Dr Dina Shreshta
Consultant Endocrinologist Norvic International Hospital Kathmandu, Bagmati, Nepal
Dr Aswin Pankajakshan
Dept. of Endocrinology, NMC Royal Hospital, Dubai
Dr Azra Rizwan
Diabetes and Endocrinology, Aga Khan University Hospital (AKUH), Consultant Endocrinologist, Karachi, Pakistan
Dr Mariyam Niyaz
Dept. of Endocrinology, Indira Gandhi Memorial Hospital, Male' Maldives
Dr Md. Faruque Pathan
Director Academy, BIRDEM General Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Dr Mohammad Wali Naseri
Dept. of Endocrinology, Kabul University of Medical Sciences, Kabul, Afghanistan
Dr Musarrat Riaz
Baqai institute of Diabetology and Endocrinology, Baqai Medical University, Karachi, Pakistan
Dr Nitin Kapoor8
Dept. of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India
Dr Payal Buckoreelall Chintaram
Dr AG Jeetoo Hospital, Mauritius, Port Louis, Mauritius
Dr Prasad Katulanda
Dept. of Clinical Medicine, University of Colombo, Consultant Endocrinologist and Diabetologist, National Hospital of Sri Lanka
Dr Ranil Jayawardena
Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo, Colombo, Sri Lanka
Dr Rucha J Mehta
EDMO Clinic, Cardiometabolic Department Apollo CVHF, Ahmedabad, India
Dr Sanjay Kalra
Consultant Endocrinologist, Bharti Hospital, Karnal, India
Dr Santosh Shakya
Chief Hospital Analyst, AaRuS Lifestyle Hospital, Lalitpur, Bagmati, Nepal
Dr Shahjada Selim
Dept. of Endocrinology, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Dr Sidrah Lodhi
Division of Endocrinology, Dept. of Medicine, King Edward Medical University, Lahore, Pakistan
Abstract
Obesity has reached pandemic proportions globally and, in the South
Asian countries. However, the rate of increase in the South East Asian
region is alarming. This rapid increase is not only associated with a
sharp increase in the metabolic and psychosocial complications of
obesity but also will be a huge burden on the health economics of
these developing countries in this region. This manuscript details the
need and the scope of having a united and focused group of specialists
from different South Asian countries to address the challenges related
to the obesity pandemic and mitigate its impact in the region. The
South-Asia obesity forum is a consortium of obesity researchers from
7 South Asian countries, including Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India,
Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka, who will work together to
achieve the objectives of this forum in the field of obesity education,
research and advocacy
