Like minded and senior doctors like Dr. R.S. Sandhu, Dr. R. Kumar, Dr. S.K. Aggarwal, Dr. S.K. Jindal, Dr. Jasvinder Grewal, Dr. Anurag Sharma, and Dr. S.K. Bansal have joined hands to set up SPEAK. Adds Dr Kumar, “SPEAK and its website are being launched by a core group of doctors who will work for protecting, preserving and restoring the pristine glory of the ‘noble medical profession’.”
Senior doctors from IMA, members of NGOs like Rotary, Loins, Councilors and several other professionals will also be present. It is noteworthy that such a website has a very important role to play in today’s India when the medical profession is getting a bad name due to a handful of doctors who do not practice ethics. However, even the greedy buff is concerned in good outcome of their treatment and welfare od the patient.
The subject matter of the website is not regional but of National importance as issue of ethics and affordability are problems being faced across the country. In such a scenario, the website and SPEAK are slated to provide yeoman’s service. The portal will have write ups and blogs by well known doctors on patient education & healthy life style. It will empower the readers with medical literacy among people requiring healthcare and public at large. The website will be interactive where questions will be answered by experts. The role of the portal will be educational and facilitation for the patients, doctors and the community at large. It will act as a family friend and not like a family doctor. It will also strive to bring down the cost of various procedures by reasoning, advocacy and appeal to private and public hospitals.
This post was last modified on May 7, 2015 9:23 pm