Mumbai: Governor Koshyari launches Telemedicine Service at Pithoragarh on Doctors’ Day. On the occasion of National Doctors’ Day celebrated on 1 July, Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari launched the Telemedicine Service started by the Seemant Sewa Foundation, Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand through online mode from Raj Bhavan, Mumbai.
Mentioning that doctors are lifesavers, he said doctors served as Corona Warriors and gave new lease of life to millions of people during the pandemic period. Lamenting the growing tendency to attack and assault doctors, he said society must learn to respect doctors.
Describing Telemedicine as a revolutionary development he said more doctors should join the voluntary service to provide healthcare benefits to common people living in the remote and hilly areas of Pithoragarh bordering Nepal and China.
Dr. Swami Gurukulananda Saraswati, Dr Ashok Pant, President, Seemant Seva Foundation, Lalit Pant, Vice President, Dr H C Pant, CMO Pithoragarh, and many doctors attended the program.