“Reducing maternal mortality is not only the duty of doctors but is also a social responsibility. Education of women will reduce the mortality rate as we have seen in Kerala and Punjab,” former president and eminent scientist APJ Abdul Kalam has said.

Speaking at the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) World Congress-2014 held at the Hyderabad International Convention Centre (HICC) at Madhapur here on Friday,  he said, “Today, 4.5 million children in the world are lacking nutritious food. We need to provide the newborn with vitamins to make  our future generations healthy and strong.”

Over 3,500 doctors from 62 countries attended.

Paul Fogerty, senior vice-president and chair of RCOG, released online International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (BJOG) and people can have their doubts clarified by by sending their queries to RCOG2014.com.

David Richmond, president,  in his inaugural address described Hyderabad as a beautiful city. The event will be held once in three years.  Suchitra Pandit, president of the Federation of Obstetrician and Gynaecologist Societies of India, also spoke.

source: http://www.newindianexpress.com / The New Indian Express / Home> Cities> Hyderabad / by Express News Service – Hyderabad / March 29th, 2014