Heart Care Foundation of India’s (HCFI) annual flagship event – the #MTNL Perfect Health Mela

Heart Care Foundation of India’s (HCFI) annual flagship event – the MTNL Perfect Health Mela to focus on controlling vector-borne diseases like Chikungunya, Dengue & Zika

Commemorating 25 years of its inception, the theme for this year’s Perfect Health Mela will be ‘One Health.’

New Delhi, 23rd September 2016: HCFI, a leading national non-profit organisation, committed to making India a healthier and disease-free nation, today announced the theme and details of its flagship event, the MTNL Perfect Health Mela 2016. The Mela will be organised from October 25-29, 2016 at the Talkatora Indoor Stadium, New Delhi jointly with Health & F.W. Dept. NCT Delhi, MTNL, NDMC & other Central & Delhi state Government department. The Indian Medical Association will be the knowledge partner for the event.

An annual event curated to spread mass health awareness using entertainment as a medium; the theme for this year’s event is “One Health” and will focus on the current vector-borne

disease menace in the country with special reference to chikungunya, dengue, malaria and Zika.

Speaking about the Mela Padma Shri Awardee Dr KK Aggarwal, President HCFI & President Elect IMA said, “The Perfect Health Mela will lay an increased focus on the importance of ‘One health’, a Global movement pressing the need for a collaborative effort of multiple disciplines — working locally, nationally, and globally — to attain optimal health for people, animals and the environment. We will also aim to raise mass awareness about the prevention of mosquito-borne diseases and the dangers of unnecessary platelet transfusion.”

Started in 1993, the Perfect Health Mela caters to people from all age groups and all walks of life. It showcases activities across categories such as health education seminars, check-ups, entertainment programs, lifestyle exhibitions, lectures, workshops, and competitions. The Mela is attended by over 200 organisations each year including those from the State and Central government, PSUs, and leading corporates.

The various events being organised this year include the Harmony & Ecofest National inter-school competitions, IMA Baby Shower program Healthy baby show, Anmol- inter-school competitions of children with special needs, Heritage National School Classical Dance Competitions, Divya Jyoti Medico Masti National Youth Competitions and a spiritual gurus conference on “All Faith Consensus on One Health”. Free medical check-ups will be provided to all visitors.

Dr N V Kamat advisor IMA and former director health services Delhi Government and Dr R N tendon Honorary Finance Secretary IMA in a joint statement said that less than 50% people at any given time are aware of the national and state health programs and the Perfect Health Mela will give an opportunity for the people to know and take advantage of health programs.

Dr P K Sharma, Medical Health Officer, NDMC & the civic partner of the year’s Perfect Health Mela in a statement said, ‘We congratulate Heart Care Foundation of India on this initiative and will extend our complete support towards making the event a success”.

For more information about the event, please visit www.perfecthealthmela.com./ http://www.heartcarefoundation.org/  Entry to the Mela is free for all.

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About Heart Care Foundation of India

Initiated in 1986, the Heart Care Foundation of India is a leading National NGO working in the field of creating mass health awareness among people from all walks of life and providing solutions for India’s everyday healthcare needs. The NGO uses consumer-based entertainment modules to impart health education and increase awareness amongst people. A leading example of this is the Perfect Health Mela; an annual event started in 1993 that is attended by over 2-3 lakh people each year. The Mela showcases activities across categories such as health education seminars and check-ups, entertainment programs, lifestyle exhibitions, lectures, workshops, and competitions. In addition to this, the NGO conducts programs and camps to train people on the technique of hands only CPR through its CPR 10 mantra for revival after a sudden cardiac arrest. They currently hold three Limca Book of World Records for the maximum number of people trained in hands-only CPR in one go. Keeping Article 21 of the Indian Constitution in mind, which guarantees a person Right to Life, Heart Care Foundation of India has also recently initiated a project called the Sameer Malik Heart Care Foundation Fund to ensure that no one dies of a heart disease just because they cannot afford treatment.