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World Heart Federation gets first ever
Indian president
Saturday April 21, 2012 05:01:15 PM,
IANS
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New Delhi: The World
Heart Federation (WHF), a global NGO dedicated to prevention of
heart diseases in low- and middle-income countries, elected its
first ever Indian president, a federation statement said Saturday.
K. Srinath Reddy is currently the president of the Public Health
Foundation of India (PHFI) and former head of cardiology at the
All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS). He will serve a
two-year term, commencing in January 2013.
As per WHF, the election took place Friday at the World Congress
of Cardiology in Dubai with over 11,000 delegates from all
continents.
"Efforts are needed to protect populations from acquiring heart
disease and to provide timely, effective and affordable care to
individuals who have developed disease," said Reddy.
"WHF will catalyse policies at the global level and assist
national efforts through capacity building and collaborative
research," he added.
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