[india-drug] Ashoka Changemakers: Vote now!

["Sunitha Srinivas" <s.srinivas@ru.ac.za>]

Ashoka Changemakers: Vote now!
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Hi All,

Dr. Sudarshan established Karuna Trust in 1987 in Yelandur, Karnataka. Karuna Trust is an NGO that has been working successfully on health and development issues for nearly two decades in Karnataka, India. 

Now, Karuna Trust's Public Private Partnership initiative has made it to the final 12 of the Ashoka Changemakers "How to improve Health for All" competition being held by Ashoka, Arlington, USA. KT made it to the final 12 out of a total of 139 entries from 40 countries. 
Please view it on <http://www.changemakers.net/journal/300603/displayhealth.cfm?ID=93>

The title of the entry was "Innovations in primary health care through public-private partnerships". An international jury has selected these 12 entries and now it is open for online voting and voting ends on June 29th, 2006. So, please hurry and vote for KT!!

Please feel free to pass this to any of your friends/well wishers who might want to share opinions on innovative public health programs. 
 
Vote at: <http://www.changemakers.net/ratings/voteInfo.cfm?type=health> 
 
Procedure
 
1) Submit your email address at the page that the above link leads to.
 
2) Check your email for a mail from ASHOKA Changemakers
 
3) Click the link in the mail to go to the voting page and choose any 3 of the final 12. KT entry is titled "Innovations in primary health care through public-private partnerships"
 

Hoping for some active voting!!

Many thanks
Sunitha

C. Sunitha Srinivas
Associate Professor
Pharmacy Adminstration and Practice
Faculty of Pharmacy
Rhodes University
Grahamstown, 6140, South Africa
Tel: +27 46 603 8396
Fax:+27 46 636 1205
Email: s.srinivas@ru.ac.za