National Family Medicine Day

Authors :: Raman Kumar
Source :: Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care, Vol 13, Iss 7, Pp 2535-2540 (2024)
Publication Year :: 2024
Publisher :: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2024.
Abstract: The Academy of Family Physicians of India (AFPI) is a professional association of physicians promoting the knowledge domain, academic discipline, and medical specialty of family medicine in India. AFPI was founded on 27 September 2010. In 2022, 27 September, the foundation day of AFPI, was for formally launched as the National Family Medicine Day (NFMD). NFMD is a momentous occasion dedicated to recognising and celebrating the vital role of family medicine, the academic discipline of family physicians, within the healthcare delivery system. NFMD is a significant event that underscores the essential role of family physicians in providing accessible, comprehensive, and continuous healthcare. This article is an account of the inaugural and initial years of NFMD and AFPI foundation day celebrations.