Meena Shah

Dr Meena Shah (Born in 1954) is an Indian healthcare consultant. A doctor by profession, she is the founder of Medico-Media - India's largest Health & Media company. Her Motto is "Health by Choice, not by Chance". Since 1992,she is an active proponent of proactive and holistic healthcare among individuals, women and children focussed on physical, mental, emotional and social well being. She inspires a healthy lifestyle; improving capabilities and productivity by small and specific lifestyle changes.

Life

Born into a business family, Dr Meena Shah finished her M.B.B.S and specialized in pediatrics. In 1977, she relocated to Zambia, where she served as a doctor in the Copper Mines Hospital in Kitwe. In 1978, she served in the children's cancer ward in Plymouth, UK and eventually settled in Ahmedabad, Gujarat - India, in 1980. From 1980 to 1992, she had a private practice as a pediatrician and was a visiting doctor in numerous hospitals such as Civil Hospital, V.S Hospital, Rajasthan hospital and more. Trained in pre-natal care, she started the first Prenatal and childbirth training classes in Ahmedabad. Since 1982, over 3000 women have benefited from her training. She created "Creation" - a pregnancy care, exercise and childbirth video especially for the Indian audience in partnership with Cadilla. She also began healthy cooking classes - "Eat-Fit" to teach healthy cooking without sacrificing taste. This led to her creating numerous low calorie recipes for "Sweet & Low" low calorie sweetener, Amul dairy and others. Since 1992, she has used all her experiences and training to promote healthcare for people (Individuals, women and children) from all strata in the society via organized seminars, books, articles, videos, TV and other media.

In 2000, she partnered with the Municipal Corporation of Ahmedabad and Johnson & Johnson to train the Nurses of public hospitals in effective care of pregnant women and infant care.

In 2010, She founded Namaste Life Healthcare foundation for prevention of chronic lifestyle diseases. Under the Aegis of Namaste Life, she conducted numerous workshops for school children and teachers to promote healthy lifestyle and positive attitude. In Ahmedabad, she conducted a series of 25 programs in 25 municipal schools of Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation.

She is a regular guest speaker on TV channel TV9 as well

Achievements

• Conducted over 2500 workshops for Government, Non-Government & Educational Institutes to promote preventative health care that includes fitness, nutrition, stress management, yoga, Blood Pressure care, Diabetes care, Heart care and occupational tailored to specific audiences

• Participated & coordinated more than 1500 TV shows on Health (ON Zee TV, E TV, and Doordarshan)

• Produced more than 50 VCDs & CD Roms for preventative health care, knee care, heart care and more

• Written hundreds of articles on healthcare, pregnancy care and child care in various publications

• Trained thousands of women in prenatal classes

• Works actively with pharmaceutical companies for health promotion and communication

• Conducted stress management seminars for over 20,000 displaced people in the aftermath of the earthquake in Gujarat in 2001

• Recipient of Award for Best Documentary on pregnancy “Matrutva Na Marge” by Government of Gujarat

• Set up Non Profit foundation Namaste Life Healthcare Foundation in 2010 for prevention and management of chronic lifestyle diseases and health and wellness for all. Namaste Life conducted over 200 workshops in the first year

References

• Health Seminar for Gujarat Legislators Republished from Asian Age newspaper

• Antenatal and Postnatal training for Municipal Nurses

External links

• www.medico-media.net
• www.DrMeenaShah.com

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