Doctors’ Day observed in Doomdooma with seminars on snakebites and medical awareness

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DOOMDOOMA: Doctor’s Day was observed at Doomdooma FRU Hospital on Tuesday. A seminar on ‘Snake bite, snakes and human conflict’ was held on the occasion. Ravi Yadav and Farooq Ali of the Wildlife Foundation spoke on the subject.

The event was attended by Dr Minakshi Hazarika, Nodal Officer, Tinsukia district, Dr Ashma Gaznabhi, In-Charge, Doomdooma FRU, other doctors, nurses, ASHA workers, welfare officer, and tea plantation sardars and guards.

Doctor’s Day was also observed by the Indian Medical Association (IMA), Doomdooma Branch at Bir Raghab Moran Government Model (BRMGM) College. At the start of the programme, floral tributes were paid in front of the portrait of Dr Bidhan Chandra Roy by Dr Amorjit Saikia, Principal, Bir Raghab Moran Government Model (BRMGM) College, Dr Badal Kumar Ghosh, President, IMA, Doomdooma Branch, and Dr Anjan Saikia.

Dr Debojit Nath explained the significance of the day and explained how Dr Bidhan Chandra Roy, the second Chief Minister of West Bengal, had contributed to society and medical science in India.

Dr Pranab Jyoti Deka, Secretary, IMA, Doomdooma Branch, spoke on first aid and showed through a PowerPoint presentation how to take initial measures to save the life of a heart patient.

On the other hand, Dr Badal Kumar Ghosh, President, IMA, Doomdooma Branch, spoke about the modern development of medical science and various perceptions about medicine in human society. He said that the donation of the human body was a great gift and organizations like ‘Ellora Vigyan Mancha’ had given a new dimension to it. To give life to another person after death is a selfless gift to the society, he said. He laid great emphasis on eye donation and about awareness to be created among people for that.

Another doctor, Dr Anjan Saikia, participated in an important discussion on the relevance of snakes in the backdrop of biodiversity and said that the span of human lives would have been only 19 years without snakes. He spoke on the position of snakes, the differences between the venomous and the non-venomous snakes and about the first aid to be given in case of a snake-bite. The event was attended by more than 300 students of the BRMGM College.

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