BioVoice News May 2017 Issue 12 Volume 1 | Page 80

news bytes accommodation for 50 residents, at TDNBC, was also inaugurated by the Minister. HRD minister exhorts for ethical practices in medical profession Union Minister of Human Resource Development, Mr Prakash Javadekar has exhorted upon young Doctors to go for ethical practice in their profession and perform that duty with passion. He said only passionate work can bring satisfaction in life. Mr Javadekar was addressing the 7th Convocation Day of Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Dr Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital in New Delhi recently. Mr Javadekar said like a teacher only that Doctor is remembered and 80 BioVoiceNews | May 2017 honoured who behaves humanly and who has more human traits. So he gets respect from everyone. He reminded the Doctor of the contributions of society in their entire education in the form of tax paid by them He said a Doctor can earn quiet sufficiently in a practice being ethical as it will definitely return him with lot of satisfaction and good amount of living. ‘So be happy, be satisfied, prosperity will follow’, he added. Mr Javadekar referred to the steps taken by Central Government in reducing the prices of stents used for curing heart blockages from Rs Two Lakhs to 26000 and from Rs.70-80,000 to Rs 7500. He said similarly efforts are being made for generic medicines so that their extensive use could be done. We have also started Janaushadhi stores to provide generic medicines at cost effective and reasonable prices so that the poor could afford for medicines easily. Promotion of YOGA and observation of YOGA Day is meant for prevention of diseases and attainment of good health, Mr Javadekar added. Similarly are the drives for vaccination, immunisation, physical activities, barring of junk food, and sports, the Minister said. Mr Javadekar called upon the young Doctors to come up for the service for the nation as a soldier keeping in mind even the smallest contribution made by a layman. On this occasion, 135 Students were conferred the Post Graduate Degree of the Institute in different disciplines. The event was also addressed by Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare, Mr Faggan Singh Kulaste. Health Secretary, Mr C K Mishra. National consultation on revised accreditation framework held The National Consultation was organized to discuss the revised Accreditation Framework developed recently by the NAAC. The foci of the revised framework are augmented