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Events

Medical camps, workshops, and recognitions from across our welfare programs.

OCT 15, 2023Milestones

IFPWD Head Office Inauguration — Mogappair, Chennai

On 15 October 2023, IFPWD inaugurated its official Head Office at No. 1032, SRP Tower, Mogappair, Chennai — co-located with Siva Sakthi Health Center & Neuberg Diagnostics.

JUL 1, 2022Events

IMA National Council Leadership Summit — Hotel Leela Palace, Chennai

Dr. M. Arunkumar, as National Council Member of the Indian Medical Association (State Convenor), organised a medical leadership conference at Hotel Leela Palace, Chennai.

JUN 1, 2022Healthcare

High Altitude Medical Service — Badrinath, Kedarnath & Gulmarg

In association with Six Sigma Healthcare, IFPWD participated in High Altitude Medical Services at Sabarimala, Badrinath, Kedarnath, and Gulmarg — providing medical care to pilgrims in some of India's most remote and challenging terrains.

MAR 16, 2022Awards

Six Sigma Healthcare Excellence Award Ceremony — New Delhi

Dr. M. Arunkumar received the Best Medical Social Worker award and IFPWD received the Social Initiative of the Year award, presented by Union Cabinet Minister Shri Anurag Singh Thakur at Pullman Hotel, Aerocity, New Delhi.

AUG 11, 2021Healthcare

COVID Safety Kit Distribution & Awareness — Thirumanam Village

In association with NSS Sri Ramachandra University, IFPWD conducted COVID kit distribution, hand wash technique demos, personal hygiene training, and a vaccination survey at Thirumanam Village, Chennai.

JUN 1, 2021Healthcare

Multispeciality Medical Camp for Police & Family — Tirupattur

A multispeciality medical camp organised for the police department and their families at Tirupattur district, providing free healthcare services across multiple specialities.

MAR 7, 2021Women Empowerment

Women's Day — Breast Cancer Awareness & Deaf Women's Welfare

In collaboration with WWSD (Women's Wing Section for the Deaf), IFPWD conducted breast cancer awareness, self-examination training, and provided 200 care kits.

MAR 1, 2021Education

Theory of Everything — US-Based Podcast

IFPWD's first international initiative — a podcast established in the United States, organised by Executive Board Members Dharsan Selvakumar and Tejesh Manda.

JAN 1, 2021Education

Young Leaders Podcast — 6 Episodes

IFPWD's Young Leaders Podcast brought together changemakers across public health, environment, law, climate science, menstrual hygiene, and entrepreneurship. 6 episodes featuring speakers from India, USA, and international organizations including IFMSA.

OCT 2, 2020Events

AIM 2020 — First Anniversary of IFPWD

IFPWD celebrated its first anniversary on Gandhi Jayanthi with a virtual annual meet featuring 5 sectors: Liberty (Human Rights), Iyarkkai (Agriculture), Thaimai (Women Empowerment), Nurture (Mental Health), and AIM FEST (Culturals). Chief Guest: Dr. M. Ravi, IPS.

SEP 1, 2020Healthcare

PANDEMIC'20 — CPR & First Aid Training

Basic Life Support training in partnership with Alert NGO. 102 members trained in CPR, airway techniques, pulse checking, fire accident first aid, and burn victim care.

JUN 1, 2020Culturals

Tamil Poetry Event — Kavinger Snehan

A special Tamil poetry event to promote and encourage Tamil poets, featuring Kavinger Snehan as Guest of Honour — themed around the impact of COVID-19.

MAY 1, 2020Education

Debate 'Your Quaran Time' — 3-Round Debate Series

A 3-round debate series during lockdown — challenging youth to think critically about governance, lockdown policy, and human values.

APR 29, 2020Healthcare

COVID-19 Relief Work — Food, Sanitizers & Tele-Care

IFPWD initiated COVID-19 relief in phases — distributing homemade hand sanitizers to frontline workers, providing food for 6,000 people (1,500/day), distributing 2,000 sanitation kits, and arranging 75+ hospital bed admissions through tele-care during the second wave.

FEB 15, 2020Healthcare

Multispeciality Free Medical Camp for Differently Abled Persons

A multispeciality screening camp for differently abled persons and their families, conducted in association with 6 medical colleges. Specialities included General Medicine, Surgery, ENT, Ophthalmology, Psychiatry, Dermatology, Pediatrics, Dental, Orthopaedics, and Speech Therapy.