Medical education in collaboration with Govt will make healthcare affordable, accessible: Mansukh Mandaviya

Union Health Minister Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya presided over the 3rd convocation ceremony of AIIMS Rishikesh. During the event, he said medical education in collaboration with the government will play a profound role in making healthcare affordable and accessible.

Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya presided over the 3rd convocation ceremony of AIIMS Rishikesh yesterday.

The event was attended by Ministers of State for Health and Family Welfare Dr. Bharati Pravin Pawar, and Prof. SP Singh Baghel, Minister of Finance for Uttarakhand, and the Member of Legislative Assembly from Rishikesh, Premchand Aggarwal, and the Uttarakhand Higher Education Minister Dhan Singh Rawat.

“Learning is a lifelong process, only those who keep learning, continue to grow in both their profession, as well as their lives,” said Mansukh Mandaviya.

As part of the convocation ceremony. the Union Health Minister, alongwith Dr. Bharti Pravin and Prof S.P Singh Bhagel distributed Ph.D degrees and awarded gold medals to meritorious students of AIIMS Rishikesh.

Congratulating students at the convocation, the Union Health Minister urged them to wholeheartedly take up the opportunity of service and responsibility that medical science brings. Dr. Mandaviya highlighted the role played by faculty, and families in ensuring the success of these students, and said that this was a day of celebration for them, as well as the students. 

Dr. Mandaviya lauded the crucial role a doctor plays in the progress of the country by making health affordable and accessible for all. He emphasized that our sense of responsibility should align with our service to humanity, accentuating that a healthy society makes for a healthy nation. The Union Health Minister reiterated that health in India is not a matter of commerce but one of service. He further added, “People of our country see doctors as messengers of God. We respect and value our doctors immensely.”

Speaking on the occasion, Dr. Mandaviya stressed that the world has many health models, however India should develop it’s own health model which is aligned with Indian genetics, and continental patterns of diseases relevant to its geography. The Health Minister also affirmed his confidence in the medical education system of India. Urging their participation, he cited that medical education in collaboration with the government will play a profound role in making healthcare affordable and accessible for the underserved by way of instilling empathy in the upcoming healthcare fraternity. 

He further encouraged healthcare professionals to serve in the districts and villages of India which will serve to illustrate the nuances of providing healthcare as a service to the nation and building a healthier tomorrow for all.

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