Dear Friends,
A new team of
CMAAO leaders took office at the 33rd Assembly of CMAAO held in Penang,
Malaysia from 12th-14th September.
Dr Ravindran
Naidu, President Malaysia Medical Association was elected President for this
year.
I was elected
as the President-elect and will be taking over as President CMAAO on 5th
September in 2019 in Goa.
CMAAO or the
Confederation of Medical Associations in Asia and Oceania currently has 18
member National Medical Associations (NMAs): India, Australia, Bangladesh,
Cambodia, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Macau, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal,
New Zealand, Pakistan, Phillipines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Taiwan and Thailand.
The credit
for bringing IMA on the global map goes to Dr Ketan Desai, Former President
World Medical Association (WMA), Dr Ajay Kumar Council Member WMA, Dr Vinay
Aggarwal Past President CMAAO and Dr Ravi Wankhedkar National President IMA.
Since its
establishment in 1956, the objective of CMAAO has been to promote academic
exchange of information on health issues and also to cultivate ties of
friendship between member medical associations. In the event of any epidemic or
outbreak or public health crisis, various countries can share their health
models besides knowledge and experiences of a similar situation.
For example,
in the IMA-CMAAO meet on combating air pollution held in New Delhi last year,
the Korean Medical Association presented its model of tackling air pollution in
their country. Similarly, the Sri Lanka NMA should be able to showcase their
model for achieving control of malaria to their government.
I am thankful
to IMA for electing me as an office bearer of CMAAO, first as 2nd
Vice President, then 1st Vice President and now President-elect and
finally as President.
I will strive
to fulfill my responsibilities with the support of all my colleagues in IMA and
CMAAO.
Dr KK Aggarwal
Padma Shri Awardee
President-elect Confederation of
Medical Associations in Asia and Oceania (CMAAO)
Group Editor-in-Chief IJCP Publications
President Heart Care Foundation of India
Immediate Past National President IMA
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