World Family Doctors Day celebrated in AIIMS Rishikesh

MS reports:
Rishikesh: World Family Doctors Day was celebrated at AIIMS Rishikesh, All India Institute of Medical Sciences. In which health among the society as well as the role of family doctors in resolving the misconceptions was said to be important.

                                                                                                                                                          Speakers on World Family Doctors Day stated that family physicians who serve primarily in the midst of society have to play a role in the community as a physician as well as a family member. During this time, the topic of how medical connectivity should be related to society and how to provide medical facilities to the common people was discussed. So that the doctor can be aware of the health problems of common people. It was told that on this day, Harsal is celebrated on May 19, this facility is provided to the people by the OPD of the Department of Community and Family Medicine at AIIMS.

                                                                                                                                                                On this occasion, AIIMS Director Padmashree Professor Ravi Kant said that during the time of epidemic like Kovid 19, the challenges of Primary Care Physicians have increased. Director AIIMS said that family physicians are the patient's first contact and they are the closest doctors to the community, so they play an important role in making people aware of the horrific epidemic like Kovid in remote areas without health facilities and in society. needed. AIIMS Director Padmashri Prof. Ravi Kant said that these doctors can contribute significantly in reducing the misconceptions and spread of fear in society and to solve their doubts. On World Doctors Day, the Institute's Department of Community Medicine, Prof. Surekha Kishore called the role of family physicists important in the Kovid 19 epidemic, saying that the family physicists are serving as front line workers in the country. 

Prof Vartika Saxena of the department also expressed views on the occasion. On this occasion, State President of the Academy of Family Physicians of India, Dr. Santosh Kumar told that on this day a Facebook page www.facebook.com/FemilyMedicineAIIMS has been created, in which anyone can express their doubts and questions in the context of Kovid epidemic. Can know the solution. Dr. Mahendra Singh, Dr. Bhavna, Dr. Kranti, Dr. Deepak, Dr. Qadir, Dr. Rihan, Dr. Ashutosh, Dr. Anjali etc. were present on this occasion.