Cardiologist Dr Manav Aggarwal conferred the DMA Health Ambassador Award

Written by Meghna A Singhania Published On 2022-05-30T14:37:38+05:30 | Updated On 30 May 2022 2:37 PM IST

Cardiologist Dr Manav Aggarwal conferred the DMA Health Ambassador Award

New Delhi: On the Occasion of World No Tobacco Day, Delhi- Based cardiologist Dr Manav Aggarwal has been recently conferred with the Delhi Medical Association's Health Ambassador award.

The award was conferred during the World No Tobacco Day education event organized by the Delhi Medical Association. The event saw participation from a large number of doctors and dignitaries with Dr Mahesh Verma, Vice-Chancellor, IP University as the Guest of Honor. Dr Arun Gupta, President, Delhi Medical Association, Dr Girish Tyagi, Secretary, Delhi Medical Association, Dr Sanjiv Malik, Past President, Indian Medical Association, and Dr BB Rewari, MO, WHO were also present at the Occasion.

Dr Manav Aggarwal is a cardiologist with more than 10 years of experience. He did his MBBS and MD ( Medicine) from Santosh Medical College, thereafter pursuing his DM in Cardiology from Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences. He has been associated with leading hospitals in Delhi including Fortis Escorts Heart Institute, St Stephens Hospital, Sanjeevan Hospital and the Heart Centre. He has authored several journal publications and participated in national and international conferences.

Dr Manav Aggarwal receiving the DMA Health Ambassador Award

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Tobacco kills over 8 million people every year and destroys our environment, further harming human health, through the cultivation, production, distribution, consumption, and post-consumer waste.

Speaking to Medical Dialogues team, Dr Manav explained, "Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) is the biggest killer in the world today and tobacco use is the 2nd leading cause of CVD. Tobacco use and second-hand smoke exposure contribute to approximately 17% of all heart disease deaths. Despite the known harms of tobacco use to heart health and to general health, this menace tends to continue, as still people are not able to correlate the link between the heart and tobacco. As Doctors, we should make it a point to create awareness about harmful effects of tobacco to every patient that we come in connection with."

World No Tobacco Day is an annual celebration on May 31, that informs the public on the dangers of using tobacco, the business practices of tobacco companies, what the World Health Organization (WHO) is doing to fight tobacco use, and what people around the world can do to claim their right to health and healthy living. The theme for 2022 is Tobacco: Threat to our environment.

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Meghna A Singhania

Meghna A Singhania is the founder and Editor-in-Chief at Medical Dialogues. An Economics graduate from Delhi University and a post graduate from London School of Economics and Political Science, her key research interest lies in health economics, and policy making in health and medical sector in the country. She is a member of the Association of Healthcare Journalists. She can be contacted at meghna@medicaldialogues.in. Contact no. 011-43720751