Dateline Dehradun: A meeting and seminar of Uttarakhand Neonatology Society was organized in collaboration with the Department of Pediatrics, Himalayan Hospital, Jolly Grant. 45 doctors participated in the program.
Prof. Ashok Deorari, Principal of Himalayan Institute of Medical Sciences and Patron of the Society, shared his views regarding the improvement in neonatal mortality rate in Uttarakhand. The current President of Uttarakhand Neonatology Society, Prof. Sriparna Basu informed the members about the work done so far. Subsequently, DM and fellow residents of the Department of Neonatology of Himalayan Hospital and Graphic Era discussed about the newborn babies suffering from two serious diseases. In this, Prof. Sriparna Basu, Prof. Anil Rawat, Prof. Alpa Gupta and Prof. Vyas Rathore discussed important points as experts. Secretary Dr. Rakesh Kumar congratulated Prof. Basu for the successful completion of his tenure and welcomed Dr. Vipin Vaish as the new president. Dr. Vaish presented the outline of the future program of the Society. He assured that he intends to work for the better health of newborn babies in remote areas with the participation of nurses and gynaecologists.
In the program conducted by Prof. Ashok Deorari, Prof. Anil Rawat, Head of the Children’s Department of Himalayan Hospital, was nominated as the President of Uttarakhand Neonatology Society for the year 2025. This kind of educational activity makes the participants, especially the resident doctors, aware of some of the special and complex problems of newborn babies.
The program was conducted by Dr. Sonam Aggarwal and Dr. Neerul Pandita. About 45 people including other members Dr. Sanobar Wasim, Dr. Jyoti Walia, Dr. Ashish Simalti, Dr. Saikat Patra, Dr. Chinmay Chetan, Dr. Shantanu Shubham, Dr. Moiz, Dr. Mayank Dr. Poonam participated in the program.
