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LABS (LIVELIHOOD ADVANCEMENT
BUSINESS SCHOOL)
LABS AIMS TO help economically
disadvantaged youth enter the competitive
job market. In three years, it has been able
to demonstrate the mentoring paradigm to
transfer the most successful business
strategies, livelihood and social skills,
venture development support. Youth from
the poorest sections are identified and given
skills and thus the potential to earn both
steady incomes and dignity. A public-private
partnership, LABS draws on a mentor
group of municipalities, civic bodies, police,
citizens groups, NGOs, professionals and
corporations, for inputs like curricula,
advice or placement assistance. Advice on
the young trainees’ personal life is also
provided by student mentors. LABS’ success
is measured by its replication beyond
Hyderabad: a Chennai LABS is under way;
LABS at Cochin, Mumbai, Pune and
Bangalore and three sites in Andhra
Pradesh are planned.
CLOTHESBANK
CLOTHESBANK AIMS to promote the
culture of simple giving among citizens,
corporates and the growing affluent middle
class through the medium of used clothes.
GRANT PROJECTS
GENETIC DISEASE MANAGEMENT-NEWBORN
SCREENING
DR. REDDY’S FOUNDATION for
Human and Social Development (DRF-
HSD) is the country’s first NGO to support
the New Born Screening Program at the
Centre for DNA Fingerprinting and
Diagnostics in Hyderabad.
The screening program, modelled on
those in the developed world, is the first of
its kind in India, the main objectives being
to prevent mental disability by early
detection and intervention common
congenital metabolic defects.
In two and a half years since its initiation,
12,000 newborns were tested from four
major government maternity hospitals in
Hyderabad for amino acid disorders,
primary hypothyroidism, congenital adrenal
hyperplasia, G6PD deficiency, galactosemia,
sickle cell disease, cystic fibrosis and
biolinidase deficiency. These tests were done
on an automated system by enzyme
immunoassay.
This study revealed, for the fist time in
India, the high prevalence of congenital
hypothyroidism in 1 out of 1760 newborn
babies tested. The babies are being
successfully treated from day 12-15, saving
them from mental deficiency.
DR. REDDY’S LABORATORIES LTD. | DR. REDDY’S FOUNDATION | ANNUAL REPORT 2001-2002