Daily Archives: February 13, 2017

Hyderabad origin doctor elected chair of AMPAC

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The American Medical Association Political Action Committee (AMPAC), a bipartisan political action committee based in Washington D.C., has elected Hyderabad-born Vidya Kora, a general internist from Michigan, as its chair at its recent meeting.

Dr. Kora had studied at the Gandhi Medical College here. He currently serves as Indiana’s delegate to the American Medical Association.

Dr. Kora has been active in organised medicine for many years and he is the past president of the Indiana State Medical Association.

source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> News> Cities> Hyderabad / by Special Correspondent / by V. Geetanath / Hyderabad – February 13th, 2017

Padma awardee pledges Rs 50 lakh to Ibrahimpur

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Dr. P Raghu Ram, Padma Shri awardee and Director of the KIMS – Ushalakshmi Centre for Breast Diseases, has pledged Rs. 50 lakh to Ibrahimpur in Siddpet mandal. The village was adopted by him and he participated in several programmes in the village.

Acting on an article in the media, which mentioned that although the Telangana government had launched the Grama Jyoti Project in 2015, only 30 per cent of villagers had been adopted so far, he decided to adopt the village. His parents — Dr Chalapathi Rao and Ushalakshmi — and wife, Dr. Vyjayanthi, were also involved in the initiative. The village has a population of around 1,000 people with 265 homes.

On Sunday, Irrigation Minister T. Harish Rao inaugurated the school dining room and digital study room built at a cost of Rs. 10 lakh. Also, foundation stone was laid for the modern crematorium being built at a cost of Rs 10 lakh.

“I have also agreed to build and stock a modern library at a cost of Rs. 10 lakh in addition to fully funding solar power for 25 houses in the village at a cost of Rs 15 lakh. I have pledged Rs. 10 lakh towards building shelter over an acre of land for sheep and cattle on the outskirts of the village,” said Dr Raghu Ram.

A health centre manned by an ANM that would provide basic healthcare in the village and conduct health camps to detect cancer were being planned simultaneously. In addition, efforts would be made to find employment for skilled jobless youth of the village.

source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> News> States> Telangana / by Staff Reporter / Siddipet – February 12th, 2017

Hyderabad to host first Unani Day on Feb. 11

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A premier institution of research in the country, the Central Research Institute of Unani Medicine (CRIUM), will host the celebrations of the first National Unani Day on February 11.

The day marks the birth centenary of Hakim Ajmal Khan, a noted freedom fighter, renowned Unani medical practitioner and educationist born in 1858. The celebrations will spill over to the next two days, with a national seminar on ‘Skin diseases & Cosmetology in Unani Medicine’ scheduled on February 12 and 13. This was announced by Director-General, Central Council for Research in Unani Medicine (CCRUM), Vaidya K.S. Dhiman here on Wednesday. On proposals by the Union Ministry of Ayurveda, Yoga & Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy (AYUSH), the Government of India had recently decided to declare February 11, the birthday of Hakim Ajmal Khan, as the National Unani Day.

Asked about the relevance of the theme of skin diseases chosen for the seminar, he said for decades the facility in Hyderabad had done yeoman research on ‘Vitiligo’, also known as leucoderma, and has the distinction of treating the maximum number of patients from across the country with this particular condition.

Vitiligo is a chronic disorder that causes depigmentation of patches of skin. White patches can occur anywhere on the body and people usually are affected with multiple patches. In particular, the disease left lasting impressions on the minds of young women who felt they were scorned in society, said Prof. Dhiman.

The National Unani Day celebrations would be presided over by Union Ministers Shripad Yesso Naik (AYUSH) and B. Dattatreya (Labour), Deputy Chief Minister of Telangana Mohd. Mahmood Ali and Health Minister C. Laxma Reddy among others.

source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> News> Cities> Hyderabad / by Special Correspondent / Hyderabad – February 09th, 2017