India is becoming international healthcare hub, says President Droupadi Murmu

NEW DELHI: President Droupadi Murmu today during her address at the ninth convocation of the Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences said India is becoming an international healthcare hub on the strength of institutions like ILBS by providing world-class health services at relatively low cost.
She added that ILBS has carved its own niche in a span of only 13 years on the strength of world-class efficiency and integrity. She highlighted that more than 1,000 liver transplants and approximately 300 renal transplants have been performed at ILBS.

The healthcare field is witnessing several changes due to integration of life sciences and modern information technology, she added. Mentioning the establishment of artificial intelligence learning unit in ILBS as a timely initiative, she urged ILBS to continue to work in the field of research along with providing treatment.

Preventive healthcare needs attention

The President said, “There is a need to pay more attention to preventive healthcare. Health problems related to the liver are serious in our country and the huge number of diseases caused by them is a cause for worry. ILBS is expected to make a significant contribution in the prevention of liver diseases,” she said.

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The President said due to non-availability of sufficient number of organs, many patients are deprived of liver, kidney or any other transplant treatment. “Unfortunately, unethical practices related to organ donation also come to light from time to time. It is the responsibility of an aware society to solve these problems. In our country, there is a need to organise more and more awareness campaigns on a larger scale to encourage people about organ donation,” Murmu added.

Advising doctors to take care of themselves, the President said, “Amidst the challenges like long duty hours, continuous emergency cases and night duties, they have to continuously serve the patients with full alertness and enthusiasm.”