by fightingprostatecancer | Jan 10, 2024 | Awards, Publicity
I want to thank everyone for their support and good wishes when I received my MBE from His Majesty King Charles. I want to dedicate my MBE to my father-in-law (Bapuji), Harilal Javer Solanki, who sadly died on 27th October 2023. When the news of my MBE became...
by fightingprostatecancer | Jan 1, 2024 | Campaigns, Prostate Screening
Our first clinic on a ‘Health Outreach Bus’ was outside Peterborough Town Hall on a freezing and rainy day. Nevertheless, we were surprised that a long queue of men was waiting for a check-up before we had set up. By 9 am, before our official start, all the fifty...
by fightingprostatecancer | Sep 3, 2023 | Campaigns, Events
Belgrave Neighbourhood Centre is in the heart of inner city Leicester. It’s a community facility very popular with the locals, with a host of grassroots communities living side by side. Kirit Mistry of the South Asians Health Action (SAHA) invited me. SAHA is...
by fightingprostatecancer | Aug 7, 2023 | Campaigns, Events
One significant advantage of Asian communities is that they still have a central base where they get their members together to hold events and provide valuable support and services. I was invited to the Mandhata Samaj in Wolverhampton, West Midlands. As part of their...
by fightingprostatecancer | Jul 16, 2023 | Campaigns, Events
It was enthralling. It was colourful. It was wonderful. It would be when a group of over 500 ladies celebrate their annual event. I was invited to speak about my work and life at the Navnat Vanik Bhagini Samaj Celebration: Triveni Sangam. Whilst I presented some...
