Doctors Abroad Should return to India and Serve Indian Society: Vice President Venkaiah Naidu

“I would be happier if you people can come back to India and do something to help the society. Earlier the opportunity was very less here so people went to different parts of the globe for work. But now everything is available in India.” Naidu added.

Kolkata: Addressing an audience of doctors here, the Vice President of India, M Venkaiah Naidu  was seen urging medical practitioners who have relocated abroad to come back to Indian to serve the indian Society.

He urged the Indian medical practitioners staying abroad to come back to the country and help the society as all the opportunities are now available here.

“I would be happier if you people can come back to India and do something to help the society. Earlier the opportunity was very less here so people went to different parts of the globe for work. But now everything is available in India.” Naidu added.

 Making quality healthcare available to the masses is the most pressing need of the hour, Vice-President M Venkaiah Naidu said.The government and the states should spend more on health sector and all stakeholders must focus more on medical services, Naidu said during his valedictory address on the concluding day of the 11th Global Doctors' Summit here.

He said Prime Minister Narendra Modi was committed in expanding the medical sector and the "PM wants to have medical college in every district and trained medical staff in all these facilities".

Observing India has made great medical advancements in recent times, the Vice-President said, "India is still lagging behind in spite of the progresses".

Inviting the private sector to chip in substantially to help the health sector grow, Naidu said there is a need to develop a Public-private partnership (PPP) model too.

Addressing the doctors, Naidu said, "We treat a doctor as one who takes care of our lives. Medical profession is a noble profession as doctors are serving society".

Pointing out that modern lifestyle has made people shun physical exercise, Naidu advocated some sort of physical exercise and spiriual activities during the day which may help keep people fresh and stress-free.

"The sedentary lifestyle of Indians have to change and doctors and scientists shuld educate people," he said.

Naidu said there were 69.1 million cases of diabetes in India, according to a 2015 census, and called for the need to create greater awareness among the youth about the dangers of sedentary lifestyle and eating junk food.

Referring to the issue of brain drain, Naidu said, "I tell our children there are enough facilities in our colleges and IITs."Still if you want to go, go learn earn and then return," he quipped.

Governor K N Tripathi and West Bengal minister Firhad Hakim were also present at the event.