Assam-based oncologist among winners of 2023 Ramon Magsaysay Award
Hindustan TimesOncologist Ravi Kannan, a recipient of India’s fourth-highest civilian award Padma Shri and the director of Assam’s Cachar Cancer Hospital and Research Centre, has been named one of the four winners of the 2023 Ramon Magsaysay Award, Asia’s equivalent of the Nobel prize. In a post on X, chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma congratulated Kannan for winning the prestigious award and said the doctor has “played an impactful role in transforming cancer care in Assam, especially in rural areas.” Kannan, son of a decorated Indian Air Force officer, said both state and central governments support them with health schemes such as Atal Amrit Abhyan, and that the poor were getting better treatment easily. “We are a society-run centre but whenever we ask for any support, the government never says no.” Kannan underlined that cancer is curable like any other disease. We have to fight this mindset and have been doing it for over a decade.” Kannan’s mother, Indumati, said she knew one day her son would get such recognition.
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