Live telemedicine facility at this year's Perfect Health Mela

In a first of its kind initiative, live telemedicine facility will be offered to people visiting the 21st edition of MTNL Perfect Health Mela this year.
Organised by Heart Care Foundation of India, the five day Mela based on the theme 'Swachch Bharat, Swasth Bharat', will feature health check-ups, exhibitions, workshops and infotainment at the Talkatora Indoor Stadium starting from October 15.
"A confluence of tradition and modernity, the aim of the Mela is to create mass awareness about all aspects of health. Also a special cleanliness drive will be initiated to raise awareness about the importance of cleanliness and hygiene in disease prevention," said Dr KK Aggarwal, President of the Heart Care Foundation of India.

"This year we are moving one step forward and concentrating on actual disease diagnosis and treatment along with prevention. A special feature of this year's event, will be the availability of a live telemedicine facility through which people visiting the Mela can seek consultation from doctors at Medanta - the Medicity," Aggarwal said.
In addition to this, a Health and Heart Pavilion will be set up in association with SAIL to provide free medical check-ups and disease diagnosis tests to consumers.
Also heart surgeries at subsidized rates for the poor and needy will be provided by the Heart Care Foundation of India.

Speaking on the occasion, National Awardee and the Chairman and Director of Medanta - the Medicity, Dr Naresh Trehan said, "As our country moves on the path of development, in the medical field we primarily face two challenges. One is to seamlessly integrate medical advancements in our system to provide the highest quality of care and other is to make medicine more accessible and affordable for all.
"We will not only just be providing live telemedicine facilities at the venue but have also associated with one of the NGO's key projects the Sameer Malik Heart Care Foundation Fund to provide subsidized surgery for heart patients who can't afford treatment.