routed on the philosophy of taking health screening to the people. Adequately trained and competent lady health personnel will reach out to every home of the villages and towns of Kerala and take the message of health. Individuals will be screened for the presence of dominant risk factors and diseases. Saantwanam is a joint venture of Health Action by People, Kudumbashree(Govt.of Kerala) and State Bank of India. The members of the Saantwanam project involved in house hold screening and monitoring can yearn a decent income through providing the services envisaged.

Overall, the three months that have gone by, were exciting and productive. The whole family HAP worked hard to achieve success. Teamwork did the trick.

C R Soman
Chairman