Unveiling the Shadows: The Silent Epidemic of Rare Diseases in India
The World Health Organization (WHO) defines rare diseases as those affecting 1 or fewer than 1 in every 1,000 people. However, definitions vary across countries, in India we do not have a standard criteria for categorizing these diseases. The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) defines rare diseases as those affecting fewer than one person in a population of 2,500, while the Organization for Rare Diseases India (ORDI) suggests a ratio of 1 in 5,000. These conditions encompass a wide spectrum, including genetic disorders, infectious tropical diseases, rare cancers, and degenerative conditions.
Rajiv Karbhal PhD.
Dr Karbhal started his journey after his phD in Germany at the Institute of Environmental Medicine in Augsburg. His role as a Bioinformatics and IT officer helped him develop both professional skill and interest in AI and digital health.
Understanding the Challenges of Rare Disease Patients
What is it like to live with a disease that baffles most doctors?
Infant Quiz!
How much do you know about infant care in the first 6 months? Find out and test yourself against your friends!
Hospital bag
Getting ready to give birth is already a hectic affair, why not make things easier for the future you in labour by packing these essentials ahead of time in a Hospital Bag!
Baby in the NICU? Don’t panic!
Having a newborn in the ICU can be a scary experience. While the doctors are busy caring for your child, allow us to bring you clarity about what’s going on.
Common Rare Diseases
The diagnosis is the most nerve wrecking part of the disease. Inform yourself of the warning signs to make things easier!
Get your newborn screened asap!
Rare diseases are not as rare as you think! Thankfully we have a new technology that can help detect them before it’s too late…
Neha Periwal PhD.
Researcher at Vgenomics. During her time at Jamia Hamdard, she gained exposure in both applying machine learning as well as deep learning techniques which can be applied to parse datasets in multiple omics fields.
Abhinav Kaushik PhD.
Our US based scientific advisor is currently a Researcher at Harvard University with the T.H. Chan School of Public Health. He has done extensive research into T cell immunity and provides valuable insight to the team.
