Nepalese cardiologist sets Guinness World Record in health awareness, ET HealthWorld

Kathmandu: A senior Nepali cardiologist, an alumnus of a leading medical institute in India, who established a Guinness world record for the highest number of views through its cardiovascular health awareness live broadcast, said on Friday that it plans to further expand awareness within and outside the country.

Dr Om Murti Anil, 44, who conducted a live awareness program on heart health prevention on World Heart Day on September 29, through his Facebook page, attracting 11,212 viewers during the 30-minute presentation, he was awarded the title of “Most Viewers for a Cardiovascular Health Awareness Live Stream on Facebook” by the Guinness World Record. He received the certificate this week.

The presentation focused on the theme of “Diagnosis of Hypertension”, which captivated a global audience with a peak audience reaching 11,212 live viewers, Guinness World Record said in a statement.

“Dr Om Murti wanted to attempt this record as a sense of accomplishment. He is a qualified cardiologist from Nepal with a huge following on social media who wanted to raise awareness about cardiovascular health by attempting to break the record on the occasion of on World Heart Day,” the statement said.

Doctor Anil received his doctorate in medicine from Cardiology prestigious Indian Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi in 2011.

“I intend to further expand awareness within and outside the country. Organizing free cardiac camps in different parts of the country where health facilities are limited, as well as raising awareness against heart disease,” he told reporters at a news conference.

Dr Anil said he plans to raise awareness through school health programs to motivate adoption of healthy lifestyle practices from a young age.

It also plans to connect with different organizations (governmental/non-governmental) for prevention of heart diseases and implementation of more effective and broader activities.

Dr. Anil, who is also the founder and chairman of National Heart Center here, and who ran similar awareness campaigns for years on Facebook before this feat, told a news agency: “I only achieved this feat in a decade.”