He said India has one doctor per 1,700 people against international standard ratio of one doctor per 1,000 and the situation is more alarming in the rural areas, where the shortage of surgeons is as high as 83.4 per cent.
“So we can apprehend and also appreciate the huge dimensions of building up the health infrastructure particularly in the rural sector and your (young doctors) cooperation and sympathetic hands will no doubt help the government of the day to overcome the problem,” he said.
The President advised the young graduating doctors to be proud of the skills instilled in them by the college to face challenges of the competitive world.
“Be truthful, be virtuous, have compassion and never deviate from your own conviction,” he said.
He further asked them to be learners, students, and innovators and researchers as they go forward in their profession.
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