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Dr. Namitha Kumar's Profile
MA, PhD
Namitha A Kumar has a PhD in psychology from the National Institute of Advanced Studies (NIAS) focusing on the cognitive aspects of disability. She works in the field of rare, genetic disorders and currently, develops all the medical content for the Open Platform for Rare Diseases (OPFORD).
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World Red Cross Day 2015
World Red Cross Day is celebrated on May 8 each year to commemorate the birth anniversary of the Red Cross founder, Henry Dunant who was a Swiss businessman.
Prostate Cancer Treatment Costs to Spike by 2023
Prostate cancer is a cancer that occurs in tissues of the prostate, a gland in the male reproductive system found below the bladder.
Williams Syndrome
Williams syndrome is a rare genetic disorder due to a deletion in the long arm of chromosome 7.
World Malaria Day 2015
Malaria is a preventable and curable disease and World Malaria Day’s objective is to concentrate on prevention and cure. Every year, April 25 is commemorated as World Malaria Day.
World Immunization Week 2015
World Immunization Week (WIW) is marked in the last week of April (24-30) and aims at promoting the use of vaccines in all age groups to prevent diseases.
