LUCKNOW, Aug 16 : Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh, who is also a renowned Professor of Medicine and Diabetes, was conferred the “American College of Physicians” (ACP) prestigious “Distinguished Mentor of the Year” award during the 9th Annual International Conference of ACP -India Chapter here today.
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The award was presented to Dr Jitendra Singh on behalf of ACP by internationally distinguished Dr Ms Elisa I.Choi.
The Union Minister, while addressing the inauguration session, said that India today is capable of leading global research in health sector and is being widely acknowledged for its extraordinary contribution to medical health, research and medical education.
Dr Jitendra Singh emphasized the importance of collaboration between the private and public sectors, as well as international organizations to advance the medical sciences.
Dr.Jitendra Singh added that the success of India’s space sector, which was opened to private investment by Prime Minister Modi, resulted in several thousand crores of investment in a few months and a quantum jump in number of Space StartUps.
Dr. Jitendra Singh said that India is experiencing a rise in non-communicable diseases but the communicable diseases are also persisting simultaneously while western countries which earlier faced more of non-communicable diseases are now also facing infectious diseases, particularly after emergence of AIDS and COVID pandemic.
The Union Minister stressed the scope for collaboration between India and the USA, leveraging India’s cost-effective research facilities, diverse medical conditions, and traditional medical knowledge.
Dr Jitendra Singh prioritized preventive healthcare in younger generation so that they could devote their energy and potential to the task of nation building instead of getting wasted at the altar of avoidable morbidity. Their health and well-being had a great bearing on the making of PM Sh Narendra Modi’s “Viksit Bharat’ of 2047.
Dr. Jitendra Singh also highlighted the growing collaborations in other sectors like Space under PM Narendra Modi’s leadership. He referred to Indian astronaut Group Captain Shukla joining his American and other counterparts in expedition to International Space Station.
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