MedscapeIndia AMET’s this year’s campaign slogan is ‘Save the Girl Child from Womb to Tomb’!

10th Edition of #MedscapeindiaNationalAwards and the 13th “Save the Girl Child programme drew the worldwide concern on gender equality, and need for a safer world for women and girl children says #DrSunitaDube, Founder Chairman #MedscapeIndiaAMET.

10th Edition of MedscapecapeIndia National Awards & 13th Save the Girl Child Program held on 10th October 2021 virtually, saw the presence of luminares from across the globe who shared their opinions on saving the girl child, Women Empowerment, gender equality and having an equal ratio of both men and women in the society.

MedscapeIndia Aryan Medical & Educational Trust has come a long way relentlessly working on the save the girl child campaign, women health and women empowerment initiatives for last 18 years initiated by renowned Radiologist and Philanthropist and a visionary Dr. Sunita Dube .On the occasion Dr. Dube shared the 10 point program agenda for the upliftment of poor and underprivileged girl children. She also shared her dream to come up with the Statue of Immunity Research Centre.

Addressing the occasion Dr Sunita Dube said,” I think setting up a role model in every field is important which can inspire women. Infact I come from a village background and was the first doctor in the school which my grandfather started. Today, more than 200 girls from that school are getting educated and some of them have teaching, become engineers, joined army and have become IAS officer’s. Today, I feel it’s yet another opportunity to set another model for the future by taking the pledge to save the girl child from womb to tomb, that will empower a girl child more. I request more people to join this mission, starting from this platform today.”

Save the Girl Child Campaign is in its 13th year which was launched in 2008 by renowned Radiologist, Philanthropist, and social worker Dr. Sunita Dube Founder Chairman MedscapeIndia AMET. This year the campaign has been recreated to “Save the Girl Child from Womb to Tomb ( बेटी बचाओ गर्भ से धरा तक), which signifies the circle of a women’s life from the point of her birth till the time she reaches the final stage of her life.

The 10th MedscapeIndia National awards and 13th Save the girl child virtual edition Inaugural session was graced by eminent Dignitaries from the government of India to include the chief guest of the evening the Governor of Maharashtra Shri Bhagat Singh Koshiyari, Maharashtra Health Minister Shri Rajesh Tope, Smt.Shri Harsh Vardhan, Former Executive Chairman WHO, Former Union Health Minister, Raghunath Anant Mashelkar former Director-General of CSIR.The program was indeed enlightened with the auspicious presence of the spiritual leader’s Guru Sri Sri Ravi Shankar and Guru Swami Chidanand Saraswati.

The program began with an intriguing session on “My Daughter My State” with inputs from Hon’ble CM of Goa Shri Pramod Sawant,Hon’ble Health Minister of Delhi Shri Satyendar Kumar Jain, Hon’ble Minister of Public Health and Family Welfare of Madhya Pradesh Dr.Prabhuram Choudhary and Honorable CM of Rajasthan Shri Ashok Gehlot. The ministers threw light on their opinions and contribution on safeguarding women and children in their states, to providing equal work opportunities for women without the gender bias.

The second session on “Save the girl child from Womb to Tomb saw participants from all walks of life who shared there views on various issues related to wowen and girl child security,women rights and provision for equal work opportunity for both genders without gender bias.Moderated by Richard Rekhy – KPMG Dubai – Board. To session includes Ms. Roya Rahmani – Ambassador of Afghanistan, Dr. Ranjana Kumari – Director, Centre for Social Research, Ms.Mrunalini Deshmukh – Renowned Advocate and Dr. Sunita Dube Radiologist,Founder Chairperson MedscapeIndia-AMET.

Mr. Richard Rekhy KPMG Dubai Board Member session Moderator said,” A Man and a women are the two wheels of nature,and it’s important that we balance this chariot”

Ms. Roya Rahmani – Ambassador of Afghanistan said,” When you are looking at the equality on the issue of the girl child at its been across so many different aspects form a legal to traditions to economics to cultural,it touches everything.what is important is that you need to look at the issue from all of the aspects”

Dr Ranjana Kumari, Director Centre for Social Research said,” There is a very aggressive campaign at the moment in the country about teenage girls about the menstrual Hygiene issue,as how they have not been given access to information since ages as it’s considered a taboo.There is a need to provide knowledge to the young girls to prepare them about their health related issues.”

Ms.Mrunalini Deshmukh Renowned Advocate,Said, “The word womb I would say they call ‘Garbh Sanskar’ I believe that can start with the women. We don’t need a man to tell us what the woman’s role has to be in the society as it’s her that it begins with and there is the need to creating an awareness about it.”

10th MedscapeIndia National awards,received nominations from across the globe, from the USA, Greece, the UK, Iran, Iraq, and many more, which were scrutinised with an extensive three round process of nomination by MedscapeIndia Eminent Jury and Advisory Committee to include Dr. S. Shantha Kumari President, FOGSI – 2021,Dr. Gautam Saha,President of Indian Psychiatric Society (IPS), Dr. Ravindar Singh,President, Indian Dental Association, Dr. Anil Khurana Chairman Central Council of Homeopathy,Director General Incharge Central Council for Research in Homoeopathy, Dr. Raju Thomas President Ayurveda Me.dical Association of India (AMAI),Dr. C Amarnath President Indian Radiological & Imaging Association(IRIA).Medcape India Advisory Committee includes Padma Shri Padma Bhushan Awardee Dr.Anil Kohli, Dr.Raghunath Anant Mashelkar, former Director General CSIR, Justice Rakesh Tiwari Chief Justice of the Calcutta High Court, Adish C. Aggarwala President of International Council of Jurists, Ace Ophthalmologist and Eye surgeon, Dr.Quresh Maskati, Ace Physiotherapist Dr.Ali Irani,Brigadier R R Singh, an Indian Army Veteran, Padma Shri Dr R karthikeyan Former CBI Director, Ms. Radhika Nath Mahendra, Member at the Democratic National Committee,Nanik Rupani Chirman Emeritus of Priyadarshini Academy.

This years awards went to Spiritual Guru Shri Shri Ravi Shankar in the category of Excellence in Spiritual Health,Dr. Andy Adam – Excellence in Radiology – Global category, Dr. Jeanne Conry – Excellence in Gynecology – Global category , Dr Kumar M. Dhawale Excellence in Homeopathy, Dr. Vaidya Balendu Prakash for Excellence in Ayurveda,.Mr. Brett Lee for Excellence in Social contribution – Global Category, Dr. Chad P. Gehani – Excellence in Dentistry – Global category , Dr. Amrit Pattojoshi – Excellence in Psychiatry , Mr. Steve Waugh – Excellence in NGO in Health Care ” – Global category.