Health

Love 21 Foundation runs sport, nutrition and holistic support programmes for Down syndrome and autistic children. Often ignored by society these children can suffer from loneliness, frustration and poor fitness.

The programmes encourage movement helping the children with their physical fitness and mental well-being. The classes allow these children to feel accepted within a safe community where they can nurture friendships and feel loved.

Chellaram Foundation has provided funding for the running of the Love 21 classes complemented by the purchase of Fitbit watches.

A donation of HK$160,000 has been made to The HK Society for the Aged (SAGE) for the purchase of two interactive rehabilitation systems.

These systems have proven highly effective in pulling frail elderly people from feelings of distress and worthlessness.

The Sand Play interactive system promotes cognitive and sensory therapy for the unmotivated elderly in a virtual sand play environment.

The GoPOD interactive system provides cognitive training, knowledge learning, fitness and social training to the mentally and physically incapacitated elderly.

Dr. Suresh Chari is a world-renowned expert in pancreatic diseases with over 250 publications to his name.  He is currently Professor of Medicine at the Anderson Cancer Centre in Houston and is the President Elect of the International Association of Pancreatology.  He is currently undertaking ground-breaking research into the onset of diabetes as an early marker of pancreatic cancer.

Chellaram Foundation has donated US$100,000 for carrying out a research led by Dr Chari entitled “Investigations of the human pancreas in Diabetes Mellitus associated with type 2 diabetes, chronic pancreatitis and pancreatic cancer”.

The Gibraltar Health Authority (GHA) delivers primary, secondary and mental healthcare in Gibraltar.

The Chellaram family has strong roots in Gibraltar dating back to 1920 and recognises the important contribution of the GHA in Gibraltar.

Chellaram Foundation is pleased to support the local health authority in its quest to deliver world-class healthcare, donating GBP 19,000 to procure syringe drivers for the treatment of Covid-19 and cancer patients.

Diabetes is increasing in epidemic proportions worldwide. In India alone, more than 73 million people have diabetes. It is imperative that healthcare providers are equipped with the expertise for improved management of diabetes and its associated complications

Chellaram Diabetes Institute (CDI), which is part of Chellaram Foundation, India has organised a summit for three consecutive years bringing together best-in-class speakers from leading diabetes institutions with the objective of sharing best practices and breakthroughs in diabetes care. Scientific experts and researchers from the following institutions have participated in the International Diabetes Summit:

• Mayo Clinic – USA
• Karolinska Institute – Sweden
• Imperial College – UK
• University of Virginia – USA
• Dusseldorf University – Germany