India should go a long way in Medical Instrumentation: Dr. M. S. Valiathan

India should go a long way in Medical Instrumentation: Dr. M. S. Valiathan

Mangalore Today News Network

Mangalore, July 9, 2013: Indian medical fraternity is far behind in Instrumentation when compared with the progress achieved by the developed countries in the last 20 years; said Eminent National Research Professor Dr. M. S. Valiathan. The country should give huge attention and funding in the area of research and development pertaining to Medical Instrumentation. Imported Equipments in all areas shows our inability to cope up with the need of the hour, he said.

 

Dr. Valiathan was delivering Dr. N. Sridhar Shetty Endowment Lecture at AB Shetty Memorial Institute of Dental Sciences on July 9,Tuesday, under the aegis of Nitte University and Old Students of Dr. N. Sridhar Shetty, Founder Dean of ABSMIDS for 21 years and presently the Director, Center for Advanced Dentofacial Stomatognathic Sciences (CADSS), Nitte University.

“Educational Institutions and Industries should work hand-in-hand to come out of the vicious cycle. We see many medical departments not even aware of their adjacent other departments who produce equipment and facilities for them. Inter departmental co-operation need to be enhanced with all possible interventions,”said Dr. Valiathan.

“Our contribution in Medical Instrumentation is less than 1% on International assessment. We should make drastic improvements in this area so that we are at par with advanced country. Our medical fraternity in co-ordination with Engineering and other departments can achieve large advancements in this area. The young graduates from all fraternities should come forward with new ideas in this line,” urged Dr. Valiathan 

The event was presided over by Prof Dr. M. Shantaram Shetty, Pro Chancellor of Nitte University. Registrar Prof Dr. Sudhaker Nayak welcomed the gathering. Prof Dr B Rajendra Prasad principal and Dean honoured the Speaker. Prof Dr. Priyadarshini Hegde, Chairperson, Organising Committee briefed about the Genesis of Dr N Sridhar Shetty endowment lecture. Dr. G. Subhas Babu introduced the renowned speaker  Dr. Valiathan, Prof  Dr. Gopakumar  compered the program and  Dr. Chethan Hedge proposed vote of thanks.