page_title: Academy of Family Physicians of India
section_title: Run for Family Health
hierarchical_section_title: Academy of Family Physicians of India / Run for Family Health
caption_attribution_description: English: Run for Family Health Campaign: Physical Activity for All Family Members
context_page_description: The Academy of Family Physicians of India is a professional academic organization, registered as a non-profit society in India. AFPI has been founded with the aim of promoting family medicine and primary healthcare. Family medicine is the practising speciality and academic discipline of majority Indian doctors. Although there were GP associations such as IMA CGP and FFPAI have been existing for several decades, there was no forum for spearheading development of academic family medicine in India. AFPI is an equivalent organisation to American Academy of Family Physicians, College of Family Physicians of Canada, Royal College of General Practitioners, Royal Australian College of General Practice for India.
  AFPI is a full member of WONCA. The academy currently has a membership base across India and functions through several state chapters. The members include family medicine specialists, practising family physicians, general practitioners, medical officers who provide generalist medical care across all age groups, genders and organ system.
context_section_description: AFPI launched run for family health campaign on 21 April 2015, aimed at promoting awareness about role physical activity and exercise towards promotion of good health. Noted athletic hero Mr Milkha Singh launched the campaign.
caption: AFPI Campaign Run for Family Health - Physical Activity for all family members. launched by Olympian and Indian Athletic legend Mr Milkha Singh
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