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AAPI’s Women’s Leadership Forum

Deliberates on Ways To “Advancing Women’s

Health Through Awareness and Action”

OUR BUREAU

New York, NY
A dvancing Women’s Health
Through
Awareness
and
Action” was the theme at
the much-anticipated Women’s Lead-
ership Forum that featured extraordi-
narily successful Women Leaders rep-
resenting a diversity of professions,
involving public, private and govern-
ment organizations, during the re-
cently concluded Global Healthcare
Summit organized by the American
Association of Physici9ans of Indian
origin (AAPI) in Visakhapatnam, In-
dia from January 6th to 8th, 2023.
Dr. Smt. Tamilisai Soundarara-
jan, Honorable Governor of Telan-
gana & Honorable Lt. Governor of
Puducherry delivered the keynote
address at the Women’s Forum vir-
tually. She urged everyone to “Pay
attention to little things and how
changes can be brought in. Ensure
that the much-needed healthcare ser- giving back to our motherland. These
vices reach everyone. There are many events serve as a platform to expand
plans and programs initiated by the our resources, share technological
state government, but people need advancements and establish new part-
to be made aware of them and be nerships, dr. Shivangi added.
helped to utilize the programs,” she Panelists at the Women’s Forum
said. She lauded “the great work by included: Dr. Suneela Garg, Dir. Pro-
AAPI members for promoting health fessor & Head of Community Medi-
globally, particularly in India and the cine at Maulana Azad Medical Col-
United States.” lege; Dr. Anuradha Medoju, Senior
Shri. MVV Satyavathi, Mem- Regional Director at Telangana &
ber of Parliament, represent- Andhra Pradesh Ministry of Health &
ing Anakapalli in Andhra Pradesh Family Welfare, Government of India;
was the Guest of Honor at the Dr. S. Radha Rani, Former Professor
Women’s Forum. In her address, and Superintendent, Hospital of Men-
she congratulated AAPI, whose tal Health; and Ms. Meghna Chala-
members having been born and ed- sani, Team Lead, Advisory Commit-
ucated in India, settled down in the scholarship for medical students, view of the Forum and the many ini- tees, Program Lead, Science Office
US with success, have come back to and many others.” In the next 2 tiatives by the Forum both in India Strategies for New Drugs at Center
India to serve the people of India, years, the Forum aims to conduct and the United States. “It is my priv- for Drug Education and Research,
and work together for the better- CPR and AED trainings and install ilege and great honor to serve as the US Food & Drug Administration.
ment of humanity. more AEDs in areas such as the Chair of AAPI‘s Women Leadership Dr. Anuradha Medoju, Senior
While congratulating the mem- railway stations, bus stations, malls, Forum. We are fortunate to have with Regional Director at Telangana &
bers of AAPI’s Women’s Forum schools, and colleges. We plan to us. leaders and decision makers who Andhra Pradesh Ministry of Health &
and lauding them for some of the organize certified training work- have made a significant impact on the Family Welfare, Government of India
major initiatives of the Women’s shops on Neonatal resuscitation, society and share a common vision of a spoke about how she is able to work
Forum, Dr. Ravi Kolli, President basic life support and emergency healthier and stronger India,” she said. as a mother and government servant.

of AAPI said, “In collaboration medicine for emergency responders “Each year, the Women’s Forum “Working with balance is challenging.
with national AAPI, the Forum has and healthcare professionals. has played a significant role in orga- We should have boundaries for every-
successfully organized events like Dr. Udaya Shivangi, Chair of nizing events, fundraisers and service thing while needing to balance our
HPV vaccination drive, fundraiser AAPI’s Women’s Committee, in her projects that represent the core values personal life, our family life and our
for suicide prevention awareness, opening remarks provided an over- of AAPI and our collective mission of passion,” she said.

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