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January 19, 2010
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Hemophilia Federation (India) and ONGC set to benefit 1000 Children with Hemophilia
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Monday, January 19, 2010: Hemophilia Federation (India) (HFI), and Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) have come together with a vision to transform lives of Children with Hemophilia (CwH) through education, with the formal launch of Project HEAT. The ONGC-funded and HFI-implemented Hemophiliacs Education and Transformation (HEAT) project will benefit 1000 CwH in its first year of operations.
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On January 18, Shri A B Chakraborty, Chief CSR, ONGC has signed the formal Memorandum of Understanding with Rtd Wg Cdr SS Roychoudhury, Chief Executive Officer, Hemophilia Federation(India). Eminent film personality Shri Shatrughan Sinha (Member of Parliament and Former Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare) inaugurated the function.
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The event was graced by Shri Sontosh Mohan Dev (Former Union Minister of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises) as the Chief Guest.
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(From Left to Right) Rtd Wg Cdr SS Roychoudhury, Shri Shatrughan Sinha, Dr Suresh Hanagavadi, Shri Sontosh Mohan Dev, Shri A B Chakraborty and Dr Renu Saxena
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Under HEAT, the NGO would identify 1000 CwH from across the country that are schooling, between 5 and 18 years of age, and living below the poverty line. Further, HFI would also ensure regular project reporting after the project is successfully implemented. ONGC would support the project financially for one year, and plans to extend it further depending on the progress of Educational and Transformational impact.
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“ONGC support is a milestone in the history of CwH of the country. With this, they will be able to dream, and see a silver lining in their hitherto-dark horizons. HFI is determined to execute the project successfully and educate even more children in the following years”, said a hopeful Dr Suresh Hanagavadi, President, HFI, while briefing about HEAT, one of HFI’s first of its kind projects. Earlier too, ONGC has come forward to support HFI in more ways than one. Advertising in HFI publications, and support for organizing Usha Utthup’s nite in Mumbai are some of them.
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Dr Renu Saxena, Professor & Head of Deptt of Hematology, AIIMS, New Delhi conducted an interactive session with the audience.
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Project HEAT is certainly going to bring some warmth and hope in the lives of Children with Hemophilia.
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Issued By
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Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Ltd.
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Corporate Communications, New Delhi
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