Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu inaugurated the 10th Asian Conference of Emergency Medicine in New Delhi on November 7, 2019.
During the inauguration, the Vice President stressed on the urgent need to attach high priority to emergency medicine and services in the country.
He also said that there is a need to develop programs and manuals to train citizens in emergency first aid procedures such as Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation as it will help in saving a life while waiting for emergency services. He also stressed on the need to invest in providing timely and high-quality Emergency Health Services in India.
He pointed out that over 3,700 die in accidents on world’s roads every day and tens of millions get injured or disabled every year.
The Vice President expressed happiness that the Government of India has made it mandatory for all medical college hospitals to have full-fledged Emergency Departments by 2022 with an aim to improve trauma care.
