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Bengaluru,Feb 7 (PTI) The health sector”s evolution calls
for active involvement and participation of all stakeholders
and use of innovation to bridge intent and execution,President
Ram Nath Kovind said on Sunday as he noted that healthcare
delivery in India is poised to undergo change at all stages.
He also hoped that the world has learnt the right lessons
from the COVID-19 pandemic.
“Healthcare delivery in India is poised to undergo a
change at all stages prevention, diagnosis and treatment.
No single entity in the the healthcare sector can deliver
results and achieve outcomes,” Kovind said.
Addressing the 23rd annual convocation of the Rajiv
Gandhi University of Health Sciences, he said the evolution of
the sector calls for active involvement and participation of
all stakeholders and use of innovation to bridge intent and
execution.
“Though COVID-19 seems to be one-of-a-kind health-crisis
that happens rarely, a section of scientists has warned us to
be prepared for similar challenges ahead.
The world has, let us hope, learnt the right lessons,” he
said, adding that the pandemic has taught the world that one
cannot be safe if others are at risk and it is a lesson in
universal brotherhood.
Noting that COVID-19 has inflicted agony and misery of
unprecedented levels around the globe, the President said the
nation is proud of its doctors and paramedics who rose to the
challenge, even if it meant a great risk to their own lives.
Truly, Indias measured response to the pandemic has
saved countless lives, he said.
The President said he was glad to learn that the
University had trained over two lakh health care
professionals, from doctors and nurses to administrators and
hospital facility providers, to better respond to the
outbreak.
“Responding to the call of Atma-Nirbhar Bharat, a self-
reliant India, our nation has not only manufactured the
vaccine but has also reached out to other nations to provide
the same,” Kovind said, adding the largest vaccination drive
in history was now under way in India.
Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa, Health and
Medical Education Minister K Sudhakar were among those present
at the convocation.
In todays convocation, about 28,000 under-graduates,
6,000 post-graduates and 200 candidates of super-specialty,
fellowship, certificate courses and PhD were awarded degrees.
Congratulating the students for their degrees, the
President pointed out eight out of the 12 gold medals that he
awarded at the event were won by “our daughters”.
“I am told that out of the 111 gold medal winners of this
convocation, 87 are our daughters.
This is almost 80 per cent and is a tremendous
achievement.
I am happy that women are leading our country into the
future in all fields including medical sciences,” he said.
Highlighting that medical science is growing by leaps and
bounds, at an ever increasing pace, Kovind said the rapid
growth of research and technological innovations in medical
sciences has enhanced the quantum of knowledge manifold.
In the Union Budget announced on February 1, the area of
”health and well-being” has been recognised as one of the six
crucial pillars of Atma-Nirbhar Bharat, he said, adding that
boosting health-care infrastructure in the country is being
given strong emphasis.
The demand for health-care services in the country will
undoubtedly keep growing and the range of health-care issues
that health care professionals will be addressing in India
will be among the broadest in the world, the President said.
“If you can keep updating your knowledge and skills by
learning from the latest advances across the globe, you can
certainly emerge as the leaders in your profession.
I also expect you to become knowledge-creators for the
global medical fraternity,” he told the students. PTI KSU APR
ADMINISTRATOR
APR
ADMINISTRATOR
Bengaluru,Feb 7 (PTI) The health sector”s evolution calls
for active involvement and participation of all stakeholders
and use of innovation to bridge intent and execution,President
Ram Nath Kovind said on Sunday as he noted that healthcare
delivery in India is poised to undergo change at all stages.
He also hoped that the world has learnt the right lessons
from the COVID-19 pandemic.
“Healthcare delivery in India is poised to undergo a
change at all stages prevention, diagnosis and treatment.
No single entity in the the healthcare sector can deliver
results and achieve outcomes,” Kovind said.
Addressing the 23rd annual convocation of the Rajiv
Gandhi University of Health Sciences, he said the evolution of
the sector calls for active involvement and participation of
all stakeholders and use of innovation to bridge intent and
execution.
“Though COVID-19 seems to be one-of-a-kind health-crisis
that happens rarely, a section of scientists has warned us to
be prepared for similar challenges ahead.
The world has, let us hope, learnt the right lessons,” he
said, adding that the pandemic has taught the world that one
cannot be safe if others are at risk and it is a lesson in
universal brotherhood.
Noting that COVID-19 has inflicted agony and misery of
unprecedented levels around the globe, the President said the
nation is proud of its doctors and paramedics who rose to the
challenge, even if it meant a great risk to their own lives.
Truly, Indias measured response to the pandemic has
saved countless lives, he said.
The President said he was glad to learn that the
University had trained over two lakh health care
professionals, from doctors and nurses to administrators and
hospital facility providers, to better respond to the
outbreak.
“Responding to the call of Atma-Nirbhar Bharat, a self-
reliant India, our nation has not only manufactured the
vaccine but has also reached out to other nations to provide
the same,” Kovind said, adding the largest vaccination drive
in history was now under way in India.
Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa, Health and
Medical Education Minister K Sudhakar were among those present
at the convocation.
In todays convocation, about 28,000 under-graduates,
6,000 post-graduates and 200 candidates of super-specialty,
fellowship, certificate courses and PhD were awarded degrees.
Congratulating the students for their degrees, the
President pointed out eight out of the 12 gold medals that he
awarded at the event were won by “our daughters”.
“I am told that out of the 111 gold medal winners of this
convocation, 87 are our daughters.
This is almost 80 per cent and is a tremendous
achievement.
I am happy that women are leading our country into the
future in all fields including medical sciences,” he said.
Highlighting that medical science is growing by leaps and
bounds, at an ever increasing pace, Kovind said the rapid
growth of research and technological innovations in medical
sciences has enhanced the quantum of knowledge manifold.
In the Union Budget announced on February 1, the area of
”health and well-being” has been recognised as one of the six
crucial pillars of Atma-Nirbhar Bharat, he said, adding that
boosting health-care infrastructure in the country is being
given strong emphasis.
The demand for health-care services in the country will
undoubtedly keep growing and the range of health-care issues
that health care professionals will be addressing in India
will be among the broadest in the world, the President said.
“If you can keep updating your knowledge and skills by
learning from the latest advances across the globe, you can
certainly emerge as the leaders in your profession.
I also expect you to become knowledge-creators for the
global medical fraternity,” he told the students. PTI KSU APR
ADMINISTRATOR
APR
ADMINISTRATOR
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