1:22 MBBS & engg seat gap a concern: Kovind
Shanmughasundaram.J@timesgroup.com
Vellore: 05.05.2018
There is an urgent need to bridge the gap in the number of healthcare professionals in the country and to reform medical education, President Ram Nath Kovind said on Friday.
Inaugurating the centenary celebrations of medical education programmes at Christian Medical College (CMC) here, he said there were 15 lakh undergraduate engineering seats in the country, but only 67,352 UG medical seats. “And about 20% of those seats have been added in the past four years. As a country and a system, we need to address this gap,” he said.
Stating that TN had exceptional health indicators and was a model for the rest of the country, the President said institutions like the CMC had contributed a lot to the state acquiring this reputation. “The principles that must guide public health are equity and efficiency, quality and quantity and access and affordability. Healthcare is a service. Yes, it is also a business, but there is no greater business than saving a life,” he said.
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Hailing Ida Sophia Scudder, the founder of CMC, the President said health indices were very poor and average life expectancy was just about 24-year when the country was under colonial rule. “One person died every minute of tuberculosis and one in four babies died in first year and epidemics and diseases were rampant and Independence was still a dream,” he said.
“It was in such an India that Ida Sophia Scudder devoted her life to healthcare and set up a medical school in 1918,” he said, adding that the institution she founded had a justifiable reputation for excellence.
The country’s first reconstructive surgery on leprosy patients was carried out in CMC and so was the first successful open heart surgery and the first kidney transplant, Kovind said. He also lavished praise on the institute for taking up research on the rotavirus vaccine, hepatitis, malnutrition, bio-engineering and stem cells that underlined its commitment to research that is relevant to the country’s health needs.
In his address, deputy chairman of Rajya Sabha P J Kurien said institutions like the CMC deserved all the support and encouragement they could get from the government of the day.
Tamil Nadu Governor Banwarilal Purohit released a book, ‘Healing for the Nation,’ as part of the celebration.
Vellore collector S A Raman, director of CMC Dr Peter and principal of the institution Dr Anna B Pulimood were also present.
Later in the day, the President inaugurated the kidney transplant and cardiac unit in Sri Narayani Hospital and Research Centre and offered prayers at the Golden Temple. He planted saplings on the Golden Temple premises and took part in a yagam.
Shanmughasundaram.J@timesgroup.com
Vellore: 05.05.2018
There is an urgent need to bridge the gap in the number of healthcare professionals in the country and to reform medical education, President Ram Nath Kovind said on Friday.
Inaugurating the centenary celebrations of medical education programmes at Christian Medical College (CMC) here, he said there were 15 lakh undergraduate engineering seats in the country, but only 67,352 UG medical seats. “And about 20% of those seats have been added in the past four years. As a country and a system, we need to address this gap,” he said.
Stating that TN had exceptional health indicators and was a model for the rest of the country, the President said institutions like the CMC had contributed a lot to the state acquiring this reputation. “The principles that must guide public health are equity and efficiency, quality and quantity and access and affordability. Healthcare is a service. Yes, it is also a business, but there is no greater business than saving a life,” he said.
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Upset by the controversy over 55 awardees keeping away from national film awards event, Rashtrapati Bhavan is believed to have conveyed its unhappiness to the PMO over the shortcomings of the I&B ministry, which was informed of the President’s reluctance to be part of lengthy award functions. P 15
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Hailing Ida Sophia Scudder, the founder of CMC, the President said health indices were very poor and average life expectancy was just about 24-year when the country was under colonial rule. “One person died every minute of tuberculosis and one in four babies died in first year and epidemics and diseases were rampant and Independence was still a dream,” he said.
“It was in such an India that Ida Sophia Scudder devoted her life to healthcare and set up a medical school in 1918,” he said, adding that the institution she founded had a justifiable reputation for excellence.
The country’s first reconstructive surgery on leprosy patients was carried out in CMC and so was the first successful open heart surgery and the first kidney transplant, Kovind said. He also lavished praise on the institute for taking up research on the rotavirus vaccine, hepatitis, malnutrition, bio-engineering and stem cells that underlined its commitment to research that is relevant to the country’s health needs.
In his address, deputy chairman of Rajya Sabha P J Kurien said institutions like the CMC deserved all the support and encouragement they could get from the government of the day.
Tamil Nadu Governor Banwarilal Purohit released a book, ‘Healing for the Nation,’ as part of the celebration.
Vellore collector S A Raman, director of CMC Dr Peter and principal of the institution Dr Anna B Pulimood were also present.
Later in the day, the President inaugurated the kidney transplant and cardiac unit in Sri Narayani Hospital and Research Centre and offered prayers at the Golden Temple. He planted saplings on the Golden Temple premises and took part in a yagam.
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