Experiences of fighting with contagious disease Covid-19 was shared by the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Raipur on Friday by hosting a web conference via webinar.
Medical institutions across India as well as in South Asia have benefitted from the webinar—a web based seminar in which real-time discussion, interaction and presentation can be made using video conference software.
In the webinar, more than 147 medical institutions, including seven countries of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) participated and exchanged experiences and views on the current Covid-19 situation prevailing in the sub continent.
During the web seminar, the doctors of the AIIMS, Raipur assured all the institutions to continue its support in terms of expert and technical knowledge.
While inaugurating the webinar, Professor Dr Nitin M Nagarkar, director, AIIMS, explained the current pandemic situation around the world through an informative presentation.
Nagarkar explained how the Covid-19 originated in China and about its current situation around the world.
He defined Covid-19 cases and its primary symptoms.
“People aged 50 years or more are much more vulnerable to Covid-19 besides male smokers have the highest mortality rate around the world.
“The only precaution and following approved protocol can be used during a pandemic situation,” he said.
Nagarkar answered questions from the seven SAARC countries, besides Australia, Peru and South Africa.
Participants from the SAARC countries urged the AIIMS, Raipur to share its knowledge about the pandemic with the medical fraternity in sun continent.
The AIIMS director assured all the institutions to provide every possible help, including expert knowledge sharing, lab practices and patients management practices adopted at the premier hospital while treating Covid-19 patients.
The webinar was organized with the help of the Union ministry of external affairs and was attended by AIIMS Raipur's Neeresh Sharma, deputy director (administration), Professor Ajoy Behera and Dr Anudita Bhargava.