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Kashin-Beck Disease Foundation
Mission: "To combat Kashin-Beck disease"
In China since: 2003
Annual China budget: $600,000
Number of staff: 10 national and expatriate
Mainland China contact:
Rinzin Wangla
Field Representative
Gajilin Hotel
Tuanjie Xincun Dongdamen 1，Lhasa Tibet TAR, 850000
Tel: +86 891 63 28 084
Mobile Phone: +86 135 1890 3231
Website: www.kbdfoundation.org
International Contact:
Francoise Mathieu
Director of Programs
Pieter Colpaertsteeg 28
9000 Gent，Belgium
Tel: +32 9 223 66 67 & +32 84 46 8347
Website: www.kbdfoundation.org
Kashin-Beck disease (KBD), also known as ‘Big Bone Disease’ is a disabling disease of the bones and joints that leads to stunted growth and deformity of the joints. It mainly affects remote, rural populations and been reported in 13 provinces and 2 autonomous regions of China as well as in Siberia and North Korea. The disease’s aetiology is not yet fully understood, but medical researchers believe it is related to micronutrient deficiencies in food and to fungal contamination of stored grains.
In 1992, Médecins Sans Frontières-Belgium collaborated with local authorities in the TAR in a research project to learn more about the disease, to test prevention strategies and to offer physiotherapy and other forms of physical rehabilitation to people who suffer from it. However, MSF Belgium later closed its programme in the TAR. The Kashin-Beck Disease Foundation was established in Belgium in 2002 by people who had worked on the MSF project, to carry on the work that had begun in Tibet.
The foundation concentrates especially on improving the nutrition and health of children in areas where the disease is endemic. Activities include providing micronutrient supplements to children in vulnerable families, and large-scale grain decontamination efforts. The foundation also monitors the disease in China, promotes public awareness and understanding of it, and seeks to mobilise new research, prevention and remedial initiatives.
The foundation’s work is supported by grants from other NGOs and foundations including, at present, the Kadoorie Charitable Foundation.
Links
http://www.kbdfoundation.org
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