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Did you know? Calcium - Fluoride Knowledge & Action NetworkFluoride Knowledge & Action Network
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Apart from reducing fluoride entry into the body, it is important that Fluorosis affected people also improve their diet. Most importantly, they should increase their intake of Calcium after consultation with a doctor. Milk and Green vegetables are good sources of Calcium. Photo credit: Milk in a glass by H. Zell. CC BY-SA. A rapid first foray in Orissa. Motley crew of FluorideIndia. Jal Chaupal; a people's forum. Guts, Grit and Glory: K. Subhash. Creating a Ripple effect. On ground Fluorosis reporting.
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Oin the movement to rid fluorosis and provide safer water to communities. E await in anticipation to hear from you! E are a movement focusing on solutions for the Fluorosis issue in Rural communities by working on safer water and better nutrition. Join us if you are interested in spreading knowledge and action on the fluoride issue. Interact through online communication forums, mailing lists and blogs or even initiate workshops, meetings and conferences. Join our Group on Facebook. Tower B, Ground Floor.
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Assam let's get a move on - Fluoride Knowledge & Action NetworkFluoride Knowledge & Action Network
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December 5, 2014. Assam let’s get a move on. Trying to build a lot of momentum around the issue through Unite for Water, Unite for Assam. I’d been to Assam in December 2013 with a team of experts representing the Fluoride Network. During that visit we visited two villages in Nagaon District that had been highly affected. What I saw there had wrenched me deep down and I’d said to myself then, how could all of this have been let to happen? Was there no way out? Was there something that could be done? To th...
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First encounter with Fluorosis - Fluoride Knowledge & Action NetworkFluoride Knowledge & Action Network
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December 5, 2014. First encounter with Fluorosis. By Dr Raja Reddy. My first encounter with examining a serious skeletal fluorosis case. I returned to India in January of 1968 after finishing my training in neurosurgery in England and United States of America. On coming back, I joined Osmania Medical College as assistant professor of neurosurgery and as a neurosurgeon at Osmania General Hospital. I can say that he was relatively lucky as at least he was able to walk post operation! It’s been an exc...
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Seven days of great learning and fun - Fluoride Knowledge & Action NetworkFluoride Knowledge & Action Network
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December 5, 2014. Seven days of great learning and fun. Bringing into fold local NGO's from across the country for a learning workshop. Often, the thing people working in the field find so hard to accomplish is how to get all their field activities together to make meaningful impact. I’m sure if you were to ask anyone in this sector they would say yes, this is it! A good mix of participants is what we had for this workshop, with participants for the workshop coming from all parts of the country, We had p...
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This site is no longer maintained. Caddisfly is a product of Akvo. For more information, visit http:/ akvo.org/akvo-caddisfly/. January 5, 2015. Integration with Akvo FLOW. This would have been a little overwhelming, if it were not for our partnership with Akvo. Since January 2014, Akvo has been helping us along in the development of Caddisfly. By integrating with Akvo FLOW. Akvo works with several partners in the water and sanitation sectors that could potentially use Caddisfly. October 11, 2014. Obviou...
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Data & environment around it - Fluoride Knowledge & Action NetworkFluoride Knowledge & Action Network
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June 4, 2015. Data & environment around it. There is a lot of data on fluoride contamination from different parts of India and there is data that is being created. What we at ternup. Getting all fluoride in water sources data together and mapping fluoride data could help visually communicate the seriousness of the problem and perhaps better informs those in positions to act. It is the understanding and mapping of this overall environment along with the water point that is of interest to us. To borrow a p...
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Nalgonda Fluorosis pathways - Fluoride Knowledge & Action NetworkFluoride Knowledge & Action Network
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April 20, 2015. Trying to see how better systems can be created for monitoring the problem's extent. Fluorosis mitigation efforts In Nalgonda have a history attached to them, Nalgonda being the first place in the country where Fluorosis was discovered it puzzles many as to why solutions have not moved forward the way they should have. It’s been a lot of things that have been tried but not much seems to have happened. As a result of these developments, the Fluoride Knowledge and Action Network, UNICEF, DF...
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Fluoride solution recognized - Fluoride Knowledge & Action NetworkFluoride Knowledge & Action Network
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August 29, 2014. Fluoride mapping may get a lot easier! A big obstacle to solving the Fluoride problem is the lack of reliable data. Ternup Research Labs, a Bangalore based startup, is innovating to solve this problem in a very simple way using a mobile phone. Caddisfly, a water testing kit as a fluoride solution developed by Ternup, was recognized by the ‘mBillionth awards 2014’ as a Chairman’s special mention in the award function held in New Delhi on July 18. After a validation testing, Caddisfly will...