SUSHRUTA - VOL 7, Issue 2
Foreword from the President of BAPIO I am delighted that this special issue of Sushruta is being published at the occasion of Joint GAPIO & BAPIO conference. Doctors from across the world gathering to discuss the improvement in Global health is an occasion to celebrate the contribution of Indian doctors to health care. BAPIO as a voluntary organisation has been working hard to break the glass ceiling that has been stopping ethnic minority doctors in UK to achieve their potential. Although thing are slowly but steadily improving, lot more needs to be done. I am pleased for the support we are getting from establishment in this endeavour. BAPIO is proud of its contribution to the Global health care and its assotion with GAPIO. Amongst us we have stalwarts of huge international stature like Dr Gautam Bodiwala, Prof. Dinesh Bhugra, Prof Raman Bedi, Prof. Davinder Sandhu, just to mention a few. I am pleased to announce that we are on the verge of launching an education and training academy of BAPIO. This will be another feather in BAPIO’s cap after the success of Medical defence Shield (MDS). The academy will promote knowledge share and add further value to our principle of Supporting doctors achieve professional excellence. We plan to increase our voluntary work in India where enormous effort is required in the health care sector. Many of our members are keen to contribute to this work. We are in process of ensuring that this work is well organised and effectively channelled. We are also collaborating with various other organisations. I thank Dr Kailash Chand and Mr Buddhdev Pandya for their hard work in producing this edition of Sushruta. I hope you will enjoy readning this issue.
Dr Ramesh Mehta is a consultant paediatrician. He is President of BAPIO and Vice President of GAPIO.
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