Rise To Survive Cancer

I was honored to be invited as a guest speaker by one of the world’s leading pharmaceutical companies, “Boehringer Ingelheim”, at their India head office in Mumbai for their esteemed annual event, “Value Through Innovation.”

I was thrilled to see such an outstanding response and engagement from the audience with my talk. The positive feedback confirmed that Kusum and my message, emphasizing that “Research Matters” and “Research Saves Lives,” resonated deeply. And that we (industry, patient advocates, clinicians, policy makers) together must ensure the availability and access to research, innovative products, and clinical trials for everyone in need including to every patients living in LMICs like India.

The warm welcome, attentive listening, and genuine care I received touched me profoundly. It was also heartwarming to reconnect with my dear friend and a change agent of patient advocacy in India, Prabhat Kumar Sinha ji.

While I have received many awards and recognitions in my patient advocacy role, the recognition from Boehringer Ingelheim was especially meaningful. They honored me with ‘Garden of 100 trees‘ being planted at ‘Simplipal National Park‘ in Odisha, which can be tracked throughout their lifecycle. This gesture is truly beautiful for life long and helped me to contribute better to the environment.

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