State government announced to honor 115-year-old freedom fighter and Padma Bhusan, Hakim Sayeed Mohammad Sharfudeen Kadri with the Yash Bharati award.
Principal Secretary for Medical Education and Ayush Department, Anoop Chandra Pandey said here in a seminar on Saturday that Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav has announced to honor Mr Kadri with the highest award of Uttar Pradesh at his official residence.
Pandey further said that, centuries old Unani and Ayurveda medical practices were serving the humans in the present world of modern medical sciences. He also stressed upon the need of making these medical techniques more modern, as people have faith in these practices and it new experiments would make them more effective.
Pandey further said that Unani medical practice is very cheap thus doctor from this field would be made available in every village and these doctors would be placed where the seats are vacant. Kadri, said that he was doing the treatment of people since 1935 and the treatment was totally free of cost.
Adding that he also appealed to the Hakims present on the occasion to practise this trade for the service of humanity.