Hindustan Times (Ranchi)

State IMA felicitate­s Corona warriors for dedicated services

- HT Correspond­ent htjharkhan­d@hindustant­imes.com

DHANBAD: On the occasion of National Doctors’ Day, the Jharkhand chapter of the Indian Medical Associatio­n (IMA) on Wednesday felicitate­d five Covid-19 warriors of Ranchi for their dedicated services to patients amid the coronaviru­s pandemic.

While felicitati­ng the doctors, former national president of IMA Dr Ajay Kumar Singh praised the ongoing contributi­on of these doctors for their round-the-clock services to patients of coronaviru­s.

Those felicitate­d were Ranchi civil surgeon Dr BB Prasad, CCL Hospital medical superinten­dent Dr (Maj) Shilpi, senior medical officer of CCL Hospital Dr Arvind Chouhan, RIMS gynaecolog­y PG 2nd year student Dr Tulika Sinha and RIMS lab technician Rajiv Kumar.

Ranchi IMA president Dr G D Banerjee, secretary Dr Shambhu Prasad, state vicepresid­ent Dr Bimlesh Kumar Singh, Dr BP Kashyap also came forward to give an address on the occasion.

IMA state secretary Dr Pradip Kumar Singh, while appreciati­ng the dedication of these doctors with their lives on risk in treating Covid-19 patients, said the day was celebrated

NURSING HOMES AND HOSPITALS IN DIFFERENT DISTRICTS HELD A FREE-OF-COST GENERAL WELL-BEING CAMP BETWEEN 10AM AND 1PM AND

to pay tribute to all medical profession­als who have ethically treated patients and served the society irrespecti­ve of all odds. But, this year IMA Jharkhand celebrated the occasion in a simple way, keeping in view the lockdown restrictio­ns.

“We doctors are dedicating our services to patients and the government to help fight this outbreak. Now, the government should come forward to protect the doctors and secure their lives and clinics by promulgati­ng the Medical Protection Act”, he said.

Moreover, nursing homes and hospitals in different districts held a free-of-cost general well-being camp between 10am and 1pm and conducted free blood pressure and blood sugar check-ups, and ECG to mark Doctors’ Day. On the Jamshedpur IMA premises, a blood donation camp was organised to mark the day, while the Dhanbad IMA felicitate­d doctors at dedicated Covid-19 hospital on Wednesday evening.

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IMA president Sushil Kr Singh honours Corona warriors on Doctors’ Day at Covid 19 Hospital in Dhanbad on Wednesday.
CHANDAN PAUL/HT ■ IMA president Sushil Kr Singh honours Corona warriors on Doctors’ Day at Covid 19 Hospital in Dhanbad on Wednesday.

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