Prez Murmu bats for tech in medical sector for people’s welfare in remote areas

President Droupadi Murmu on Friday said medical professionals have immense responsibilities to deliver as their decisions are often linked to saving lives and pitched for modern technologies in the medical sector for peoplersquos welfare in remote areasSpeaking at the second convocation function of All India Institute of Medical Sciences Raipur in Chhattisgarh she told the gathering of medical students that there is a very slight gap between working emotionfree and lack of sensitivityAccording to the President medical professionals will play a decisive role in realising the dream of lsquoViksit Bharatrsquo developed India by 2047ldquoWe have been passing through such an era wherein modern technologies greatly impact the life of humans rapidly For the welfare of people living in remote areas such technologies can be usedrdquo she saidldquoAIIMS Raipur has been making efforts in this direction I have been told that AIIMS Raipur has been working on an Artificial Intelligencebased clinical decision support system through which doctors in remote areas will be provided with assistance in realtime during medical emergenciesrdquo she saidEstablished in 2012 AIIMS Raipur has earned a lot of reputation in a few years of its journey she said The institution has been working to eradicate malnutrition with national and international cooperation the President saidldquoTreatment is provided to patients in the Sickle Cell Clinic Awareness camps are also organised to identify Sickle Cell patients These works being done by AIIMS Raipur will improve community health and the lives of citizensrdquo she saidHighlighting the development in the medical and healthcare sector in the last 10 years the President said several steps have been taken to provide universal healthcare in the countryldquoUnder the lsquoAyushman Bharat Yojanarsquo citizens above 70 years of age are also being benefited lsquoPrime Minister Bharatiya Jan Aushadhi Projectrsquo is providing cheap and quality medicines to people In the last ten years medical colleges and MBBS and PG seats have also increased New AIIMS campuses have also been establishedrdquo she saidldquoWe have targeted to become a developed nation by 2047 The work done by your generation will play a decisive role in realising this national resolutionrdquo she told the audienceUrging the medical students to give priority to the underprivileged groups while serving the President said ldquoWellequipped people have several options but deprived sections look towards you with hope I advise that you remain committed to serving everyone especially those who are helplessrdquo Medical professionals have immense responsibilities as their decisions many a time are related to saving lives she saidldquoAs medical professionals you often go through challenging situations You learn to control your feelings while coping with such challenges There is a very slight gap between working emotionfree and lack of sensitivityrdquo she saidMurmu said many eminent and top doctors of the world have advised medical professionals to work with human values citing the example of Dr Francis Weld Peabody Many medical institutions across the world advise their students to read his article lsquoThe Care of the Patientrsquo she saidIn his work Peabody has written that ldquothe treatment of a disease may be entirely impersonal the care of a patient must be completely personalrdquo she saidMurmu also suggested that students should always remember human values while working underscoring that these values make people strongShe also advised medical professionals to take care of their own health while serving in a stressful environmentIn the morning Murmu arrived in Chhattisgarh on a twoday visitThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever