​Dr. B.N. Dara Award

​

NTWS has initiated Dr. B N Dara Award to an Indian medical doctor for dedicated work in the field of Thalassemia & Haemoglobinopathies. Award carries a cash prize and a citation along with a memento. Dr. B.N Dara was a leading Pediatrician of Jaipur.

This award has already been given to Dr. Mammen Chandy followed by Dr. V.P. Choudhry, Dr. M.B Agarwal & Dr. M.R. Lokeshwar during the deliberations of our previous National Thalassemia Conferences.

Dr.. V. P. Choudhry gave background of the awards and introduced the awardees. He said this time the executive of NTWS has conferred this Award to Dr. Roshan Colah. She is Scientist F (Deputy Director {SG}) at the National Institute of Immuno-haematology under the Indian Council of Medical Research in Mumbai.  She received PhD in Biochemistry from Bombay University in 1984 and has been the Head of the Dept. of Haematogenetics at the Institute since 1988.  Her group works on Red Cell Disorders in particular the Hemoglobinopathies, Red Cell Enzymopathies and Membranopathies. Her main area of research has been on the epidemiology of the Thalassemias and Sickle Cell disease, understanding the molecular basis of the Thalassemias and developing prevention programme in India.  She has received several awards and has been invited to participate in many National and International meetings. Her research has resulted in 170 publications in National and International journals.

​

Best Social Worker Award

​

NTWS has also initiated Best Social Worker Award alongwith Dr. B N Dara Award for a person who has been deeply involved for the welfare of Thalassemia & Haemoglobinopathies this time it was awarded to Mr Hansraj Ahir, three times Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha. He started Dr. Ganga Ram Ahir Charitable Trust to improve the medical services. Under this trust he organized 3-4 Thalassemia & Sickle Cell camps at ChanDr.apur. In each camp 3000 to 6000 persons were screened for Thalassemia & Sickle Cell. Faculty from AIIMS provided expert advice during these camps. He is actively persuading for separate Thalassemia & Sickle Cell wards & free medicines for Thalassemics & Sickle Cell patients with the state Govt. of Maharashtra. Mr Ahir organized meeting of office bearers of NTWS with Union Social Welfare Minister Mr Mukul Wasnik to include Thalassemia in the list of disabilities. He is also pursuing with the Govt of India to establish a satellite centre under the aegis of ICMR for Haemoglobinopathies at ChanDr.apur. He has also raised issues on Thalassemia in the Parliament.​

 

Awards