77: From US to India: Children, Cancer, Compassion, Charity

My ex-roommate and one of my best friends has a birthday today. Happy Birthday Kumar (Rachit). Fo this birthday he chose the nonprofit his father, Dr. Perdeep Mehta, founded to aid children in India diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia who cannot afford treatment. The American and Asian Indian Charitable Trust helps pay for treatment and for families to be near a child receiving treatment. Ultimately, the AAICT would like to build a children's hospital in New Delhi while partnering with a renowned model hospital here.

• The World Health Organization (WHO) reports that cancer has become India's leading cause of death. Approximately 17,000 new cases of childhood cancer are detected every year in India. This is almost double the incidence in the next highest country - the US.

• When diagnosed early enough and treated with the appropriate protocols, approximately 70% of childhood cancers are curable. Tragically, only 20% of children detected with cancer in India benefit from advanced medical care, translating into an unacceptably high number of children dieing [sic] of their disease.

• Many of these patients are not able to get the care they need in a timely fashion due to the expensive nature of treatment, the lack of expertise, and poor facilities in the surrounding areas. (http://aaictrust.org/home.html)

 AAICT recently held their annual dance to raise funds in Germantown, TN. Here are some of the children helped since AAICT's conception in 2009: http://aaictrust.org/track_patient.html. I personally know how important this charity is to the people involved and to the children who need it, and I wish them all the best. Happy Birthday, Kumar.

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