5th Giridhar Memorial Lecture - 15 August 2021

GRACE

Role of Alternative Medicine in HEALTH and WELL BEING FOR ALL

INVITATION

by

Dr Soumya Swaminathan Chief Scientist, WHO

FIFTH

GIRIDHAR MEMORIAL LECTURE

Rtn A S Venkatesh Rotary International Director 2021 - 2023 will preside over

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SUNDAY, 15 AUGUST 2021 AT 6.00 PM Zoom id : 861 9530 4553 Passcode : 713136

synopsis

Good health is our biggest wealth. The current pandemic has inflicted untold misery and pain on mankind. It serves as an urgent wake-up call for us to be duly prepared in the future by prioritizing our health.

India is known for its traditional medicinal systems like Ayurveda and Siddha . Ayurveda firmly believes in the holistic approach of treatment by restoring one’s health to balance, instead of treating the symptoms of diseases.

Giridhar was a brilliant youngster who succumbed to multiple sclerosis at the tender age of 23 on 15th August 2015. His noble

vision

was

to

create

a

disease-free

world.

His

parents

founded

in

2016

a

Public

Charitable

Trust,

Giridhar

Rehabilitation And Care Endowment (GRACE), with the chief objective to support appropriate research work in areas of alternate medicines to find remedies for chronic ailments.

GRACE conducts Giridhar Memorial Lecture every year on 15th August to honour Giridhar's memory and to join hands with prominent people with experience and expertise, in converting his vision into reality.

Dr. Soumya Swaminathan was appointed as WHO’s first Chief Scientist in March 2019. A paediatrician from India and a globally recognized researcher on tuberculosis and HIV, she brings with her 30 years of experience in clinical care and research and has worked throughout her career to translate research into impactful programmes.

Delivering the 5th Giridhar Memorial Lecture this year, Dr. Soumya Swaminathan will share her expert views on the "Role of alternative medicine in health and well being for all".

MADRAS MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION in association with

GIRIDHAR REHABILITATION AND CARE ENDOWMENT (A PUBLIC CHARITABLE TRUST) cordially invite you to the

5TH GIRIDHAR MEMORIAL LECTURE on the theme

Role of Alternative Medicine in HEALTH and WELL BEING FOR ALL by

Dr Soumya Swaminathan Chief Scientist, WHO

Rtn A S Venkatesh Rotary International Director 2021 - 2023 has consented to preside over Zoom Meeting id : 861 9530 4553 Passcode : 713136

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PROGRAMME 06.00 pm

Opening Remarks

Gp Capt R Vijakumar (Retd), VSM Executive Director, MMA

06.05 pm

Invocation

Ms Kavya Janaki

06.08 pm

Welcome Address

GRACE

06.13 pm

Short Film on Mr V S Giridhar

06.18 pm

Introduction of Rtn. A S Venkatesh

06.25 pm

Presidential Address

Rtn A S Venkatesh Rotary International Director, 2021-23

06.40 pm

Short Film on 'A Disease Free World'

06.45 pm

Introduction of Dr Soumya Swaminathan

06.50 pm

5th Giridhar Memorial Lecture

Dr Soumya Swaminathan Chief Scientist, WHO

07.15 pm

Q&A Session

07.20 pm

Closing Remarks

GRACE

07.25 pm

Vote of Thanks

Gp Capt R Vijakumar (Retd), VSM Executive Director, MMA

07.29 pm

National Anthem

Dr Soumya Swaminathan was appointed WHO’s first Chief Scientist in March 2019. A paediatrician from India and a globally recognized researcher on tuberculosis and HIV, she brings with her 30 years of experience in clinical care and research and has worked throughout her career to translate research into impactful programmes. Dr Swaminathan was Secretary to the Government of India for Health Research and Director General of the Indian Council of Medical Research from 2015 to 2017. In that position, she focused on bringing science and evidence into health policy making, building research capacity in Indian medical schools and forging south-south partnerships in health sciences. From 2009 to 2011, she also served as Coordinator

of

the

UNICEF/UNDP/World

Bank/WHO

Special

Programme

for

Research

and

Training

in

Tropical Diseases in Geneva.

She received her academic training in India, the United Kingdom, and the United States of America, and has published more than 350 peer-reviewed publications and book chapters. She is an elected Foreign Fellow of the US National Academy of Medicine and a Fellow of all three science academies in India. The Science division’s role is to ensure that WHO stays ahead of the curve and leverages advances in science and technology for public health and clinical care, as well as ensuring that the norms, standards and guidelines produced by WHO are scientifically excellent, relevant and timely. Her vision is to ensure that WHO is at the cutting edge of science and is able to translate new knowledge into meaningful impact on population

DR SOUMYA SWAMINATHAN Chief Scientist, WHO

health worldwide.

An engineering graduate from the prestigious IIT, Madras, Rtn. Venkatesh did his post-graduation in Business Administration from IIM, Ahmedabad. Entered the business of civil construction at the age of 23 and is currently heading an organization employing over 1400 people. A member of Rotary club of Chennai Mambalam, he was its president in 2001-02, and the youngest District Governor of RI Dist. 3230 in 2007-08.

He was Rotary coordinator for the period 2010-2013 for Zone 5 covering South India, Sri Lanka and Maldives. He has been a trainer for all DGEs at International Assembly at San Diego for 2 years as well as a trainer for all Coordinators from around the world at Chicago for three years (2014-2017). He has addressed over 50 PETS and several district assemblies and conferences besides being a president’s representative at six conferences both in India and overseas. He is a Level III Major Donor to the Rotary Foundation with a personal contribution of over USD 50,000 and all his family members are Paul Harris Fellows. Rtn. Venkatesh has attended over ten international conventions. He was joint secretary and national executive committee member, Rotary India Literacy mission. He was also chair for South Asian Reception at Montreal Convention and at Seoul Convention. He represented D3230 in Council on Legislation COL 2016. He has been elected Rotary International Director for the period 2021-2023. He is a keen Bridge player and loves travelling. He is

RTN A S VENKATESH Rotary International Director 2021 - 2023

married to Vinita, also an alumnus of IIM Ahmedabad. The couple have two daughters.

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