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Utilise paramedical staff
ACTING ON the theme ?Working Together For Health? given by the World Health Organisation, the Indian Medical Association city wing today organised a seminar on World Health Day at the IMA office.
ACTING ON the theme ‘Working Together For Health’ given by the World Health Organisation, the Indian Medical Association city wing today organised a seminar on World Health Day at the IMA office.
Addressing the august gathering, IMA president VC Rastogi stressed on the need for more participation of trained para-medical staff in the medical services. Dr Rastogi said, “The theme emphasises the extremely important role of paramedical staff and every person concerned with providing health services to local communities, cities, states, country and entire world.”
IMA city secretary and an eminent psychiatrist Madhukar Katiyar on the World Health Day said, “Paramedical staff such as nursing personnel, pharmacists, ANMs, multi purpose health workers, health educators and vaccinators are an extremely important link between the people and the health system.”
Dr Katiyar also said that unfortunately, this entire force of para medical staff is demoralised, under-trained, under-paid, under-recognised and under-praised. “If these hitches are removed, then health care delivery efficiency and overall health mortality can be improved manifold,” added Dr Katiyar while speaking on World Health Day.
On the occasion, doctors stressed upon the need for a joint effort by all medical institutes, medical colleges, nursing and pharmacy schools, local bodies, State and Central Governments and make an all out effort to recognise, acclaim, train and utilize these paramedical staff, working together with them as a team.
UPEMOA meet today
UP Educational Ministerial Officers’ Association (UPEMOA) will hold its diamond jubilee celebrations at the BNSD Sikshaniketan tomorrow.
At the function, 74 former office-bearers of the association will be felicitated. Chairman of the Legislative Council Sukhram Singh will be the chief guest, while State Education Minister Manpal Singh will preside over the function.
Director (Madhyamik Education) Harprasad Pandey and additional director (Basic Education) Krishan Mohan Tripathi, along with all district inspectors of school from the zones, will grace the occasion.
About 400 office-bearers of the association, including former and present ones, are likely to participate in the function.
