The Indian Academy of Paediatrics (IAP) is the association of paediatricians in India, dedicated to enhancing child health services. Towards its mission to provide quality and affordable healthcare to children (0 -18 years) in India, IAP has adopted 14 trainee modules to upskill its paediatricians. It currently has 47,000 paediatricians from all over the country, 32 State branches, 376 city branches and 30 sub-specialities. Karnataka has around 5,000 paediatricians.
Aligning with its new tag line IAP Ki Baat, Community Ke Sath, IAP trains paediatricians to work along with local communities. On behalf of Star of Mysore, Sujata Rajpal caught up with Dr. G.V. Basavaraja, National President, IAP-2024 who was in Mysuru recently for the 4th Central IAP meeting and its knowledge sharing initiative where 120 medical professionals from all over India participated in the two-day training on latest developments and practices in child healthcare.
