Heart Care Foundation of India (HCFI) inaugurates Hari Chand Misra Seva Society

To be used for various healthcare activities and paramedical services

New Delhi, 31^st May 2018: Taking its commitment to making India a healthier nation a step further, the Heart Care Foundation of India (HCFI) inaugurated the Hari Chand Misra Seva Society – Multipurpose Health Van on 31^st May 2018. The event was organized at the Constitution Club, Rafi Marg, New Delhi. The van is intended to be used for paramedical services a mobile platform for organizing health checkup camps, etc.

This will be a one-of-its-kind initiative in Delhi/NCR reinforcing HCFI’s pledge towards the prevention and treatment of diseases and saving lives. Founded in 1986, HCFI is a National Charitable Trust with the basic objective of creating awareness about all aspects of health for people from all walks of life. In all its activities and initiatives, the organization attempts to bring together all pathies and low-cost infotainment modules under one roof.

Speaking at the inauguration, Padma Shri Awardee, Dr K K Aggarwal, President, HCFI, said, “This multipurpose health van has been inaugurated keeping in mind multifarious aspects of healthcare delivery, albeit on a platform accessible to one and all. Apart from being used for conducting mobile health camps, it will also be used for carrying out air and noise pollution and radiation checks. In many parts of the city, people may not have access to basic health services. With the launch of this van, HCFI’s motive is to address this very requirement.”

One of the landmark initiatives of HCFI is the Perfect Health Mela, a one-of-its-kind event held every year with a mission to generate all-round awareness on health. The event uses a consumer-driven model to reach out to millions. The Mela was conceptualized as a confluence of tradition and modernity and attracts over 1 lakh visitors each year. It is one of the most visited, widely covered, and celebrated community health events in the country. The health van will also be used during this 5 day event to amplify the efforts of the mela to raise preventive health education across the city.

It will also be used to impart Hands-Only CPR 10 training to the larger section of the population. In line with its mission of spreading mindfulness about health, HCFI conducts regular programmes and training camps to teach people the CPR technique. The organization currently holds three Limca Book of World Record titles for the maximum number of people trained in this technique.

Adding further, Dr Aggarwal, said, “At HCFI, the focus of every initiative we undertake has been on bettering the lives of people. Healthcare is not just about treatment but also all-round education on health and creating awareness.”

To ensure that no person dies of a heart disease because they cannot afford treatment, the NGO runs the Sameer Malik Heart Care Foundation Fund in memory of Sameer Malik. This is a unique initiative which embraces all those who require financial aid and technical assistance for treatment. The van will be used to conduct basic screening and awareness camps on heart disease across the city. Anyone who is found to be suffering from heart disease, in need of intervention but otherwise unable to seek treatment owing to their financial background would be helped by the fund after a vetting process.

Some HCFI health sutras

High blood pressure, blood sugar and blood cholesterol can remain silent for up to a decade.
A pulse rate of less than 60 or more than 100 is abnormal.
Weight loss of 10 kg can reduce upper blood pressure by 5-20 mmHg.
Restricting salt intake to less than 6gm per day can reduce upper blood pressure by 2-8 mmHg.
A 1% increase in cholesterol increases chances of heart attack by 2%.
A 1% increase in good HDL cholesterol decreases chances of heart attack by 3%.
Any chest pain, which lasts for less than 30 minutes duration is not a heart pain.
Keep air pollution (particulate matter PM 2.5 and PM 10 levels) below 80 µg per cubic meter
To revive a cardiac arrest victim, compress the center of the chest of the victim within 10 minutes of death (earlier the better) at least for the next 10 minutes (longer the better), with a speed of at least 10×10=100 per minute.