Legal
Supreme Court seeks responses on epilepsy insurance exclusion
The Court asked the Union government and IRDAI to respond to a challenge brought in Sanvedana Foundation’s name.
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Stories that move epilepsy out of the shadows.
Coverage of Sanvedana’s community work, Yashoda Wakankar’s journey and the continuing effort for treatment, dignity and equal rights.
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Coverage through the years.
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Community
Support group helps families fight stigma through life’s journey
A Pune report highlights surgical assistance, medicine support and Yashoda Wakankar’s motivation for starting Sanvedana.
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National news
National attention for petition on epilepsy health coverage
A PTI report carried by Moneycontrol detailed the constitutional and healthcare-access arguments raised by Sanvedana Foundation’s petition.
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Marriage bureau
Epilepsy marriage bureau marks ten years in Pune
The milestone report looked at a decade of matchmaking, counselling and honest conversations about epilepsy.
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Awareness
“Epilepsy is not mental illness”: a conversation on awareness
In a Marathi interview, Yashoda Wakankar addressed myths, inclusion, treatment and the social barriers faced by children and adults.
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Treatment access
A family’s impossible choice inspires medicine support
The report followed Sanvedana’s response after a father said he could afford epilepsy treatment for only one of his twin sons.
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From the archive
Lending a hand through community and companionship
An early profile captured Sanvedana’s peer-led beginnings and the first years of its marriage initiative.
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