Apni Jung Apni Jung (translated means ‘Our Fight’ in Hindi) is an NRAS initiative that aims to support people with RA from the UK South Asian communities by providing accessible educational resources, mostly in video or podcast format, and in different languages such as Hindi, Punjabi, Urdu, to enable better understanding about rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and how to live with and self-manage their disease well between consultations with their rheumatology team. Important Note: If you need to convert any of the English text in this section of the website to one of the following 5 South Asian languages: Hindi, Punjabi, Urdu, Bengali, Gujurati, you can do this by clicking on the English flag at the bottom right hand side of the screen and selecting the language desired.NRAS intend to develop other videos relevant to people from our UK South Asian communities in other South Asian languages (than Hindi, Punjabi and Urdu) in due course. What is Apni Jung? Apni Jung translates to ‘Our Fight’ in Hindi, against rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Since 2016 when we first launched our Apni Jung service at the British Society for Rheumatology congress in April of that year, together with our Health Professional Medical Advisor in this field, Dr Kanta Kumar, (Associate Professor at The University of Birmingham), NRAS has been gradually increasing our services and support for the UK South Asian population. One of our long-term strategic aims is to make our services more visible, relevant and accessible to those who need us most, particularly those communities who, for reasons of language, culture and/or health literacy skills may be less able to negotiate about their healthcare needs or successfully navigate the health system in line with their individual needs. Find out more A real challenge for health professionals treating patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) from minority backgrounds is finding a way to help those who don’t speak English as a first language and who may even have low literacy skills in terms of written materials in their own language, to get access to high quality educational materials on their condition. This Apni Jung web area has culturally relevant information about RA, its impact and its treatment in a combination of Hindi, Punjabi and Urdu. We hope to offer further South Asian languages over time and as funding permits. This web area also includes video clips of Asian patients talking about their experiences which we hope will help others to feel supported and less isolated. NRAS knows from the extensive experience of running peer to peer support programmes just how beneficial this kind of peer support can be. We hope that all rheumatology health professionals treating people with RA from the South Asian communities in the UK will sign-post their patients to this website. We have a wonderful and supportive Global Majorities Advisory Board who help and guide our work in this area. For further information, please contact us at apnijung@nras.org.uk. Also we are always looking for enthusiastic volunteers from South Asian communities across the UK with RA, especially those who may speak one or more South Asian languages. If you would like to find out more about volunteering opportunities with NRAS, please contact enquiries@nras.org.uk What is RA? Watch a video, by Professor James Galloway of King’s College in London which has been dubbed into Hindi, on what being diagnosed with RA means and how it can be treated as someone newly diagnosed with RA. Watch now Hear from others → Joti’s Story (Punjabi) Farzana’s Story (Urdu) Rupi’s Story (English) Mrs Verma’s Story (Punjabi) Homaira’ Story (Urdu) Click to close video modal Close Early Inflammatory Arthritis Journey Find information about the early inflammatory arthritis journey, from diagnosis to getting started on treatment and information on a typical rheumatology team that you may encounter during your diagnosis. Watch now Moving on to Biologics We’ve made a short video which explains RA treatments in Hindi. Watch now Cardiovascular Disease and RA People with RA, including South Asians, have a higher risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) while living with Rheumatoid Arthritis and RA increases the risk of premature atherosclerosis. Learn more The Importance of Exercise Exercise is very important and benefits your RA There is a lot of research evidence to show that exercise and being physically active is really beneficial for people with RA. Get moving now! Engaging with local communities Often the best way to connect with people from different South Asian populations across the UK is to support and attend community events, particularly those which focus on health. NRAS and the members of its Global Majorities Advisory Board (Apni Jung) do this when opportinities arise and our resources are available. These events are also an opportunity to raise awareness of NRAS and our Apni Jung resources. Below are some photos of events attended and supported by our Advisory Board and NRAS staff where we are able to engage direct with people and health professionals from the local area concerned: Click to view fullscreen Primary and Secondary Care team Left: Dr Kanta Kumar Community Partners Click to close video modal Close Primary and Secondary Care team Left: Dr Kanta Kumar Community Partners For Health Professionals Resources for healthcare professionals who have South Asian patients living with RA. Order leaflets and posters for your patients, watch our culturally sensitive training programmes and find out more about the support that NRAS offers below. Find out more Research in this area Our chief collaborator in this area of NRAS work is Dr. Kanta Kumar at the University of Birmingham and other interdisciplinary teams from various rheumatology departments, Primary Care and academic institutions. Find out more Special Festivals Read our special blog post on how to navigate Ramadan while living with Rheumatoid Arthritis, expertly written by Dr Shirish Dubey & Hifsa Mahmood. Read more Our Global Majority Advisory Board Our e-learning programme which is modular and all video based, so easy to register for (free) and to navigate, may be helpful to South Asian people with RA who can speak a little English and who may wish to watch it with a family relation or friend Find out more SMILE-RA Our e-learning programme which is modular and all video based, so easy to register for (free) and to navigate, may be helpful to South Asian people with RA who can speak a little English and who may wish to watch it with a family relation or friend Sign-up to SMILE Helpline Being diagnosed with and living with RA can be make you feel alone and confused. The NRAS Helpline is here for you, Mon-Fri from 9:30am to 4:30pm. Call us on 0800 298 7650. You can also contact us by email by filling out our contact form. Contact us NRAS in 2024 0 Helpline enquiries 0 Publications sent out 0 People reached
What is Apni Jung? Apni Jung translates to ‘Our Fight’ in Hindi, against rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Since 2016 when we first launched our Apni Jung service at the British Society for Rheumatology congress in April of that year, together with our Health Professional Medical Advisor in this field, Dr Kanta Kumar, (Associate Professor at The University of Birmingham), NRAS has been gradually increasing our services and support for the UK South Asian population. One of our long-term strategic aims is to make our services more visible, relevant and accessible to those who need us most, particularly those communities who, for reasons of language, culture and/or health literacy skills may be less able to negotiate about their healthcare needs or successfully navigate the health system in line with their individual needs.
Find out more A real challenge for health professionals treating patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) from minority backgrounds is finding a way to help those who don’t speak English as a first language and who may even have low literacy skills in terms of written materials in their own language, to get access to high quality educational materials on their condition. This Apni Jung web area has culturally relevant information about RA, its impact and its treatment in a combination of Hindi, Punjabi and Urdu. We hope to offer further South Asian languages over time and as funding permits. This web area also includes video clips of Asian patients talking about their experiences which we hope will help others to feel supported and less isolated. NRAS knows from the extensive experience of running peer to peer support programmes just how beneficial this kind of peer support can be. We hope that all rheumatology health professionals treating people with RA from the South Asian communities in the UK will sign-post their patients to this website. We have a wonderful and supportive Global Majorities Advisory Board who help and guide our work in this area. For further information, please contact us at apnijung@nras.org.uk. Also we are always looking for enthusiastic volunteers from South Asian communities across the UK with RA, especially those who may speak one or more South Asian languages. If you would like to find out more about volunteering opportunities with NRAS, please contact enquiries@nras.org.uk
What is RA? Watch a video, by Professor James Galloway of King’s College in London which has been dubbed into Hindi, on what being diagnosed with RA means and how it can be treated as someone newly diagnosed with RA. Watch now
Hear from others → Joti’s Story (Punjabi) Farzana’s Story (Urdu) Rupi’s Story (English) Mrs Verma’s Story (Punjabi) Homaira’ Story (Urdu)
Early Inflammatory Arthritis Journey Find information about the early inflammatory arthritis journey, from diagnosis to getting started on treatment and information on a typical rheumatology team that you may encounter during your diagnosis. Watch now
Cardiovascular Disease and RA People with RA, including South Asians, have a higher risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) while living with Rheumatoid Arthritis and RA increases the risk of premature atherosclerosis. Learn more
The Importance of Exercise Exercise is very important and benefits your RA There is a lot of research evidence to show that exercise and being physically active is really beneficial for people with RA. Get moving now!
Click to view fullscreen Primary and Secondary Care team Left: Dr Kanta Kumar Community Partners Click to close video modal Close Primary and Secondary Care team Left: Dr Kanta Kumar Community Partners
For Health Professionals Resources for healthcare professionals who have South Asian patients living with RA. Order leaflets and posters for your patients, watch our culturally sensitive training programmes and find out more about the support that NRAS offers below. Find out more
Research in this area Our chief collaborator in this area of NRAS work is Dr. Kanta Kumar at the University of Birmingham and other interdisciplinary teams from various rheumatology departments, Primary Care and academic institutions. Find out more
Special Festivals Read our special blog post on how to navigate Ramadan while living with Rheumatoid Arthritis, expertly written by Dr Shirish Dubey & Hifsa Mahmood. Read more
Our Global Majority Advisory Board Our e-learning programme which is modular and all video based, so easy to register for (free) and to navigate, may be helpful to South Asian people with RA who can speak a little English and who may wish to watch it with a family relation or friend Find out more
SMILE-RA Our e-learning programme which is modular and all video based, so easy to register for (free) and to navigate, may be helpful to South Asian people with RA who can speak a little English and who may wish to watch it with a family relation or friend Sign-up to SMILE
Helpline Being diagnosed with and living with RA can be make you feel alone and confused. The NRAS Helpline is here for you, Mon-Fri from 9:30am to 4:30pm. Call us on 0800 298 7650. You can also contact us by email by filling out our contact form. Contact us