Dear Snehi s ( friends)

At long last……. here is our SNEHA NEWSLETTER, our house magazine which makes its appearance every three months. We request you to please read it .Such a request is necessary because I am told that busy scientists treat most of their not-true-scientific –mail as junk mail and clean their tables without reading the same. Of course since this is a Newsletter, it is essential that NEWS keeps coming to us from North , East ,West and South. In other words from Delhi, Kolkatta, Mumbai, Pune Vellore, Mysore and Across the seas from Southampton.

The bottom line is that readers must make it readable Do not be unnecessarily modest and keep your activities, achievements, actions, troubles. Problems or whatever only to yourself, send them to us for wider ( and private ) circulation through SNEHA Newsletter. Suggestions too are very welcome.

After all, why have we named our organization SNEHA and ourselves as SNEHIs?

Sincerely,

Ameya
Co Ordinator Sneha
 
Mohammed Visits Mountain
There is a saying that if the mountain cannot visit Mohammad, Mohammad will visit the Mountain. SNEHA group in Mumbai was very happy to receive Prof Barker to visit their Maternal Intervention project. Here is a brief report on Professor Barker’s visit to MMNP Project.
 

Professor Barker took some time from his busy schedule and made a flying visit to Mumbai to understand the nitty-gritty's of the project, its progress and experience for himself the beauty of Mumbai Maternal Nutrition Project. He began his whirlwind visit by visiting SNEHA-MRC’s Bandra Centre, Dr. Potdar, Dr. Parvez and Dr. Nick explained to him the overall life cycle of the project using flow charts.

After this he visited nutrition dept to see how these supplements are actually made. Dr. Subbulakshmi informed him in depth as how these supplements are made.

Professor Barker also went to see the SNEHA-MRC’s new office and after having a lunch at MIG Club he visited Streehitakarini to actually get a feel of how supplementation distribution takes place

Dr. Vijaya Taskar president of Streehitakarini greeted him on his visit in and then he proceeded directly to distribution center.
 

distribution takes place and how the subject actually eat the supplementation

Professor Barker was very much impressed by the vast dynamics of the project and he suggested that entire life cycles of the project should be captured on video and some kind of documentary should be made.

Alifia Motiwalla ,the petite runner,who has won heart of Sneha’s Members by her dedicated work and successfully handled and managed Sneha’s conference and First International World Congress recently tied nuptial knots in Mumbai at a glittering function held at Mazgaon ,Mumbai.

The lucky man (to join the army of fools who marry) is Huzefa Ghadiali (Watchmaker in literal terms) a young aspiring MBA post grad from Pensylvania, USA.

Caroline Fall specially visited India to make it to the wedding and had a fantastic ringside view of a traditional bohra wedding.

We all at SNEHA wish the couple the very best in their marital bliss.

Recognized for research work of long standing; Dr.Santosh Bhargav and Dr.H.P.S.Sachdev.

Sneha’s Delhi group published their paper on “Relation of serial change in childhood body mass index to impaired glucose tolerance in young Adulthood” in The New England Journal of Medicine, the “Mecca” journal of clinical medicine.

We extend our heartiest congratulations to Delhi Team on behalf of all SNEHA Members


This year three new members have Joined Sneha family and they are

1. Dr. Sadhana Joshi
2. Dr. G. Subbulakshmi
3. Dr. C. K Sasidharan

We extend welcome to them on behalf of all Sneha members and hope that they will continue to contribute to SNEHA mission and work.

Successfully Hosted a Gastroenterology meet; Dr. Ashish Bawdekar and Co.

SNEHA-MRC’s Pune group (paediatric Division) successfully hosted 13th Annual Conference on Paediatric Gastroenterology, Liver and Nutrition. Dr. Caroline Fall was invited for the conference and she spoke on a very important topic “Childhood Obesity: Do paediatrician in India have to worry about ”

   

Preparation by all Snehi’s to present useful and relevent material at 3rd World Congress to be held at Toronto on June 2005
 
NEXT CONFERENCE WILL BE HOSTED (mostly) BY PUNE GROUP IN FEBRUARY ( 4TH-6TH), 2005.
THE VENUE WILL BE ANNOUNCED SOONER OR LATER.