Kargil, August 16: Chairman and Chief Executive Councillor, LAHDC Kargil, Dr Mohd Jaffer Akhoon attended two-day emergency life support conference/workshop BLS/ACLS/ATLS Training course under theme saving lives when every second counts.
The conference was organised by Department of emergency medicine, JPNATC AIIMS and WHO collaborating centre for emergency and trauma care in collaboration with department of surgery and NQAS district hospital Kargil.
The inaugural session was attended by Additional Deputy Commissioner and Joint Director Information, Imteeaz Kacho; Medical Superintendent District Hospital Kargil Dr Abass; Senior Surgeon Specialist Dr Kacho Mohd Hussain; Dr Manzoor Eye Specialist, specialist team members from AIIMS- Delhi including Dr Ankit Sahu, Dr Charu Malhotra, Dr Tsewang, Dr Suriya Suresh, besides doctors of District Hospital Kargil, Paramedical staff, and nursing students were present.
Speaking on the occasion, CEC Kargil extends warm greetings to the team members of AIIMS- Delhi for coming from all over Delhi to Kargil for imparting a curial life saving emergency skills to the staff of the district hospital Kargil.
Terming AIIMS Delhi as a centre of excellence of our country, CEC Kargil said the trainees of the workshop are blessed to learn important emergency life saving skills from the pioneering experts of the field. CEC Kargil stressed on trainees to take maximum benefit of the two-day workshop.
CEC Dr Mohd Jaffer said that he has a long and personal relationship with AIIMS Delhi for decades. He appreciated the honesty, dedication and grit commitment of working ethics of the doctors at AIIMS and said that they are working selflessly towards the welfare of the people especially coming from the economically under privilege background.
CEC Kargil also appreciated the efforts of doctors of district hospital Kargil for rendering their services to the people of Kargil and said that their dedication and efforts should be appreciated.
While highlighting the efforts of LAHDC Kargil’s commitment towards the upgradation of health care system of the district Kargil he said that many steps have already been taken and as result the present district hospital has shaped a state of art infrastructure equipped with modern medical facilities along with the specialised doctors. Adding, CEC Kargil said that he has recently taken up the issue of establishment of mini AIIMS with the health minister and he is optimistic about the incoming development of mini AIIMS in Kargil.
Meanwhile CEC Kargil said that keeping in view the harsh climatic conditions of Kargil, being at the border of LOC such crucial and important conference workshop will be significantly beneficial.
ADC Kargil Imteeaz Kacho welcomed team members of AIIMS on the behalf of district administration Kargil and assured to provide all necessary logistical support to make the stay comfortable for the team members. ADC Kargil said that this life saving critical emergency workshop will enhance the skills of the doctors, paramedical staff to an advance level. ADC Kargil stressed participants to use this opportunity to upgrade their skills to an optimum level.
Speaking on the occasion, Dr Ankit Sahu thanked LAHDC, District administration and district hospital Kargil for their warm welcome and expressed optimism that this workshop will enhance the emergency lifesaving skills of the staff of district hospital Kargil.
