Devote time in villages: Harsh Vardhan to doctors

Asking them to ‘think out of the box’ to address nation’s health issues, Union Minister Harsh Vardhan on Sunday made an appeal to all specialised doctors to spend at least a short duration of time in rendering services to patients in villages and hilly areas of the country.

‘Even after 67 years of Independence, health for every Indian is still a distant dream. But, I believe if we can put our heart and soul to it, we can achieve it...And, therefore I appeal to all doctors, in every specialty to devote at least some time in small villages, where access to specialised medical services is not easy,’ he said.

The health minister, who was speaking at the launch of World Simulation Society here, also urged the doctors to ‘use and revive the ancient wisdom of India’ in solving medical problems.

‘It is time for us to think out of the box and have a new dream. And, I think that we have the intellectual acumen to find out new solutions for the health issues that is still holding us back,’ he said.