Diagnosis

Not letting her Down Syndrome diagnosis deter her, Swasti Mehta from Mumbai started her business of making Pudina Punch in 2020. She now gets more than 20 orders a day.

Shriyansh Srivastava (25) suffers from Facioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophy (FSHD), a genetic muscle disorder wherein the muscles of the face, shoulder blades, and upper arms are among the most affected. Read his incredible story here.

Rahul and Neha, residents of Noida have innovated a keychain-sized ECG device named SanketLife. They are now being supported by the Marico Innovation Foundation to take their work forward.

Be it fighting air pollution, providing access to quality healthcare in remote areas or aiding the differently-abled, these individuals have shown extraordinary examples of how ingenuity and altruism can make the world a better place.

Why it matters? Because India has the highest burden of both tuberculosis (TB) and drug-resistant tuberculosis in the world. #Innovation #HealthFirst

This initiative is helping rural doctors provide timely advice and early diagnosis to the underprivileged. In fact, it has already helped save over 800 lives! #Respect #RealLifeHero

What’s also important to note is that these rare diseases are country specific. For instance, malaria is not considered a rare disease in India, but it is one in the USA.

Experts have suggested that some basic conditions should be met before such screening are undertaken. But this can change lives dramatically.

Kavya Kopparapu, with a team that includes her 15-year-old brother, Neeyanth, and classmate Justin Zhang, has developed a smartphone app called Eyeagnosis.

This team of researchers at Duke University in North Carolina led by Nimmi Ramanujam say the "pocket colposcope" can connect to a laptop or mobile phone.