JCI Nagpur Green City

For more than 50 years, The Joint Commission has been working to improve the quality and safety of healthcare services. Today, as one of the largest accrediting body of healthcare organisations in the United States, The Joint Commission surveys nearly 20,000 healthcare programmes through a voluntary accreditation process. With quality being the buzzword in Indian healthcare industry now, and nine JCI accredited organisations in India, Joint Commission International (JCI) is surely gaining a strong foothold in this part of the subcontinent.

Fonicom, a start-up company which last year placed second in the Junior Chamber International (Malta)’s Best Business Plan (JCI BBP) Competition, has launched its first phase of operations. Its capital investment was secured through the JCI BBP programme following a year of research and development.

The JCI BBP Competition was first launched in 2002 and since then has helped to launch several new enterprises. Submissions for this year’s Best Business Plan Competition, supported by HSBC and KPMG, will be accepted until 31 March.

JCI Leadership Summit at the United Nations
July 28-29, 2008, UN Headquarters, New York City, USA.

Corporate Social Responsibility is one of the most relevant topics for today’s business leaders. That’s why JCI is teaming up with the UN Global Compact to teach business and community leaders how to be competitive and responsible entrepreneurs. At the 2008 JCI Leadership Summit, delegates from 116 countries will go behind the security gates at the UN Headquarters to learn how JCI and the UN Global Compact are working together to redefine business in a globalized world.

'm pleased to report that JCI President Kevin Cullinane's visit to JCI India was a great inspiration for our Members.
-- JCI India President T V N Murthy.

During his visit to JCI India on July 16-19, JCI President Kevin Cullinane was encouraged to find a group of enthusiastic and effective JCI Members who are excelling in leadership development while solving problems faced by local communities.

Helping Educate Tsunami Victims

JCI Empresaris Barcelona, an outstanding local organization of JCI Catalunya, is launching its new international program — World Peace Postcards.

The topic for the 2008 JCI World Public Speaking Championship is “Be Better through Active Citizenship.” Francis D.M. Mwale of JCI Zimbabwe was the 2007 JCI World Public Speaking Champion. Who will be the 2008 Champion?

The deadline for the free trip to the Taj Majal has been extended. JCI members have until March 31, 2008, to register for the JCI World Congress in India and enjoy a trip to the Taj Mahal for free! The Taj Mahal is the most well preserved and architecturally beautiful building in the world. It is best described by the English poet, Sir Edwin Arnold, as “Not a piece of architecture, as other buildings are, but the proud passions of an emperor’s love wrought in living stones.” It is a celebration of woman built in marble.

During his travels this year, JCI World President Graham Hanlon has been promoting Active Citizenship as the voluntary capacity of citizens and communities to work together directly or through elected representatives to exercise economic, social or political power in pursuit of shared goals. He is also promoting other key areas, such as the JCI Bed Net Campaign, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and Global Compact, and eWorld.

This article answers all these questions buzzing in your head with insightful, helpful and up-to-date medical tourism information relevant to India!India has fast emerged as the preferred choice of many foreign patients looking for quality, timely and professional health care services and wellness programs with affordable options offered to them from the leading hospitals and clinics in India.

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