Dr J Balavenkatasubramanian appointed chairman of WHO-backed Acute Care Action Network

Coimbatore: Dr J. Balavenkatasubramanian, a senior consultant anaesthesiologist and academic director at Ganga Medical Centre and Hospital in Coimbatore, has been appointed as the Chairman of the Acute Care Action Network under the World Federation of Societies of Anaesthesiologists (WFSA).

The Acute Care Action Network (ACAN), backed by the World Health Organisation (WHO), is a global alliance of key stakeholders committed to saving millions of lives by advancing acute care through collaboration to meet the mandate of WHA 76.2 resolution.  

Established through strategic collaboration and support from the Laerdal Foundation and the American Heart Association, ACAN focuses on evolving global strategies for universal access to high-quality emergency care through integrated pathways. 

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Dr Balavenkatasubramanian brings with him decades of experience in anaesthesia. He is currently serving as the national president of the Indian Society of Anaesthesiologists, which has nearly 50,000 doctors as members across the country. He is also the secretary of the WFSA, headquartered in London, reports The Hindu.