Medical Students' Global Meet in Mumbai on Aug. 9

An international panel of medics will host its 61st general assembly in Mumbai on Aug. 9, 2012. More than 1,000 delegates from across 114 countries are expected to attend the assembly.

This will be the International Federation of Medical Students Association's (IFMSA) first general assembly meet in India, the official said, describing it as one of the largest international medical students meets.

Maharashtra's Health Minister Suresh Shetty, former union minister of state for external affairs Shashi Tharoor, vice chancellors of many medical universities, and others will mark their presence at the event.

The theme general assembly is based on India's Vision of 2020 'Universal Health Care—The Time is Now.'

IFMSA India, which was earlier Medical Students' Association of India (MSAI), was fully adopted into the panel as IFMSA-India in March this year.

IFMSA is also organizing a workshop prior to the meet, where delegates from 20 countries will visit the slums of Mumbai and prepare a report understanding the healthcare model.

IFMSA-India is a medical student organization involving more than 5,000 students from over 100 different medical colleges.