Amitabh Bachchan launches mobile diabetes testing unit in Goa.Byline: ANI Verna, (Goa) Oct 26 (ANI): Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan “Bachchan” redirects here. For other uses, see Bachchan (disambiguation). Amitabh Bachchan (born October 11, 1942) (/əmitaːbʱ bətʃtʃən/ launched a mobile testing unit for diabetes in Goa on Sunday. The bus, known as a Mobile Diabetes Assessment Unit, capable of testing diabetes within minutes, was donated do·nate v. do·nat·ed, do·nat·ing, do·nates v.tr. To present as a gift to a fund or cause; contribute. v.intr. To make a contribution to a fund or cause. by the British-based Silver Star charity, with whom Bachchan works as international patron. Silverstar founder and British MP Keith Vaz Nigel Keith Anthony Standish Vaz, known simply as Keith Vaz (born November 26 1956), is a British Labour party politician and Member of Parliament for Leicester East. and Goa Chief Minister Digamber Kamat were present along with Bachchan at the launch. Talking to Noun 1. talking to - a lengthy rebuke; "a good lecture was my father's idea of discipline"; "the teacher gave him a talking to" lecture, speech rebuke, reprehension, reprimand, reproof, reproval - an act or expression of criticism and censure; "he had to reporters, Bachchan said that his endorsement of healthcare related initiative was a fall out of his brush with the health care system. "I must admit that a lot of it came into my mind after my own several escapades with the medical profession in India because of my various accidents and my own visits to ICUs of several hospitals and I felt that if I can contribute in any manner towards the healthcare I will be very happy to do that," he added. Vaz, a British MP said India was on course to becoming the diabetes capital of the world. "We have approximately 14 million people in India who have been diagnosed with diabetes and there are many millions more who have not been diagnosed and it is supposed that unless we do something about this. By the year 2025, we will be here in India," Said Keith Vaz, Member of British Parliament Noun 1. British Parliament - the British legislative body British House of Commons, House of Commons - the lower house of the British parliament British House of Lords, House of Lords - the upper house of the British parliament . The charity has launched India's first Mobile Diabetes Assessment Unit in Goa and plans to launch more in cities like Mumbai and Delhi in near future. (ANI) Copyright 2009 Asian News International The Asian News International (ANI) agency provides multimedia news to China and 50 bureaus in India. It covers virtually all of South Asia since its foundation and presently claims, on its official website, to be the leading South Asia-wide news agency. (ANI) - All Rights Reserved. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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