Nine doctors receive Sanjivi award
Published: 07/13/2010
CHENNAI: Nine doctors on Sunday received Dr K S Sanjivi Award for their dedicated and tireless service to the poor. Health Secretary V K Subburaj gave a way the award, conferred by NGOs Ekam Foundation and Udhavum Ullangal.
One of the recipients, Shiva Prasad Sahoo, an ophthalmologist from Orissa, worked towards eradicating blindness in tribal areas of the State.
Similarly, L Muthusamy, a general practitioner from Madurai, spent the whole of his lifetime savings for the downtrodden. He always met the medical expenses of coolies when they were unable to work due to illness.
Speaking at the event, Dr Muthusamy thanked his mentor C Ramasubramaniam, a renowned psychiatrist from Madurai, who urged him to serve the people.
Another awardee, Vanaja successfully transformed Medavakkam Public Health Centre into a model one for the rest of the country to emulate. She is at present the Joint Director of Public Health and Preventive Medicine.
P Amutha Rajeshwari of the Government Rajaji Hospital was honoured for her role in the treatment of over 300 mentally challenged children.
A paediatric haematologist and immunologist from Mehta hospital, Dr Sarala Rajajee received the award for providing exemplary care not just for sick children, but also their parents.
R Krishnamoorthy, a hand and microsurgeon at Government Stanley Hospital, was another recipient of the award. He and his team had restored the limbs of several patients, most of them being labourers from north Chennai.
Then there were Subramaniya Bharathiyar, Professor and Head of the Department of Anaesthesia, Stanley hospital, who offered immediate help to victims of calamities not just in Tamil Nadu, but across the country and J S N Murthy who formed a trust in Ramachandra Hospital and helped more than 35 children to undergo free surgery.
Pushpa from the Institute of Child Health received Lifetime Achievement Award for supporting children with cancer. Sri Ramachandra Math and Mission and Isha Outreach were also awarded for their work.
