Riddhi Modi

One Diagnosis. Different Realities. One Community. Last week, HRIDAY, in collaboration with Beyond Type 1, hosted the first National Ambassador Webinar under the Grassroots to Global (G2G) Initiative – Phase II, bringing together 75 participants from across India for an honest conversation on living with Type 1 Diabetes (T1D). The webinar introduced the Beyond Type 1 Global Ambassador Movement, shared the vision for G2G in India, and featured powerful lived experience stories from ambassadors representing Yog Dhyan Foundation, Udaan : Empowering Children with Type 1 Diabetes, and Nityaasha Foundation. Together, they explored how access, affordability, education, stigma, and support shape very different realities for people living with the same diagnosis. A key takeaway was clear: meaningful change requires more than clinical care. Through the G2G Initiative, HRIDAY and Beyond Type 1 are strengthening peer support, clinical linkages and referral pathways, multilingual evidence-based community education, and grassroots leadership to empower people living with T1D across India. Thank you to our speakers, ambassadors, partners, and everyone who joined us for making this a meaningful beginning to a growing national movement for equitable Type 1 Diabetes care. @BeyondType1 @nickjonas @priyankachopra @DrMonikaArora @IntDiabetesFed @ICMRDELHI @Boehringer @DIYAbetesINDIA @jyotsanarangeen @Diabetesindia_ @JyotsanaRangee3 @IndiaAlliances @diwaswhm @aiims_newdelhi @thePHFI @ClintonFdn @INBreakthrough @riddhimodi @FriendsofMewar @padmajamewar @INDIACCDC @WHO @WHOSEARO @MoHFW_INDIA @DeptHealthRes @HIA_NCD @ncdalliance @UDAANT1D @UNICEFIndia @UNICEF @SBI_FOUNDATION @WorldObesity @ObesityAction @nityaasha @GramJyoti_NGO #GrassrootsToGlobal #Type1Diabetes #BeyondType1 #HRIDAY #T1DCommunity #LivedExperience #PeerSupport #MentalHealth #DiabetesAwareness #HealthEquity #meaningfulengagement

🌏 Clean air is not just an environmental issue. It is a health issue. On the International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies, we join the global call under the 2026 theme “Clean Air for Climate Action.” The air we breathe has a direct impact on our health. Air pollution causes an estimated 7 million premature deaths every year, and 99% of the world's population breathes air that exceeds World Health Organization air quality guideline limits. (World Health Organization (WHO), Ambient (Outdoor) Air Pollution: Air Quality and Health, 2024) In India, air pollution is a major environmental risk factor for cardiovascular diseases, stroke, chronic respiratory diseases and other non-communicable diseases (NCDs) with children, older adults and vulnerable communities facing the greatest health burden. At HRIDAY, we believe that preventing NCDs means creating healthier environments where people live, learn, work and grow. Through our work with the Healthy India Alliance, we have advanced dialogue and action on air pollution as a critical public health and NCD challenge, advocating for cleaner, healthier communities. Clean air. Healthy communities. A healthier future. Let the air we share become a reason to act together. #CleanAirForClimateAction #CleanAir #AirPollution #NCDPrevention #HeartHealth #ClimateAndHealth #EnvironmentalHealth #HealthyIndia #HRIDAY #PromotingSustainableHealth

Strengthening conversations on equitable Type 1 Diabetes care. HRIDAY was honoured to contribute to the International Type 1 Diabetes Summit 2026: Advancing Access, Equity, and Action, held in Jodhpur. The Summit brought together policymakers, clinicians, people with lived experience, researchers, development partners, and civil society representatives to advance integrated, equitable, and people-centred Type 1 Diabetes care. Dr. Monika Arora, Executive Director, HRIDAY, moderated the panel discussion on “Meaningful Community Engagement in Type 1 Diabetes: Connecting People, Partners, and Health Systems.” The panel brought together Dr. ARCHANA SARDA, Udaan : Empowering Children with Type 1 Diabetes; Dr. Purvi Chawla, Mumbai Diabetes Care Foundation; Riddhi Modi, The Sunflower Circle; and Dr Mansi Chopra, HRIDAY. Drawing on clinical expertise, lived experience, community perspectives, and public health evidence, the panel explored how meaningful community engagement and involvement, empathy, and strong partnerships can strengthen health systems and improve access to quality care for children and families living with Type 1 Diabetes. HRIDAY shared learnings from its co-created, tested, and evaluated community engagement and involvement models for NCDs and Type 1 Diabetes, its capacity-building courses, and the Grassroots to Global initiative. The discussion also highlighted HRIDAY’s broader work across Type 1 Diabetes initiatives and the opportunities presented by the RBSK 2.0 guidelines to strengthen early identification, referral pathways, continuity of care, and support for children and their families. We sincerely thank Princess Padmaja Kumari Parmar and The Friends of Mewar for the invitation. We also extend our gratitude to all partners and participants for fostering collaboration towards equitable, dignified, and people-centred Type 1 Diabetes care. @BeyondType1 @nickjonas @priyankachopra @DrMonikaArora @IntDiabetesFed @ICMRDELHI @Boehringer @DIYAbetesINDIA @jyotsanarangeen @Diabetesindia_ @JyotsanaRangee3 @IndiaAlliances @diwaswhm @aiims_newdelhi @thePHFI @ClintonFdn @INBreakthrough @riddhimodi @FriendsofMewar @padmajamewar @INDIACCDC @WHO @WHOSEARO @MoHFW_INDIA @DeptHealthRes @HIA_NCD @ncdalliance @UDAANT1D @UNICEFIndia @UNICEF @SBI_FOUNDATION @WorldObesity @ObesityAction #Type1Diabetes #T1D #HealthEquity #CommunityEngagement #LivedExperience #PeopleCentredCare #HealthSystems #HRIDAY