Doctors look back at the past for a better future
3 years, 6 months ago

Doctors look back at the past for a better future

Hindustan Times  

Since Covid-19 struck, the medical fraternity has been at the forefront of the battle, despite the challenges. On National Doctors’ Day, a few recall what the year taught them and what’s in store for 2021 Dr Rajeev K Sharma Dr Rajeev K Sharma feels that e-consultations should become a part of our life “In Covid-19 times, one thing we learnt was that we could forget that one is an orthopaedic surgeon or a cardiologist — all of us worked as doctors. And I personally believe that with the right medications, precautions, care and trust, we can easily overcome Covid-19,” says Dr Deepak Gupta, who is a medical consultant at Safdarjung Hospital. Dr Rashmi Sharma Dr Rashmi Sharma opines that the pandemic brought into notice the poor condition of health infrastructure “In the first wave, we lost a lot of doctors, para medical and medical staff. The healthcare workers have worked relentlessly to save the lives of patients, so we as young doctors will draw inspiration from the healthcare workers around us, and also work our hardest in any time of crisis or challenge,” says Dr Noor Dhaliwal, currently an intern at Lok Nayak Hospital.

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