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E-MAGAZINE
JULY-2018
WUBMED
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HIGHLIGHTS OF THE MONTH
1st – National Doctors’ Day 12th – Group Discussion
7th – World Chocolate Day 16th – Hindu Temple
11th – World Population Day 27th – Guru Purnima
28th – World Hepatitis Day
A Warm Welcome from Washington University of Barbados
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NATIONAL DOCTORS' DAY
India celebrates National Doctors’ Day on 1st July to
honour renowned physician and one of the longest
serving Chief Ministers of West Bengal, Dr. Bidhan
Chandra Roy. 1st July marks the birth and death of Dr.
Roy (1882-1962). On 4th February 1961, Dr. Roy
received India’s highest civilian award, the Baharat
Ratna. He was influential in the development of the
Indian Medical Association in 1928, as well as the
establishment of the Medical Council of India (MCI).
National Doctors’ Day commemorates the
achievements and contributions of Dr. Roy. The day also
highlights the importance of doctors and recognizes
their selfless efforts to make healthier communities
around the world.
To celebrate the day, Vice Chancellor, Dr. P V Prabhakar
Rao and professor of anatomy, Dr. Kafles conducted a
discussion on the importance of quality healthcare to
the future doctors at WUB.
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WORLD CHOCOLATE DAY
Do you love chocolate? Do you feel guilty when you
partake of its silky goodness? Thankfully, there is World
Chocolate Day! A day completely dedicated to the love
of chocolate. So, on the next World Chocolate Day, feel
free to eat your favourite chocolate delight!
We at WUB love chocolate too! Both as a confection and
for its dietary benefits. Our students were treated to hot
chocolate and chocolates, as they listened to a brief
lecture presented by the Vice Chancellor, Dr. P V
Prabhakar Rao on the history and benefits of chocolate.
Even though there are benefits to chocolate, remember
everything in moderation.
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WORLD POPULATION DAY
restricted on the basis of race, sex, language,
religion, political affiliation, national origin, age,
economic status, place of residence, disability
status, marital status, sexual orientation or gender
identity.
Ü Available: Countries must ensure that family
planning commodities and services are accessible
to everyone.
Ü Accessible: Countries must ensure that family
planning commodities and services are accessible
to everyone.
Ü Acceptable: Contraceptive services and
information must be provided in a dignified manner,
respecting both modern medical ethics and the
cultures of those being accommodated.
On 11th July 1989, the United Nations Ü Good quality: Family planning information must be
established World Population Day. The day is clearly communicated and scientifically accurate.
used to educate the world about population Ü Informed decision-making: Every person must be
related issues across the globe. This year's
empowered to make reproductive choices with full
theme was “Family Planning is a Human Right”.
a u t o n o m y, f r e e o f p r e s s u r e , c o e r c i o n o r
This year marked the 50th anniversary of family
misrepresentation.
planning being globally accepted as a human
right for the first time, during the 1968 WUB recognized World Population Day with a lecture
International Conference on Human Rights. As a by Vice Chancellor, Dr. P V Prabhakar Rao on Human
result of that conference came the Teheran Resources.
Proclamation which stated that “Parents have a
basic human right to determine freely and
responsibly the number and spacing of their
children.” The statement acknowledges that,
men and women have the right to decide if they
want children, how many, how often or if at all.
The United Nations' website lists the nine
standards to maintain the human right to family
planning as:
Ü Non-discrimination: Family planning
information and services cannot be
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CELEBRATION OF GURU PURNIMA
The Guru Purnima festival is celebrated in many
countries including India and Nepal. The day is dedicated
to academic and spiritual teachers. Devotees visit
temples to worship, offer gifts and seek the blessings of
their spiritual teachers, while others fast to pay respect
to their guru.
Students and staff members of WUB held a small
gathering to honour the day.
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WORLD HEPATITIS DAY
According to the World Health Organization, there are
325 million living with viral hepatitis B and C. Many of
them are unaware of the chronic infections. There may
not be signs of any of these infections for years or
sometimes decades. The organization records that least
60% of liver cancer cases are as a result of late testing
and treatment of viral hepatitis B and C.
This year's theme was “Eliminate Hepatitis”. The World
Health Organization created events and activities of a
similar theme of, “Test. Treat. Hepatitis”. WHO seeks to
test, treat and educate the world about viral hepatitis B
and C to reduce and cure the infections.
For more information on how to join the fight against
viral hepatitis B and C,
Please visit:
http://www.worldhepatitisalliance.org/world-hepatitis
-day/supporters
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THE FREQUENCY OF THOUGHTS
Time is limitless, silent but never resting. Rolling
and rushing on, swiftly like an all-embracing ocean tide
on which we and the universe swim.
What if I told you, life is not happening to you, but
you are creating it and you always have? Your thoughts
are the primary cause of what is happening in your life.
Here is a little piece of information: 17 seconds of pure
thought is equivalent to 2000 action hours.
When the human transmission tower 'thinks a
thought', it magnetically attracts similar things on the
same frequency. The human mind is our fundamental
resource. A wide gamut of knowledge has enabled us to
have an in-depth discernment of our microcosms and
investigate the cosmos.
So, all you need to do, to improve your life, is to
change your thoughts or at least that is where you begin.
MANEET THAPAR
PRE-MED 2
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MEDICAL TOURISM
Rising healthcare costs are forcing modern pocket for the same procedure in the U.S. For example, a
consumers to search for different ways to heart bypass surgery may cost over $150,000 in the U.S,
reduce expenses and still receive the medical but maybe less than $10,000 in India.
service they need. Recently, medical tourism The list of what we might call “hot” medical tourism
seems to be the solution. Medical tourism is the destinations varies from year to year and is also largely
practice of traveling to a destination to seek determined by the type of treatment or surgery. There is
medical, dental and surgical care. not a country that is a particular haven for medical
Historically, people from under developed tourism but Mexico, Costa Rica, India, The Czech
countries traveled to those who were more Republic, Thailand, Malaysia and South Korea are
developed, in search of advanced medical care. popular.
However, that is not the case today, as people Consider two factors influencing the country you
from wealthier countries are now reluctant to choose to seek for medical care:
pay for overpriced medical services and seek a
Ü The quality of care related to the specific illnesses,
less expensive alternative for healthcare in
under developed countries. In many developing ailments, or injuries. This can vary staggeringly from
countries, a patient can have major surgery for a country to country. Narrow your choices down to at
small percentage of the cost than in the U.S, least three countries that offer the best care.
Canada, Japan, or Western Europe. Ü Cost: Even in poor and developing countries, the
Most elective surgery, such as cosmetic surgery, cost of certain medical care can change substantially
certain dental surgeries, and even hip from one country to another.
replacements are not covered by the insurance This isn't to say you want to look for the lowest cost
in the U.S. But if the cost is much lower overseas, destination; you want to balance out cost with the
you might elect to make the trip for surgery. quality of care.
There may also be procedures, such as fertility, There are agencies, commonly called medical tourism
cancer treatments or other therapies not providers, who coordinate your surgery and travel. They
approved in the U.S or in other developed handle every detail of your trip, which often includes the
countries. A couple desperate to have a baby, or potential follow-up sources when you return home.
a terminally ill patient looking to participate in
experimental cures, might find attractive Medical tourism seems destined to follow other major
options in an under developed country. industries into greater public acceptance. The cost of
healthcare should not be a barrier for receiving quality
Even in countries with single-payer national care, and by considering medical tourism options many
health insurance, medical tourism is growing. In patients who pay out of pocket, may have the
such systems, surgeries involving non-life- opportunity to receive the medical care they need.
threatening illnesses and injuries can land you
on a waiting list lasting for months or years.
Many people then seek relief through medical AARJOO KUDESIA
tourism. A major medical procedure performed PRE-MED 3
in a foreign country may cost less than out-of-
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HONOURABLE MENTION
Congratulations to Miss Terancy A., MD-2 student for her contribution on the paper “Co-morbidities and
the Cancer in the Elderly” to presented in Berlin in the month of August.
BIRTHDAY WISHES
Zeel Barot Santosh Utkarsh Gaganakanth Bhogendra Sai
Rushikesh Joseph Rakshit Kingsley Suvarna Rekha
Chaitanya Kiran Mai Sumsritha Tejasawi Reethika
Roshan Kavi Priya Reefat Tinku Kumar
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medical pioneers.”
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