The Medical fraternity of Dehradun celebrated the Doctors’ Day at the premises of Indian Medical Association (IMA) here on Tuesday by pledging to serve the humankind.
The Doctors’ Day is celebrated to commemorate the birth anniversary of former Chief Minister of West Bengal B C Roy who was a famous doctor also.
In his presidential address the President of Dehradun chapter of IMA Dr Kuldeep Dutta exhorted the Doctors to do justice to their noble profession.
He said that Doctors should teach the society by their actions and asked them to redeem themselves before the society which not long ago used to treat them at par with God.
The Director General of Uttarakhand Health Services Dr G S Joshi said that the Doctors should do a serious soul searching and introspect as to why their status is being degraded in the society.In a Continuing Medical Education (CME) during the programe Consultant
Medical Oncology and Hematology at Max Super Speciality hospital, Saket New Delhi, Dr Ankur Bahl gave a detailed presentation on “Paradigm shift in Cancer care in India”.
He highlighted latest trends in the treatment of cancer in the country and said that the cancer treatment has become more advanced, less painful and holistic now as compared to the last decade. In the programe the IMA Dehradun presented life time achievement award to Dr Diwan Singh.
The organisers also felicitated Dr G S Joshi, Dr Ajeet Gairola, and Chief Medical Officer (CMO) of Dehradun Dr B S Jangpangi, Deputy Director Medical health Dr Saroj Naithani, Geetika Mathur, SP Bansal, Dr Sumedha Tiwari and Dr Jatinder Arora for unique achievements in their respective fields. The Chairman of State Minorities Commission N S Bindra was also present on the occasion.