HCFI & IJCP congratulate Dr Harsh Vardhan on becoming the Health Minister of India

Dr Harsh Vardhan was sworn in as the Minister of Health and Family Welfare on Thursday. He also holds additional charge as the Minister of Science and Technology and Minister of Earth Sciences.

This is indeed a happy and a proud moment for the entire medical fraternity.

An ENT surgeon by profession to start with, Dr Harsh Vardhan entered into active politics in the 90s and has been elected to the Delhi Assembly five times following which he became a Member of Parliament in 2014 from Delhi (Chandni Chowk constituency).

Dr Harsh Vardhan has been instrumental in elimination of polio in the country. The Delhi Prohibition of Smoking in Public Places & Non-Smokers Health Protection Act, Rational Drug Policy which was recognised by the WHO as the Delhi Model and adopted by many countries are some of his notable contributions. As environment minister, he also launched the National Clean Air Programme that aims to reduce toxic particulate matter by 2024.

With such an array of stellar achievements, we hope that under his stewardship, India would successfully navigate the various obstacles and challenges and achieve the required health targets set out by the UN and WHO. Also, as someone who is a part of the medical fraternity, we hope that he would look into the problems faced by the doctors and try to resolve them.

We congratulate Dr Harsh Vardhan on becoming the Health Minister of India

We also wish him the very best and extend our support and cooperation in all his endeavors to solve the health problems of the country.

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

Past National President IMA

Dr BK Goyal, a doyen of cardiology passes away

Dr KK Aggarwal

Recipient of Padma Shri

Dr BK Goyal, eminent cardiologist of the country passed away on Tuesday following a cardiac arrest at the age of 82 years.

He has been a pioneer in cardiology and his career spanning more than five decades has been richly strewn with numerous awards and laurels, both national and international.

He had a long association with Bombay Hospital as its Honorary Dean and was Chief Cardiologist at the Bombay Hospital Institute of Medical Sciences. He was also the Director-Professor of Cardiology of JJ Group of Hospitals, Grant Medical College and Haffkine Institute, Mumbai. He was appointed Professor Emeritus of Cardiology at the Grant Medical College for life by the Govt. of Maharashtra.

Dr BK Goyal was the only foreign cardiologist (outside the US) chosen as an Honorary Consultant Cardiologist with the world-renowned Texas Heart Institute in Houston.

He was the Sheriff of Mumbai in 1980.

Dr BK Goyal had the rare distinction of being honored with all the three Padma awards, one of the highest civilian awards of the country: the Padma Shri (distinguished service) in 1984, Padma Bhushan (distinguished service of higher order) in 1989 and Padma Vibhushan (for exceptional and distinguished service) in 2005.

His name was in circulation for the post of the Vice President of India in 2007 and also the President of India in 2012.

What an honor it would have been for the medical fraternity if he had indeed become the Head of the State.

He was a father figure for many budding cardiologists and his passing away has left a huge void not only in cardiology, but also in the medical profession as a whole.

Such a distinguished career is deserving of the nation’s highest recognition.

We pay homage to this great man. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family.

May his soul rest in peace…

Dr KK Aggarwal

Padma Shri Awardee
Vice President CMAAO
Group Editor-in-Chief IJCP Publications

President Heart Care Foundation of India

Immediate Past National President IMA