Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare Mansukh Mandaviya on Saturday said seva (service) is the cornerstone of Indias model of healthcare, which was never treated as a commercial model. Addressing the fourth convocation of Aiims-Bhubaneswar, Mandaviya said the country that believes in service to mankind is service to God supplied medicines and Vaccines to over 140 countries, including free supplies to around 40 countries, and became the pharmacy of the world during the Covid pandemic.
Mandaviya recalled the contribution of doctors and nurses during the Covid-19 pandemic and said when the medical practitioners in some countries known for their robust healthcare preferred to skip hospital duty in fear of infection, the physicians in India sacrificed their family life and put their health at risk to treat Covid patients.
The minister urged the AIIMS students to wholeheartedly take the opportunity of service and responsibility that medical science brings. He said the sense of responsibility should align with the service to humanity.
The new initiatives of Heal in India and Heal by India will give an impetus to medical value by positioning the country as a global hub for medical and wellness tourism and also fulfil the demand for skilled and qualified medical and para-medical human resource across the globe, he said.