Over 100 stage shows, 50,000 visitors, 60 hours of fun
filled activities only at HCFI’s 22nd MTNL Perfect Health Mela
To feature first of its kind
daily live webcasts by leading dignitaries including Attorney General Mr. Mukul
Rohatgi, Chairman Medanta Dr. Naresh Trehan
New Delhi, October 29, 2015: The festive season is here, and
various exhibitions and fairs are sprucing up in every nook and corner of the
city. Bringing a different flavor to the ever so popular events culture of Delhi
comes Heart Care Foundation of India’s annual flagship event, the MTNL Perfect
Health Mela. In its 22nd edition the Mela will take place on
Nov 4-8, 2015 at the Talkatora Stadium in New Delhi from 8 am to 8 pm.
Organized
by the Heart Care Foundation of India (HCFI), in association with the Indian
Medical Association, Ministry of Science & Technology, Earth
Sciences, Textile, and AYUSH – Government of India, NDMC, MCD
and MTNL; the Perfect Health Mela is a mélange of entertainment,
lifestyle exhibitions, competitions, workshops, health education and check-ups.
The event is based on the concept that an extremely effective way of creating
mass awareness about preventive health measures is through entertainment.
Speaking about this, Padma Shri Awardee Dr. K K Aggarwal,
President HCFI & Honorary Secretary General IMA said, "Preventive
health education is key in an era characterized by premature heart attacks and
strokes and an increased incidence of lifestyle diseases such as hypertension,
diabetes, heart disease and obesity. People are often oblivious to the severe
damage they cause to their overall health by adopting unhealthy lifestyle
choices like eating junk food, smoking, consuming alcohol, not exercising. In
addition to this education about timely treatment especially in the cases of
sudden cardiac arrest and strokes can help save numerous lives. This is the
primary aim of HCFI's annual event, the MTNL Perfect Health Mela. The medium
used to impart this education is a mix of on-ground health check-ups, entertainment,
workshops, and competitions."
In its 22nd edition, the
Perfect Health Mela will have some first of its kind activities such as a daily
live webcast service being hosted by MTNL and coordinated by eMedinexus, a one
of its kind social communications platform for the medical fraternity. Dr. KK
Aggarwal will host a special webcast on medical negligence and legal issues
with renowned dignitaries including the Attorney General of India – Mr. Mukul
Rohatgi and the Chairman of Medanta – the Medicity – Mr. Naresh Trehan on
November 5th as a part of this initiative. In addition to this,
medical teams from Medanta and National Heart Institute will be providing live
check-up and telemedicine facilities at the Mela venue.
Speaking
about MTNL’s association with the event,
Sh. A K Srivastava, Executive Director, MTNL
Delhi said, “We are extremely happy to be associated with
the Perfect Health Mela yet again as the title sponsor. This year in addition
to providing tele-medicine facilities at the venue for patients with doctors
from leading hospitals, we will also be providing free Wi-Fi facilities for all
visitors.”
Supporting
the event, Dr. P K Sharma, Medical Health
Officer, NDMC and Dr.
N K Yadav, Medical Health Officer SMCD in a joint statement said, “We believe that health and sanitation are
key contributors to the overall health of a nation. And hence, special focus
will be laid this year on how to ensure the water you use, the food you consume, the air you inhale,
the earth where you live, are all pure and healthy. We encourage everyone to come and attend the event to
learn about healthy lifestyle measures in a fun-filled way.”
Other features of the Mela will include:
·
Over 60 handlooms and craft
stalls where visitors can shop for their Diwali gifts
·
The Indian Medical
Association will be launching the UNESCO chairs in bioethics on November 7th
in the presence of six health vice chancellors
·
A special focus will also
be given at the Mela towards preventive education about dengue and swine flu
·
The Mela venue will be a
completely no smoking zone
·
The chief guest for the
inauguration ceremony on Nov 4th will be none other than Padma
Vibhushan awardee Dr. Sonal Mansingh
Delivering preventive health advice
on the occasion of World Stroke Day, Dr
K K Aggarwal added, “A
stroke occurs when the blood supply to your brain is interrupted or reduced.
This deprives your brain of oxygen and nutrients, which can cause brain cells
to die. The primary cause of this is a choked or leaked artery. Stroke is an
acquired lifestyle induced ailment aggravated due to obesity, physical
inactivity, regular heavy or binge drinking, smoking, hypertension, high cholesterol
levels, diabetes, sleep apnea, family history and heart disease. Recognition of
stroke symptoms through the F.A.S.T technique can help save a person’s life. If
a person’s Face is dropping, has Arm weakness and Speech difficulty; Timely
intervention is key by calling an ambulance. India is facing a stroke and heart
disease epidemic, and we must work towards amending our high-stress lifestyle
to reverse this trend and save lives."
For more
information about the event, please visit www.perfecthealthmela.com. Entry to
the Mela is free for all.
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