Chennai Liver Foundation Recognizes Liver Awareness Month by launching Live(r) Your Life Campaign


  • TN Health Minister Ma. Subramanian launches the Live(r) Your Life Campaign
  • Campaign to reflect TN Governments "Varum munn Kappom" scheme
  • CLF to offer, Liver screening camps and Liver consultation during the campaign.
  • Medall to collaborate as Lab Partner with CLF and offer 50,000 Free Liver Function Test during the campaign.
  • Liver awareness activities to be shared via multi-media platforms.

Chennai: Oct 7, 2021: Chennai Liver Foundation as part of the Liver Awareness Month launched the "Live(r) your Life" campaign by Honorable Minister Shri Ma. Subramanian, Minister of Health, Medical Education and Family Welfare, Government of TN. The month long campaign aims to create awareness about liver health and liver related ailments. The initiative was inaugurated by Honorable Minister today with the launch of 50000 free liver test, Liver screening camps and Consultations to begin with.

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Liver disease is the tenth most and fastest growing common cause of death in India as per the World Health Organization. With indication that Liver disease may affect everyone in 5 Indians. In India liver related diseases affect over 600 million patients, lack of awareness, delay in diagnosis, and access to treatments are some of the key obstacles that need immediate attention.
(L to R) Dr.Vivekanandan, Managing Trustee, Chennai Liver Foundation; Dr R.P Shanmugam, Founder, Chennai Liver Foundation; Ma. Subramanian, Minister of Health, Medical Education and Family Welfare; Run.J.Sridhar, District Governor- RID3232; Arjun Ananth, CEO, Medall

Understanding the pressing need for awareness the CLF has launched the month long initiative focusing on the most common liver ailments a weck during the month (Jaundice, Fatty Liver, Viral Hepatitis, Liver Cancer and Liver Cirrhosis). CLF is collaborating with Medall as its lab partner in providing 50000 free LFT to encourage people to get into the habit of checking their
liver at least once every year.

To register for the free liver function test -Visit - www.chennailiverfoundation.org

"Liver disease is something that can impact anyone, men, women, children and not necessarily only people with alcohol problem. Lifestyle changes today puts anyone at risk, but prevention and healthy living helps combat the ailment. Wide spread awareness and community level intervention becomes need of the hour and an initiative like this becomes critical" says Dr. RP Shanmuganathan, Founder CLF.

"CLF strives to improve public awareness and understanding of liver health and liver disease, and reach out to poor and underprivileged liver disease patients and their families. To encourage volunteer chapters across the country to further our causes.” adds Dr.Vivekanandan, Managing Trustee, CLF.

Mr. Arjun Ananth, CEO, Medall, says "Liver disease is preventable through timely check-ups, and a fairly disciplined lifestyle. On this Liver Awareness Month, Medall is happy to partner with the Chennai Liver Foundation to spread awareness about liver health and liver-related ailments. At Medall we are committed to improving people's lives through proactive measures with a relentless focus on preventive health checks and wellness programs."

"Live(r) your Life “campaign plans to extensively use engaging tools like videos, memes etc. to simplify the communication around liver ailments and health liver to reach the masses.

About DR. R.P Shanmugam-Founder of CLF: DR. Shanmugam, is the first qualified Gastroenterologist of India and is lauded to be the first medical practitioner to do a liver transplant in India. He has done over 50000 surgeries in fifty years of his medical service. He is a Board member of the world hepatitis alliance, an advisory body to WHO on liver related diseases.
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Chennai Liver Foundation (CLF) is a voluntary, non-profit organization which aims to promote awareness about liver health by supporting research and educational activities. It offers help, support and information to the medical fraternity and the general public about diagnosis, prevention and treatment of liver related diseases.

Concerned about the increasing incidence of liver disease, Prof. R.P. Shanmugam founded Chennai Liver Foundation in 1997. Later Dr. Vivekanandan joined hands to make CLF the first organization in the India to focus in providing support for research and education into the causes, diagnoses, prevention and treatment of all liver diseases.

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