Doctor’s Day observed in Allahabad

ALLAHABAD: Doctor’s day was observed on Sunday under the aegis of Allahabad Medical Association (AMA) where the speakers recalled the contribution of Bharat Ratna Dr BC Roy whose birthday (July 1) is celebrated every year as Doctor’s Day.
The speakers recalled Roy's contribution as a great doctor, politician and a freedom fighter and an eminent social worker.During his life time, Roy headed Indian Medical association (IMA), Medical Council of India. Vice chancellor of Kolkata University, UP governor etc.On the occasion, the Allahabad Medical Association felicitated its senior members including Dr Ramesh Kumar, Dr RN Mishra and Dr Ramnivas Gupta for their contribution towards the society.Senior officials of the power department including Ashish Asthana and AR Verma were also present on the occasion. For their contribution towards organising the annual science symposium of AMA, Dr Radha Rani Ghosh and Dr Abhilasha Chaturvedi were also presented memento by AMA.
Family members of doctors including children namely, Akshat Pandey, Toshi Jain, Neha Srivastava, Rina Prasad, Akshat Verma, Siddhant Sarthak Mishra were also feliciteted for outstanding performance in the field of academics.
Addressing the gathering, chief medical officer Dr Ramesh Kumar Srivastava, who was the chief guest, praised the contribution of doctors towards the society and assured to provide them security and safety at all levels.