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NEWS

Dr AGGARWAL APPOINTED AS NEW Ind i an- Ame r i c an
PRESIDENT OF CMAAO Congressman Ro Khanna

appointed to the White
The Confederation of Medical House Corona-virus advisory
Association of Asia and Oceania council
(CMAAO) appointed Dr KK
Aggarwal as President.
Dr KK Aggarwal takes over
from Dr Ravindran Naidu,
Past President at 34th CMAAO
General Assembly and 55th
Council Meeting
Dr KK Aggarwal, a well-known
proactive professional who has
known to provide a voice to the
medical fraternity in India.
He is President of Heart Care (AMR); tobacco use; HIV/AIDS,
Foundation of India (HCFI). etc. In addtion he referred to
Dr Aggarwal has been the past the violence against doctors and
national president of the Indian inequity in health among many
Medical Association (IMA), an issues for concern. “Attaining
advisor to the ethics committee, universal health coverage, which
World Medical Association. is affordable, accessible, available,
The White House has appointed an Indian-
Dr Aggarwal said, “It is my appropriate and accountable,
American Democratic Congressman Ro
immense privilege to assume the remains a distant goal for many
Khanna to the Corona-virus Advisory
role of the President of CMAAO. The of us. Only by addressing and

Council. The 43 year old Senator is the
theme of the General Assembly – prioritising we consider the
only Indian-American lawmaker to be
Path to Wellness – ‘One Health’, he concept of ‘One Health’.
named in the White House's Opening
said will be his priority this year. For the success of CMAAO, let
Up America Again Congressional Group
There are several public health us give 80 seconds every day to the
which comprises Congressmen from
challenges today such as vector- body and share one idea with me
both the Republican and the Democratic
borne diseases; communicable to make this year, one of the most
parties. He represents California’s 17th
and non-communicable diseases vibrant years in the history of the Congressional District, located in Silicon
(NCDs); antimicrobial resistance organisation. q
Valley.
The First Sikh A&E Consultant In Britain Dies Of Coronavirus.
Dr Manjeet Singh Riyat is the latest paid tribute to Dr Riyat saying, “ For
victim of coronavirus. He was 52 years the Sikh community, he was regarded
old and was the first Sikh emergency as true ‘hero’ who broke barriers of
medicine consultant at Royal Derby the glass ceiling for our community”.
hospital. His colleagues described Adding, ”His contribution, I am sure will
him as the “father of the emergency be valued by the NHS like many of our
department” and said that he always colleagues across the United Kingdom
set an example by living life in keeping have given their lives fighting this
with his high standards and strong menace of corona pandemic worldwide.
values. Dr Gautam Bodiwala CBE, Former
Dr Jagdeesh Singh Dhaliwal based World President of the International
in Australia, said that Manjeet was wise Federation for Emergency Medicine
beyond his years and always measured, said,” I had known Manjeet Riyat
highly principled, and pragmatic. He since he was a medical student in
had a deep innate desire to do good in Leicester and became my trainee
too”. Adding,“Manjeet was a very loyal
the world by being of service to others,
colleague. A man with great team spirit,
whether you were a friend, a patient,
had big hearted friendship , dedicated
or a colleague. Manjeet would be the
and committed to his patients. His
person you knew you could ask for help,
departure is a great loss for his friends,
and he would never refuse. He would go
family, Derby hospital and the world of Dr Manjeet Singh Riyat
out of his way to do the right thing. Emergency Medicine. q A& E Consultant - Derby
Dr Satwinder S Basra, a GP in Bedford
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