Delegates from around the world to brainstorm on latest innovations
Industry leaders, business tycoons and experts in cardiology were present at the inauguration of the ‘World Congress on Coronary Heart Disease’, organised by the Heart Foundation of India at the Taj Palace in Colaba, Mumbai. They aimed at exchanging the latest breakthroughs in the industry amidst delegates from around the world.
The event was inaugurated by Shatrughan Sinha in the company of Dr BK Goyal, President of Heart Foundation of India and Dr Lekha Pathak, Executive President. Bharat Taparia, Chairman of Bombay Hospital and Abhay Soi, Chairman of Radiant Health Group also graced the event.
Sinha said, “I am happy and truly honored to be amidst industry experts here at the congress. This gathering of true professionals has made great contributions to the treatment and control of Coronary Heart Disease. In a country like India where 75 per cent of health facilities are available to 25 per cent of people, great progress is still to be made to make these facilities available to the vast percentage of rural India that still suffers from a lack of accessibility to basic healthcare.”
Dr Goyal said, “Coronary Heart Disease (CHD) is the most common and an important ailment to treat. Today, in India, CHD is on its way to becoming an epidemic as cases have more than doubled in the last three decades. CHD is a lifestyle disease and for a country as vast as India, focus must be given to prevention rather than cure. With the advent of newer modalities of treatment for CHD such as fourth Generation stents, treatments and surgeries have become more efficient giving patients a second chance at reforming their lifestyle.”
Dr Adik Pathak said, “Presently every eighth person suffers from hypertension and what is even more shocking is every fourth person suffers from CHD. If precautions are not taken in India by 2020 every alternate person is going to be a victim to this ailment. This Congress aims at equipping delegates with rich knowledge and the latest treatment methods and modalities for coronary heart disease taking us closer to the goal of awareness, precaution and control of the same.”
Soi and Taparia expressed gratitude towards being part of the Congress. Taparia urged the audience to focus on the three pillars to a healthy life namely diet, exercise and stress control. Soi shared his enthusiasm at the presence of cardiologists from around the world under one roof and said that the professional formed the core part of the medical industry.