Need to ensure quality education and health care services in remote rural areas, says Kovind
JODHPUR: President Ram Nath Kovind on Saturday said the nation has made great strides in many spheres, including healthcare, but more is needed to be done to ensure quality education and health care services are accessible to all citizens.
“We need to do more to ensure that quality education and healthcare services are accessible to all citizens, especially to those living in rural areas and remote parts of the country,” Kovind said at the second convocation of Aiims-jodhpur.
He said Aiims-jodhpur was the preferred choice for students after AIIMS-DELHI.
“Aiims-jodhpur was set up with a mission to provide healthcare facilities and medical education in this region (southern Rajasthan). It has a critical role in implementation of health programmes of the government. Aiims-jodhpur is also fulfilling the role of a state-of-the-art research centre,” he said.
He said the institution has also worked to uplift heath of tribal and other people and has provided consultation to over 24 lakh people.
The President asked the students and doctors to maintain professionalism and improve life of people, using their skills.
The President said that there is a need to develop low-cost diagnostic, treatment and rehabilitative services. It is important that India starts making its own equipment that not only serves to provide affordable healthcare but also sets up India as a medical technology hub as part of the Make in India initiative. He was happy to note that AIIMS Jodhpur is setting up an Innovation Centre for Medical Technology along with IIT Jodhpur. The two are also collaborating for an AIIMS-IIT Knowledge Innovation Cluster. He said that this is a welcome step as it will
RAM NATH KOVIND, President
boost the medical technology sector in the country. He urged these institutes to continue working together for betterment of people in the area and the country.
The President urged the graduating students to remain full of empathy, and never let an opportunity pass to save or improve lives using their skills and knowledge. He said that they should always try to maintain highest level of ethical standards and professionalism for the entire career. He said that all doctors and nursing graduates would do well to remember that the community around them looks up to them, and they would have to maintain the nobility of the profession
Aiims-jodhpur was set up with a mission to provide healthcare facilities and medical education in this region (southern Rajasthan).
Union health minister Harsh Vardhan also asked the students to follow values like truth, love and compassion to be successful in life.
Chief minister Ashok Gehlot and Union Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat were also present at the event.