23rd Annual conference of ASIMANICON kick starts
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, October 11 2018:
The 23rd Annual conference of the Association of Surgeons of India (ASI), Manipur State Chapter, ASIMANICON 2018, kicked off at the Auditorium of JNIMS today.
The inaugural ceremony of the two days long function was graced by Tourism Chairman Dr Sapam Ranjan, ASI, Manipur State Chapter, chairman Dr Kh Palin Singh, ASI president Dr Dilip Gode, AMASI president Dr Tamonas Choudhury, Principal Secretary (Health & Family Welfare) Vumlunmang Vualnam and JNIMS Director Dr Th Bhimo Singh as chief guest, president and guests of honour respectively.
Speaking at the function, Ranjan, who is also the MLA of Kongthoujam A/C, observed that there is a need to make the public aware that doctors cannot avert death but they can still try their best to save the people.
He pointed out that seeing doctors like God and having over expectations from the doctors have sometimes resulted' in the development of remorse or distress on the part of the patients and patients' family.
Highlighting the problem of acute shortage of doctors in India, he said that the country has only 7 doctors for every 10,000 patients while in other countries, there are 13 to 17 doctors for every 10,000 patients.
India will need 4 lakh doctors by 2020 which is good news for aspirants who want to pursue medical degrees, he added.
Stressing on the responsibilities of a doctor, he said that every doctor should possess the quality of being able to treat patients with love and care and further opined that this could go a long way towards developing cordial relationship between public and doctors.
On the other hand, Dr Palin emphasized on the potentials of medical tourism in the State, saying that at least 70 Myanmarese patients have been treated at Shija Hospital so far for issues like open heart surgeries, following the opening of the border check points at Indo-Myanmar border.
He went on to opine that the State requires qualitative medical facilities so as to improve the potential of medical tourism as part of the Act East Policy.
Asserting that there is acute shortage of organ donors in the State although organ transplantation can be successfully done here, Palin appealed all to donate organs to save the lives of those in need instead of wasting the precious organs by cremating the body.
Vumlunmang underscored the importance of accreditation of hospitals in the State to bring qualitative hospitals in the State.
He also conveyed that many deserving people have been able to take the benefits of multiple health schemes taken up by the Government, including Chief Ministergi Hakselgi Tengbang.