British Medical JournalGroup Awards published this Wednesday conceded top honors to two Indian medical professional teams.
While the award for `Medical Team in a Crisis Zone’ was given to `Doctors for You’, the award for `Innovation in Health Care’ went to Professor Subhashchandra Daga and his team at the Maharashtra Institute of Medical Education and Research, where his work is related with neo-natal health. `Doctors for You’ has its work recognized for their work in 2008, regarding flood relief in Bihar.
Over six months, the `Doctors for You’ team worked in association with social workers and other support staff, trying to reduce the effects of the disaster caused by the rising flood of the Kosi river in Bihar in 2008. Using 300 mobile health clinics, relief camps and district hospitals, the team treated over 1, 30,000 patients.
Professor Daga’s team worked on the frequent power cuts’ problem and the need of keeping newborn babies warm and developed adapted polystyrene foam boxes, normally used to transport vaccines. The boxes were very effective and easy to use, not only by the families, but also by the birth attendants.
Members of both the groups have welcomed the award and affirmed that they believe that this kind of honor will increase community support, boost membership and motivate team’s work for humanitarian purposes.