Country’s progress hinges on health services at villages: Dr K Sudhakar
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Bengaluru: Health and Family Welfare and Medical Education Minister Dr K Sudhakar on Friday said ” The country can be progress only when the health services are easily accessible at villages”.
The minister was addressing the gathering during the third convocation of BGS Global Institute of Medical Sciences, Kengeri in the city.
Highlighting that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s dream of ‘New India’ is becoming a reality, Sudhakar said “the new age doctors should identify themselves with the society and work selflessly for the cause of society. They should discharge their duties without any bias irrespective of caste and creed. The country can progress only when health services are made easily accessible at the villages”.
Referring to 150 medical graduates of BGS, Sudhakar said “You should be ready to face the real challenges in the society. The government always stands in support of doctors and there is no need to fear while discharging the duties. You should work with honesty and commitment and set an example in the society”.
Citing his own example, Dr Sudhakar said “Being a teacher’s son, I am aware how costly the medical education is. It is the case across the world and not just in India. So, the parents strive hard to educate their wards”.
The outgoing MBBS batch is indeed special as they got an opportunity to fight against Covid-19 pandemic. The last time the health crisis witnessed in the country was during 1918-19 when Spanish Flu hit the country. Now, due to Covid-19, the medical students also got an opportunity to learn that will surely come in handy in producing good doctors in the society”.
According to World Health Organisation (WHO), there is a requirement of one doctor for every 900 population. Prior to 2014, one doctor was required for every 1300 population. Now, the gap has come down due to combined medical practitioners from allopathic and Ayush backgrounds”.
Sudhakar claimed that ever since BJP came to power in the country in 2014, over 200 new medical colleges were opened with average of 65,000 MBBS doctors and 30,000 post graduate doctors produced every year.
Sudhakar said “Post Covid-19 pandemic, there are drastic changes in the departments of medical education and health and family Welfare. The basic infrastructural facilities have been improved with 50,000 oxygen beds made available in the State. There are over one lakh beds in private hospitals too. Besides, 1750 doctors have been recruited and they have to do compulsory rural service for one year”.
Adhichunchanagiri Mutt Seer Sri Nirmalanandanatha Swamiji, Principal Dr Mohan and others were present.
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