Dr KK Aggarwal is IMA’s national president

City-based Dr KK Aggarwal was sworn in as the 88th president of Indian Medical Association (IMA) on Wednesday.

Dr RN Tandon will support him as the association’s Honorary Secretary General.
The installation of IMA’s new Governing Body took place at its 77th Central Council Meeting – NATCON’16 in the presence of Dr Ketan Desai – President World Medical Association, Dr Jayshree Ben Mehta – President MCI & Mr AR Kohli – Former Governor of Mizoram.

Taking his oath, Dr Aggarwal said, “I vow to take my work forward with dedication, integrity and honesty.

The real strength of IMA lies in its unity and a collective commitment to the betterment of the medical profession, and it is for this reason that the theme for the coming year will be ‘IMA One Voice.

The four A’s of universal healthcare- “Available”, “Accessible”, “Affordable”, and “Accountable” will be the guiding determinants of this our policies for the year 2017.”

“Our fight against the unfair nature of the PCPNDT and Clinical Establishment Act, increasing violence against doctors, the undemocratic NMC Act will continue,” he said.

Congratulating the new team, Dr Ketan Desai added, “Team IMA 2017’s vision of becoming a digitally superior, cashless and transparent organisation is commendable and heralds a promising future for the medical fraternity.”

AR Kohli said, “The medical profession is a noble one, and we must respect those who tirelessly work to help us stay healthy and alive.

I congratulate Dr KK Aggarwal and look forward to a more efficient medical fraternity under his able leadership.”