Her Majesty declares open cardiological conference

Kathmandu, July 23 (RSS):Her Majesty Queen Aishwarya Rajya Laxmi Devi Shah declared open the first national cardiological conference jointly organised by the SAARC Cardiac Society and Cardiac Society of Nepal amid a function here today.

The conference aims to reduce the cases of cardiovascular diseases through exchange of experiences among cardiologists of the SAARC region and transfer of technology.

Altogether 150 cardiologists from Nepal, India, Bangladesh, Pakistan and Srilanka have been participating in the conference.

According to statistics, heart patients account for 10 per cent of the total population in the SAARC region.

Speaking on the occasion, Minister for Health Dr. Ram Baran Yadav noted that heart diseases that were once regarded as diseases of the rich and the people of developed countries have now become a major health problem in the SAARC nations.

Dr Yadav also expressed confidence that since the heart treatment technology is highly expensive and is beyond the reach of the poor, the conference would go a long way in bringing the technology within the reach of the people of the region through sharing of experiences.

President of the Cardiac Society of Nepal Dr. Mrigendra Raj Pandey said Nepal is increasingly getting affected by the heart diseases and about 12 per cent of the adults have caught this disease, adding, cardiac technologies should be accepted as allowed by our economic condition.

President of the SAARC Cardiac Society Dr. Satyavan Sharma said all the nations in the region have similar heart problems, adding, transfer of technology will help lower the number of such patients.

Also speaking on the occasion were vice president of the Cardiac Society of Nepal Dr. Damodar Pokharel, general secretary Dr. Gajendra Baniya, SAARC Cardiac Society General Secretary Dr. Upendra Kaul and a host of speakers shed light on the heart treatment technology, whereas representatives of Bangladesh, Pakistan and Sri Lanka shed light on the activities of the SAARC Cardiac Society.

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