President Droupadi Murmu on Friday said medical professionals have immense responsibilities to deliver as their decisions are often linked to saving lives and pitched for modern technologies in the medical sector for people's welfare in remote areas.

Speaking at the second convocation function of All India Institute of Medical Sciences(AIIMS), Raipur in Chhattisgarh, she told the gathering of medical students that there is a very slight gap between working emotion-free and lack of sensitivity.

According to the President, medical professionals will play a decisive role in realising the dream of ‘Viksit Bharat' (developed India) by 2047.

“We have been passing through such an era wherein modern technologies greatly impact the life of humans rapidly. For the welfare of people living in remote areas, such technologies can be used,” she said.

“AIIMS Raipur has been making efforts in this direction. I have been told that AIIMS Raipur has been working on an Artificial Intelligence-based clinical decision support system through which doctors in remote areas will be provided with assistance in real-time during (medical) emergencies,” she said. Established in 2012, AIIMS Raipur has earned a lot of reputation in a few years of its journey, she said. The institution has been working to eradicate malnutrition with national and international cooperation, the President said.

“Treatment is provided to patients in the Sickle Cell Clinic here. Awareness camps are also organised to identify Sickle Cell patients. These works being done by AIIMS Raipur will improve community health and the lives of citizens,” she said.