Banega Swasth India Season 9 Finale: Meet The Padma Awardees
A panel of healthcare experts joins us for the grand finale of NDTV-Dettol Banega Swasth India Season 9. Here is all you need to know about them.
In Assam, Dr Kannan runs the Cachar Cancer Hospital and Research Centre, where he treats cancer patients free of cost. So far, Dr. Kannan has treated over 70,000 cancer patients. He was conferred with Padma Shri in 2020, India's fourth highest civilian honour, for his exemplary work in the field of medicine.
Dr Dhananjay Diwakar Sagdeo: Born in Nagpur, Maharashtra, Dr Dhananjay Diwakar Sagdeo is a Hematologist. He has been serving the tribals of Wayanad in Kerala for the last four decades. He was the first to discover Sickle Cell Anaemia among the tribal of Wayanad. The motto of Dr Sagdeo's life is ?Manava Sewa is Madhava Sewa'. For his selfless service, Dr Sagdeo was bestowed with the Padma Shri award in 2021.
Dr Veeraswamy Seshiah: Born and brought up in Chennai, Dr Seshiah is India's first diabetic pathologist. He is known as the Bhishma Pitamah of pregnancy diabetes in India. He introduced the ?Single Test Procedure' to diagnose Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM). GDM poses a higher risk for babies dying in the womb in the 28th week of pregnancy or after (stillbirth).
Dr. Praveen Chandra: A leading Indian Cardiologist from Gurgaon, Dr. Praveen Chandra is recognised as one of the leaders in Angioplasty in the country. First time in India, he did Percutaneous Aortic valve implantation without surgery, he also did the first-ever percutaneous mitral valve repair. Both have important implications in our country with the highest number of Valvular cases in the world.
Dr. Chakravarty has been actively working in several areas of public health including nutrition, WASH (water, sanitation and hygiene), food safety, environmental pollution, and human resource development, among others. She has been a consultant and adviser of several UN and other agencies like WHO, FAO, UNICEF, UNDP, World Bank, IDRC, and CIDA in numerous countries all over Asia, Africa and Europe.
Nearly 20 lakh children live on the streets of India, without an identity, a name to call their own, a place to call home, sleeping on empty stomachs for days and nights. These twenty lakh are children, who have dreams, who have rights, who are our tomorrow. They are living in the shadows today.
During these unprecedented times, not everyone can afford the privilege of social distancing. And not everybody can stay home during the lockdown, simply because they don’t have a home. Those living in poverty are extremely vulnerable, struck with a sudden lack of funds, food, mobility and a struggle for survival. And, as with all humanitarian crises, it is the children who have been affected the most.
It is always the children on the street who are subjected to some of the harshest realities of life. Today they are battling a catastrophic crisis, and it’s time we step in to protect them.
As a part of our COVID-19 response, Save the Children is working across various regions and has already directly reached over 18,000 children and adults to cover their basic needs. The organisation is ensuring their daily needs and their dignity and hygiene are also being cared for. Save the Children has identified 2.5 lakh children in cohorts, across 10 cities in India. Reaching out to these children with emergency relief is a top priority. But this cannot be done alone.
Save the Children and NDTV join hands to bring focus to the lives of children living in street situations. As India fights the Coronavirus, we must not forget one of the most marginalised and excluded groups whose lives have been long ignored – street-connected children. The 21-day campaign will generate public interest and raise funds to ensure these 20 Lakh+ children who live, earn, sleep and eat on our streets are cared for and protected. Amidst the crisis the world is facing, they are most vulnerable, exposed to infection and disease.