57 docs dead... but we shall overcome!

57 docs dead... but we shall overcome!

01.07.2020

Following the Covid-19 outbreak, 2020 will go down in history as a year which changed mankind and civilisation. The modern way of life as we have known it will cease to exist. The instinct for survival has stood challenged once again.

I am confident that we shall overcome and conquer the coronavirus pandemic at a heavy cost. Amid all the change, the medical profession--the pride and legacy of mankind-- will retain its art and science intact. In fact, the science of it stands to gain substantially.

Medicine is a calling. It will remain one. Generations of doctors to come will record that we never gave up in the fight against Covid-19. In this dark time, we remain the only flicker of light. Our knowledge and compassion should lead mankind and the nation out of this abyss. We owe it to our people.

It pains me a lot that 57 of our doctors have already laid down their lives in the war against Covid. Nearly a thousand have contracted the disease. Sent into the battle like a charging brigade without cover or camouflage, we have retained our poise. Now, it’s time to tell the world we are in charge. It is our battle for our people and motherland. We shall overcome.

Let us resolve on this Doctors’ Day that we will lead our nation to safety and public health. Let each of us pledge to save as many lives as possible in our line of duty. Comfort, Console and Counsel. You are the angels of hope against despondence and despair. The finest humans, let your hands be the saviour of mankind.

Dr. Ketan Desai, Past President Indian Medical Association, Medical Council of India & World Medical Association