Annual meet of Bengal Society of Haematology to begin today
Kolkata: The third International Annual Conference of Bengal Society of Haematology (BSH) will be held at Biswa Bangla Convention Centre in New Town from February 16 to 17.
BSH is a large platform of India for the Haematologists, the super specialist doctors of Haematology, the branch of medical science, which deals with the treatment prevention of the diseases of blood including Thalassemia, Haemophilia and all type of blood cancers.
Dr Tufan Daloi, who is a part of the BSH, said the organising committee is ready to welcome about 70 faculties and 400 delegates coming from across the country and also from abroad.
Among them, Stij Jan Peter Astarmark, former President of European Association of Hemophilia, Dr Shaji Kumar from All India Institute of medical Science and professor Mathias J Rummel from Germany will take part in the event.
Dr Daloi said they hope that they will deliver the best Bengal culture, hospitality and an unforgettable experience to the delegates and also to foreign scientists as well.
During a press conference, Dr Prantar Chakraborty remembered Professor Jyoti Bhushan Chatterjee, the first generation haematologist of Kolkata and former director of School of Tropical Medicine, whose centenary has been also celebrated by the society along with the conference.
Prof. Chatterjee was known for his hematological and clinical studies of haemoglobin and was an elected fellow of the National Academy of Medical Sciences, and the
Indian National Science Academy.
The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, the apex agency of the Government of India for scientific research, awarded him the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology, one of the highest Indian science awards for his contributions to Medical Sciences in 1966.
Prof. Chatterjee's researches focused on the haematological aspects of tropical diseases and his studies on the human red blood cells widened the understanding of the etiopathogenetic aspects of hereditary disorders, the doctors said while addressing the media at the Calcutta Press Club on Friday.
