by fightingprostatecancer | Jul 30, 2024 | Campaigns, Events, Prostate Screening
In a touching tribute to the legendary fast bowler Bob Willis, a group of England’s cricketing heroes recently stepped up to the crease in the fight against prostate cancer by attending our Fighting Prostate Cancer clinic. The Professional Cricketers...
by fightingprostatecancer | May 15, 2024 | Campaigns, Prostate Screening, Publicity
Since we have been running these clinics, more and more local groups are coming forward, requiring further information and awareness workshops. This is wonderful news, as in less than a decade, tremendous strides have been made in the discussion of prostate cancer...
by fightingprostatecancer | Apr 15, 2024 | Prostate Screening
Since 30 December 2023, we have completed four clinics on the ‘Health Outreach Bus’ outside Peterborough Town Hall. We have now seen 200 men on the bus, and we will be planning more screening clinics. In addition, we have been raising awareness through attending...
by fightingprostatecancer | Mar 24, 2024 | Prostate Screening
We were invited to do a screening programme with the Freemason community in Nottingham. Since I personally moved from Burton Hospital to Peterborough, this was the first clinic outside Peterborough. It was wonderful to meet the people we had worked with before. As we...
by fightingprostatecancer | Jan 26, 2024 | Prostate Screening
We are invited by the Jalaram Mandir in Greenford, London to talk about prostate cancer. This is a special place for me as it was here that I got married. And Jalaram Bapa is special to me as he spent his life serving the people. Jalaram Bapa was a Hindu saint from...
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...
