IAP East Delhi Branch

About Us

Uniting Pediatricians to Champion Children's Health and Weli-Being.

The Indian Academy of Pediatrics has closely linked with the development of the Pediatric Specialty in East Delhi.

AP East Delhi (AOP East City) was started in 1995 as EDPF. A sapling planted in 1995 has become a fruit-bearing tree. The desire to know each other, learn from each other, and learn in a group was the motivating force to start EDPF. A gathering of 10 pediatricians was held at the K.D.Medicare centre, Kiran Vihar, and the EDPF was launched. The hallmark of the subsequent meetings was to have quality programs, and only the distinguished speakers were invited.

This remained the magnet to attract more and more members. The idea was well received by the other specialties, and other forums were also formed. The model was emulated in other areas of Delhi, and the North – West – Central & South Delhi forums were formed.

Subsequently, all of them have been converted into the IAP city branches. There was no means of digital messaging at that time, and letters had to be sent for communication. The photocopied text of the lectures was also provided in the subsequent meetings (the contents for this write-up have also been taken up from one such brochure). This all was done from a one-time membership charge of Rs. 300, which lasted for almost a decade.

In addition, EDPF was only the second donor for the construction of IMA EDB Bhavan. By the year 2001, an executive was formed, which conducted many prestigious programs like the NALS course at SHANTI MUKUND HOSPITAL in 2001.

The association grew from strength to strength and finally became an IAP branch. However, an “EDPF oration” is still delivered in the annual day of AOP.

Commitment to Quality

Aims & Objectives

The aim and objectives for which the Society is established are as under:

To encourage and advance the knowledge, study and practice of the science of Pediatrics and of Child Care in ali possible ways.
To promote scientific coliaboration of its members for better Child care.
To establish and maintain libraries, reading rooms, Laboratories and research centres for the promotion of its objectives.
To organize, establish, conduct, superintend or control institutions of East Delhi, for promotion directly or indirectly, practice, study and research in Pediatrics and Child care, or in any of its aspects.
To provide facilities to students, scholars, members and institutions for research in Pediatrics or in any of it aspects by way of scholarships, feliowships, grants, endowments etc.
To fund & maintain award, either itself or in co-operation with other bodies or persons, prizes and awards.
o print and publish an official Bulietin of the society, books, periodicals or publications on Pediatrics, Child Care, and aliied subjects for the promotion of its objects.
To train personnel for carrying out the objectives of the society and to incur necessary expenses for the purpose.
To organize conferences, lectures, meetings, seminars, Symposia, exhibitions for the promotion of its objectives.
To consider and express its views on ali questions affecting child health in India and to study, suggest, criticize or otherwise advise or take part in the framing of laws affecting the science and practice of Pediatrics.
To appoint officers and other staff as may be found necessary or convenient for the conduct and management of the affairs of the society and pay them such remuneration as prescribed from time to time.
To co-operate and affiliate with other bodies and also to engage in such other forms of activities as may be decided upon by the Society from time to time for the purposes of carrying out ali or any of the objectives of the Society.
To take the donations, contributions, grant, or subscription in cash or in kind or by wili from any person or society, registered or not, along with specific conditions, not inconsistent with the main objectives of the Society. Such contribution or donation shali form part of the corpus of the society as if they have been included in the original society fund.
To do ali such other things as may be necessary, incidental, conducive or convenient to the attainment of the above objectives or any of them.