Bishwa Bandhan Foundation for Cerebral Palsy was founded in 2012 in Switzerland and India to provide support for those suffering from cerebral palsy. The foundation aims to establish medical facilities, conduct research, raise awareness, and prevent cerebral palsy through education. It has partnerships with hospitals and medical organizations in India and Switzerland. Upcoming activities include international medical symposiums in Zurich and Kolkata to discuss prevention and treatment of cerebral palsy.

1. Bishwa Bandhan
Foundation
for
Cerebral Palsy

2. • Bishwa Bandhan Foundation for Cerebral Palsy was founded in Zurich,
Switzerland in May, 2012, as the brain child of Shri Goutam Mitra, Founder
& President, and was supported by the then Governor of West Bengal,
Hon’ble Shri M. K. Narayanan, the eminent playback singer Kumar Shanu,
the brand ambassador, Ms Denise Stucki, eminent linguist, Trustee
member & Secretary of the International body to fight against Cerebral
Palsy world wide.
• The India chapter, named Bishwa Bandhan Foundation (India) for Cerebral
Palsy, was formed in 2013 and registered under section 25, non-profit
company at Kolkata, India.

3. • Our inspiration is Abhishek Mitra, a young lad of 27, was suffering from
Cerebral Palsy and passed away on 26th June, 2014 due to lack of
medical awareness and unavailability of special care system for non-
progressive cerebral palsy.
• Our oath is that we will save millions of other Abhisheks throughout the
world in every possible cases of lack of medical awareness.

4. In India: more than 25 lacs of children
Global rate: around 2.2 to 2.8 per 1000 live birth.

5. • Our belief is Prevention is better than Cure, always.
• We would like to advertise every possible step for prevention of Cerebral Palsy,
from planning of a family, pregnancy, delivery and up to the age of 2 of every child
so that the curse of the disease would cease to exist.
• To provide latest medical technology & research oriented benefits to everyone
related to cerebral palsy, the suffering patients, their guardians, Doctors, Para-
medical & nursing staff, so that an ultra-modern treatment with latest therapeutic
technology could be provided to the patient under one-roof in a comfortable way
by establishing a state-of-the-art Medical Institution.

6. • To establish an one-campus centre
• To tie-up with ethical medical organizations,
• To organize several medical symposiums,
• To accelerate medical research,
• To publish articles, contents, advertisements through print and electronic media,
• To advertise through
public events,
For implementation of
Scientific prevention procedures,
ideally ethical treatments
and
appropriate rehab therapy of CP
for a safer society in future
for
patients, guardians, Doctors,
Para-medics and all others

7. • The Foundation is enlightened with active moral support and/or technical
guidance from eminent medical professionals from different medical fraternities
as Dr. Tridib Banerjee, Chairman, HLTF, Govt. of West Bengal, Dr. Mrs. Krishna
Dalal, Addl. Professor at Dept. of Bio-Physics, AIIMS, New Delhi, Prof. Pravat
Mandal, Prof. at NBRC & John Hopkins Medicine US, Prof. Pradip Saha, Director
at School of Psychiatry, IPGME&R, Prof. Apurba Ghosh, Prof. & Medical Director
at ICH, Dr. Gautam Khastagir, Medical Director, BIRTH, Mr. Asis Ghosh, renowned
Physical Therapist & Trainer and many more.
• The Foundation has executed tie-up for active assistance with eminent medical
organizations like University Hospital, Zurich, Switzerland, Indian Medical
Association (IMA), Institute of Child Health (ICH) - Kolkata, BIRTH – Kolkata.

8. To increase Medical Awareness amongst Society through cultural events,
we have :-
1. Organized a football match at Kolkata
through participation of Brazilian
footballers of 1994 FIFA World-cup
2. Associated with IIFA Awards, 2014 at
Tampa Bay, Florida

9. 3. Developed websites for publishing
web contents
www.bishwabandhanindia.com for India
Chapter
and
4. Organized Durga Puja
at Baneshwar Mandir, Jodhpur Park
with the theme of Safer Society
(Mother saving the Child)
www.bishwabandhan.com for the International
body

10. 5. Organized a cultural event at Nazrul
Manch with participation of palsied
children and eminent celebrities like
Rituparna Sengupta, Agnimitra Paul,
Kaushiki Chakraborty, Pt. Tanmay Bose,
Rupankar Bagchi, Vinod Rathod and
others.
6. Published various public awareness
contents and advertisements through
print media like ABP & TIMES group
and advertising instruments like
banners, hoardings, posters, stickers,
standees, leaflets.

11. Forthcoming Activities
The Foundation is going to organize –
• 1st International Medical Symposium at Kongresshaus, Zurich,
Switzerland involving more than 200 countries worldwide on 26th
May, 2015.
• A physical therapy workshop with active participation of eminent
therapists and children with cerebral palsy and their guardians very
soon.
• A rehab therapy unit in collaboration with its associated medical
organization(s).
• A combined medical & cultural event on 25-26th June, 2015 at Kolkata.
……. etc

12. Blessing & Moral Support from
Eminent Personalities
We are blessed and enlightened
with the moral support
for this social cause from :-
Shri Pranab Mukherjee, Hon’ble President of India,
Shri Keshari Nath Tripathi, Hon’ble Governor of WB,
Smt. Mamata Banerjee, Hon’ble Chief Minister of WB,
And many Head-of-the-States & State Executives,
Ambassadors,
Diplomats.
Industrialists,
as follows…...

13. Shri Pranab Mukherjee
Hon’ble President of India

14. Shri M. K. Narayanan
Former Governor of West Bengal

15. Shri Shekhar Dutt
Former Governor of Chhattisgarh

16. Ms. Chitra Narayanan
Former Ambassador of India to Switzerland

17. Smt. Mamata Banerjee
Hon’ble Chief Minister of West Bengal

18. Smt. Chandrima Bhattacharya
Hon’ble Minister of Health & Family Welfare,
Govt. of WB

19. Shri Sudip Bandopadhyay
Former Union Minister of State
Ministry of Health & Family Welfare

20. Shri Cyrus Mistry
Chairman, TATA Group

21. Shri N. R. Narayana Murthy
Chairman Emeritus, INFOSYS

22. Shri Mukesh Ambani
Chairman & MD, RIL

23. Herr Francois Friedel
CEO, ICRC, Geneva

24. Mr. David Cameron
Hon’ble Prime Minister, United Kingdom

25. Benigno "Noynoy" Aquino III
Hon’ble President of Philippines

26. Mr. Viktor Orban
Hon’ble Prime Minister, Hungary

27. Herr Alain Berset
Head of the Federal Department of Home Affairs,
Govt. of Switzerland

28. Mr. Stephen Harper
Prime Minister, Canada

29. Mr. Solomon Jason Mbuzi
Hon’ble Ambassador Extraordinary & Plenipotentiary,
Permanent Delegate of Zambia to UNESCO

30. Mr. Jean-Claude JUNCKER
Prime Minister, Luxemburg

31. We have successfully organized our first medical symposium on
“Possible Preventive Measures of Cerebral Palsy” on 23rd March, 2015,
inaugurated by The Hon’ble Governor of West Bengal, Shri Keshari Nath
Tripathi at Crystal Room, Taj Bengal, Kolkata. We appeal to all
professionals of the medical world and people in general to attend our
1st International Medical Symposium on 26th May, 2015 at
Kongresshaus, Zurich, Switzerland involving more than 200 countries
worldwide. We sincerely seek the support of all in our fight for
prevention of Cerebral Palsy and to develop medical awareness among
people in every layer of the society by building a warm relationship
between Doctors and Patients which will lead us to develop a SAFER
SOCIETY.

32. • We pay thanks to all our mentors, supporters, well-wishers, participants and
associates from the Governance, Medical World and all other fraternities
and layers of the society.
• We request you to register with us through our website
www.bishwabandhanindia.com and receive your e-membership card.
• We also pay thanks to the audience present here today for listening us with
great temperament and patience.
• We wish every success for all of you in future.
BISHWA BANDHAN FOUNDATION (INDIA)
FOR CEREBRAL PALSY
73, Tanupukur Road, Kolkata – 700 031
Helpline: 8697343466
Email: bishwabandhan.foundation@gmail.com
Website: www.bishwabandhanindia.com/
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