Awareness walk advocating inclusion of Persons with Disabilities in society initiated by Ayushkama Foundation on 3 December at India Gate, New Delhi
New Delhi (India), December 9: On the occasion of the “International Day of Persons with Disabilities” (IDPD) 2022, Ayushkama Foundation organized an “Awareness Walk for Equal Participation of Persons with Disabilities”, at the Central Vista Avenue, India Gate, New Delhi. The organization, actively led by founder member Anubha Singhal, works to bring awareness and gather support for rare diseases like Muscular Dystrophy (MD), a rare genetic condition and neuromuscular disease that causes progressive weakness and breakdown of skeletal muscles. MD is also part of the 21 disabilities of Rights of Persons with Disabilities (RPwD) Act 2016. A conservative estimate of overall prevalence of MD is 29 per 1,00,000 population in India, and has no CURE around the globe.IDPD is an annual ev...