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After the office bearers led by Dr.P.Ravindranath was installed by our present State President Dr.M.Bhaskaran on Oct 2, 1999 our branch has done various activities at all levels- Organisational, Social and Academic |
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Organisational
Activities Executive committee meetings
and General Body was held every month. We protested
in a strong way when one of our member Dr.M.V.Viswanathan was attacked at
his Hospital at Kadirur .We could take the local people to our side and
the protest meeting at Kadirur was well attended which included apart from
our members in large numbers, the Grama Panchayath President and the
representatives of all the major political parties. Our leaders contacted
the top police officials and the culprits were nabbed with in 24 hours. Academic
Activities: We conducted 7
clinical meetings in which interesting cases, case reports etc were
presented by our members. Eleven CME
sessions
on topics of different specialities were conducted by our branch in the
last 7 months A Quiz
was conducted in one of our clinical meetings and Dr.Nazimudheen walked
away with the honours. AIDS
orientation programme for the doctors was arranged in our branch with the help of State AIDS
cell on 31.10.1999. SOCIAL
ACTIVITIES: All the important days to be
observed were done at different places with public participation. Anti Quackery
day on
14.11.99. World Diabetes
day
– A free Diabetes detection camp and Health education at Pinarayi on
14.11.1999. Dr.T.S.Rajasekharan 1.
World
AIDS day
on 1.12.1999 – awareness camp for college students at Govt.Brennen
college Dharmadam .- Dr.T.N
BabuRavindran 2.
IMA
Community service day
on 15.1.2000 at Christ college.-Blood grouping,Blood donation and
awareness class .-Dr.T.Rameshan (Blood bank officer, GH Tly.) 3.
National Leprosy eradication week
from 30.1.2000 to 5.2.2000.
Detection camps and awareness classes
at : GH Tly, Govt. Girls’High school Tly ,Islamic women’s college
Tly,and CHC Pinarayi. Dr.Deepa 4. World
Anti- TB week was observed (17.2.2000 –23.2.2000). Two camps were
held at GH.Tly and at Chalil. Dr.T.Madhusoodanan 5.A free Medical
camp at Eddakad on 27.2.2000. 6. A lecture on
“Adolescent Problems”by
our President P.Ravindranath at Govt.High School,Kavumbhagam.on 11.2.00. A Medical
camp on 12.3.00 in association with New frontiers charity club for
women and child health at Abala mandir.and the camp has become a once a
month routine. World Measles
Immunisation day at Kadiroor on 31.3.2000. 100 children were given free MMR Vaccine. An
awareness class by Dr.P.P.Jayagopal for Anganwadi teachers and mothers.It
was a very well attended meeting. Three free
Diabetes detection camps at different places in Kadiroor in collaboration with Kadirur Grama
Panchayath. Awareness on Eye
donation at New Mahe community hall.-Dr. K.Abubacker. World Health
day on
7.4.2000 FreeBlood
grouping camp,blood donors’ forum formation, and blood donation at GH
Tly. 17 people including our President Dr.P.Ravindranath donated their
blood. An
awareness Rally with the participation of our members, Municipal
councillors,Health department and nursing students. A
public meeting in which RDO, Municipal chairperson, DeputyDMO
Dr.K.P.V.Narayanan and other eminent people joined our branch to observe
the day. IMA through a Press
release highlighted and warned about the Health hazards arising due to
the non disposal of the wastes and garbages in Tellicherry town and this
had an impact on intesification of public pressure on the Municipality
authorities to find a quick solution to this problem. OUR CONTRIBUTIONS:
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