IMA to celebrate day as ‘Atma Samman Diwas’

Nagpur: Doctor’s Day used to be a special and festive occasion for doctors attached to the Indian medical association (IMA), but due to the lockdown and Covid distancing, they have decided to celebrate the day as ‘Atma Samman Diwas’ (Self Respect Day).
“This year, Doctor’s Day is dedicated to Covid Warriors. These include not just doctors, but the administration, other healthcare workers, journalists, police and responsible citizens,” said Dr Archana Kothari, president of IMA Nagpur.
IMA members will be visiting hospitals where Covid-19 patients are admitted and will felicitate heads of the institutions right at their workplace. They will also acknowledge the tireless efforts of the district and divisional administration by felicitating the divisional commissioner, district collector, municipal commissioner, civil surgeon, deputy director health services (DDHS) and district health officer. Chief matron and chief sanitary inspectors of GMCH and IGGMCH will also be feted. All resident doctors and medical officers doing Covid duties will get special ‘Covid Warrior’ certificate from IMA.
“Our tradition is to felicitate senior doctors. By following Covid distancing rules, some of our members will visit their homes and felicitate them,” said secretary, Dr Rajesh Sawarbandhe.
IMA will felicitate veterans like Dr Pramod and Dr Mangala Kolwadkar, Dr Milind Naik, Dr Anil Golhar, Dr Vikas Bisne, Dr Rajendra M Chandak, Dr Manmohan Rathi, Dr Naresh Rathi, Dr Milind Dangre, Dr Shrikant Potey and Dr Lalit Waghmare.
NOGS-FOGSI ORGAN DONATION DRIVE
Nagpur Obstetrics- Gynaecological Society (NOGS) and Federation of Gynaecological Societies of India (FOGSI) have taken up the social initiative of promotion of organ donation.
In her appeal, Dr Vaidehi Marathe, president of NOGS, said that any person who wishes to pledge for organ donation can contact the NOGS office (9356632671) for further details, enquiries and the link for online form filling which will be open on Doctor’s Day.
“With the online form accessible even on the mobile phone, anyone can pledge to donate their organs from the comfort of their homes or wherever they are,” said Dr Marathe.
On the same day, an online program will be held, discussing in detail the need of organ donation as well as adoption. A massive online conference, E-Conclave, has been organised for the masses as well as doctors.
Topics like eye donation, whole body donation and blood donation will be covered. Doubts regarding organ donation will also be cleared. People can access this online e -conclave on YouTube, Facebook Live and Instagram Live by typing E-CONCLAVE FOGSI Organ Donation in the browser window.
NOGS Secretary Dr Rajasi Sengupta and Dr Alka Mukherjee, west zone coordinator of the public awareness committee of FOGSI, have appealed to the citizens to join the movement.