The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has greeted doctors on Doctors Day and acknowledged their key role in saving lives and making the planet healthier.

The Prime Minister tweeted:

“Doctors Day greetings to all hardworking doctors who play a key role in saving lives and making our planet healthier.”

National Doctors’ Day is a day celebrated to recognize the contributions of physicians to individual lives and communities. Every year, July 1 is celebrated as National Doctors’ Day by the Indian Medical Association (IMA). The day is observed to commemorate the birth and death anniversary of former Bengal’s Chief Minister Dr Bidhan Chandra Roy. The day is dedicated to all the doctors and healthcare workers who have been serving the people by risking their lives.

More than 1500 doctors serve patients remotely through eSanjeevani telemedicine platform

In some nations, the day is marked as a holiday. Although supposed to be celebrated by patients in and benefactors of the healthcare industry, it is usually celebrated by healthcare organizations. Staff may organize a lunch for doctors to present the physicians with tokens of recognition.

National Doctors’ Day 2022 Theme

The theme of this year’s National Doctors’ Day is ‘Family Doctor on the Front Line’. It’s a theme that celebrates the hard work of the doctors during the challenging days of COVID19.

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