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Healthy Heart Event March 09 |
SAPNA Healthy Heart Event
SAPNA would like to thank all of its guests for a tremendously successful Healthy Heart Event on March 31st, 2009 at AstraZeneca. The audience, of approximately 200 South Asian professionals, came to meet with like-minded individuals and learn about the health issues facing the South Asian community.
The event, MC'd by Ajay Bhatia and Sangeeta Shah, was kicked off by Mr. Mark Jones, CEO of AstraZeneca Canada. Mr. Jones addressed the need for new medicines to fight the diseases affecting millions of Canadians, and the work that AstraZeneca has done in this area. SAPNA President, Dr. Rav Kumar followed with an overview of SAPNA and how it is working to raise the awareness of the health issues facing South Asians.
The health education portion of the event was led by Dr. Milan Gupta and Dr. Colin Saldanha who presented statistics on the prevalence of heart disease in South Asians and provided a clearer picture as to the extent of these risks in the South Asian population. The audience even had an opportunity to ask questions which proved to be a very interactive and popular portion of the night.
The evening was concluded by professional speaker Sunjay Nath, who told the audience about his 10-80-10 principal, a concept that helps organizations and teams perform at a dynamic level.
As you can see through these pictures, there was an energy and buzz throughout the night, particularly during the networking portions before and after the presentations. We hope that many of you made some worthwhile connections during this time. SAPNA is unique in that it brings the health and networking aspects together, with a goal to improve the overall well-being of the South Asian Community. We look forward to seeing you all at our next event!
The SAPNA Committee
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