All India Heart Foundation

Name :

All India Heart Foundation

Address  :

49-50, Community Centre,
East of Kailash

Town  :

Delhi

State  :

Delhi

Country  :

INDIA

Post Code:

11 00 65

Phone  :

+91 -11-46600700, 46606600

Fax  :

+91-11-2642 8372

Web URL  :

Available

Email  :

info@nationalheartinstitute.com

Description

ADMINISTRATIVE STRUCTURE

The affairs of the Foundation are managed by a Board of Directors who collectively form the Governing Body The members are eminent doctors legal experts philanthropists scientists bureaucrats auditors financial analysts and administrators of high standing In keeping with its allIndia character it has branches in other parts of the country

OBJECTIVESFUNCTIONS OF THE FOUNDATION

The main objectives of the Foundation are scientific research in the area of cardiology in all of its various aspects stimulation and development of heart care through public health education training of doctors and paramedical personnel improving diagnostic and therapeutic modalities development of national educational programmes to control all types of heart diseases and treatment of heart patients Rheumatic Fever RF and Rheumatic Heart Disease RHD the most important cause of heart disease in children and young adults have been the subject of study since 1966 A model registry for RFRHD has been created and maintained for followup since 1977

PUBLIC HEALTH EDUCATION

The AIHF has carried on public health activities since its inception It publishes its own Newsletter HEART NEWS since 1962 without break This bimonthly bulletin is sent free to all its members Blood pressure is but one cardiovascular risk factor the others obesity smoking high blood lipids physical inactivity diabetes stress etc are equally important The Foundation has been regularly featuring articles on these aspects in its bulletins The organization has also brought out several brochures relating to heart diseases for the use of laymen A book on Heart Disease and the Layman by Dr S Padmavati was published in English by the National Book Trust of India in its popular science series and translated into Tamil Hindi Urdu Gurmukhi and Marathi Lectures radio talks and television programmes on many aspects of heart disease are given by the directors and other senior members of the Foundation throughout the year in English and regional languages in Delhi and elsewhere

History

The All India Heart Foundation AIHF can proudly claim to be one of the first societies of its kind to be founded in Asia It was formed by a group of physicians led by Dr S Padmavati and industrialists Late MrAshok Jain of Bennett Coleman and Co Ltd at the inspiration of the doyen of modern cardiology the late Dr Paul Dudley White and registered as a charitable society in 1962 Its membership is open not only to specialists in cardiology but also to all doctors and laymen

The National Heart Institute NHI is an integral part of the Foundations Research and clinical care delivery Programmes and was established in 1981