BioVoice News August 2016 Issue 4 Volume 1 | Page 52

“ “ bio quotes I am optimistic that there will emerge technologies and areas such as epigenetics that would be the key to reversal of diseases. Chronic illness too could be treated. We are the cusp of major revolution. Deepak Chopra, Renowned author on health innovation trends Establishing household sanitation units across rural geographies is a small step in our commitment to towards the communities that we work so closely with. Monsanto is committed to help improve lives of communities it operates in. Through this initiative, we are participating in inculcating better sanitation and hygiene practices as well as in the Prime Minister’s vision of achieving a “Swachh” or clean India. Arnab Das, Director, CSR & Sustainability, Monsanto India on Swachh Bharat Mission 52 BioVoiceNews | August 2016 “ “ Just like any other medical intervention such as drugs, devices etc, these solutions should first generate high quality evidence around safety, efficacy, scalability, acceptability and affordability in order to meet the standards for driving policy and practice change. Prof Vivekanand Jha, Known health expert on mushrooming of IT based healthcare solutions Individuals affected with MPS have multiple medical needs including many types of bone surgeries, respiratory management, hearing and eyesight correction, occupational and physiotherapy and of course definitive treatment with enzyme replacement therapy. It is not possible for the family to bear the costs of treatment without support from governmental agencies. Dr Meenakshi Bhat, Sr Consultant at the Centre for Human Genetics on International Mucopolysaccharidoses (MPS ) Day