Due to a combination of physiology and behaviour, children are potentially more vulnerable to severe heat-related illness such as heat stroke or heat exhaustion.
India, along with Liechtenstein, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Mexico, and Andorra, played a key role in the unanimous adoption of the United Nations General Assembly resolution declaring 21 December as World Meditation Day.
Diagnosed in March, Vihaana has undergone two bone marrow transplants, multiple blood transfusions, and is now fighting pneumonia in the paediatric ICU.
This addition builds on the charity’s mission to assist families of children aged 0-15 diagnosed with cancer, offering free programs at every stage of their cancer journey.
Prof. Varshney, Director of the Centre for Crop and Food Innovation (CCFI), the WA State Agricultural Biotechnology Centre, and Murdoch University’s International Chair in Agriculture and Food Security, is one of only four Australians to have received the honour since the list was launched in 2024.
Reflecting on her month-long journey, Paige said the warmth she encountered wherever she travelled was one of the main reasons she had developed such a strong affection for India.
