PAST EVENTS 2004 - 2005

19 June 2004:- New Governing Body (2004 – 2006) constituted The new BJD-INDIA: NAN Governing Body with new office bearers for the period 2004 – 2006 was constituted during the Executive Committee Meeting held in Bangalore on 19 June 2004. Dr. K Mahendranath, Former President, IRA and Consulting Rheumatologist from Bangalore was nominated the new Chairman, Prof. S S Babhulkar, Former President, IOA and Senior Orthopedic Surgeon from Nagpur was nominated as the Co-ordinator, Dr. A Chopra, Consultant Rheumatologist from Pune will continue as the National Secretary.

25 July 2004:- BJD Ambassador from India initiates launch of BJD in Bangladesh Prof. T.K. Shanmugasundaram, International BJD Ambassador, India, encouraged and motivated Prof Amjad Hossain, Professor & Head of Dept. of Orthopaedic Surgery, Dhaka Medical College, Bangladesh to form a BJD Bangladesh NAN. A CME Programme on “Musculoskeletal Disorders” was held on 25-29 July 2004 with presentation of 24 papers from allied specialists. About 300 doctors and medical students attended the CME. The BJD Bangladesh Chapter was inaugurated at a colourful function on July 26, 2004. Prof Shanmugasundaram will continue his efforts in other countries of South Asia who have not yet joined the BJD movement.

30 June 2005:- Dr. Ambrish Mithal, Executive Committee Member, BJD-INDIA : NAN declared the ‘Doctor of the Year-2005' and felicitated by honorable Chief Minister of Delhi Smt. Shiela Dixit.

June 2005:- Dr. Arvind Chopra, National Secretary, BJD-INDIA: NAN, appointed as the Director – Co-ordinator of WHO–ILAR COPCORD in the recently held EULAR meeting in Vienna, Austria.
(Press Release)

12 - 20 October 2005: BJD Activity Week was celebrated in various urban and rural areas of India. Click here for details.