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IMA FOCUS Vol. 11 Issue - 6 March - 2021, Place Bengaluru, Monthly, English, Pages - 24, Price. 1/- 87th MEDICON 2021 IMA Karnataka State Annual Medical Conference On 22nd, 23rd and 24th October 2021 at Jidal-Vidyanagar Township, Toranagallu, Ballari District, Karnataka. Hosted by : IMA Siruguppa Branch IMA - FOCUS March - 2021 Page No. 4 Page No.3 March - 2021 IMA - FOCUS President Dr. M. Venkatachalapathy 9448985567 [email protected] Editor Dr. B. Devdas Rai EDITORIAL 9845081145 [email protected] Secretary IMA Focus Dr. Harini Arjun 99809 87043 [email protected] Honorary Treasurer Dr. B.P. Karunakara 9845263322 [email protected] Dr. B. DEVDAS RAI Executive Editors Dr. S. M. Prasad 9845105122 [email protected] Dr. H.N. Vinay World Tuberculosis Day 2021 9901648784 [email protected] Each year, we commemorate World Tuberculosis (TB) Day on March 24 to Co-Editors raise public awareness about the devastating health, social and economic Dr. Anitha N. Rao 9448007119 / 9481653362 [email protected] consequences of TB, and to step up efforts to end the global TB epidemic. The Dr. Y J Soumya date marks the day in 1882 when Dr Robert Koch announced that he had 9845222245 [email protected] discovered the bacterium that causes TB, which opened the way towards Editorial Board diagnosing and curing this disease. Dr.Yoganada Reddy.Y.C. 9844085120 [email protected] TB remains one of the world's deadliest infectious killers. Each day, nearly Dr. Madhusudhana Kariganuru 4000 lose their lives to TB and close to 28,000 people fall ill with this 9448237145 [email protected] preventable and curable disease. Global efforts to combat TB have saved an Dr. K.S. Karanth 9448328030 / 7019531045 estimated 63 million lives since the year 2000. [email protected] Dr.Gopalakrishnabhat Sankabithilu 9448475196 [email protected] Dr. Sumathi K. Bhat 9845667148 [email protected] State Office Bearers Dr. Suresh Kudva 9448725265 [email protected] Dr. Jaspalsingh H. Tehalia 9448139330 [email protected] Dr. Dinesh Hegde 9448153406 [email protected] Dr. Shivanand Kubsad 9448012767 [email protected] Dr. Uma Sheshgiri 9900098736 [email protected] IMA - FOCUS March - 2021 Page No. 4 Page No.5 March - 2021 IMA - FOCUS The theme of World TB Day 2021 - 'The With this theme, the Stop TB Partnership Clock is Ticking'–conveys the sense that the and all partners are sounding the alarm that world is running out of time to act on the while we focus on COVID-19, every single commitments to end TB made by global day 4000 people die and 27 000 people get leaders. This is especially critical in the sick with TB. Now more than ever, we need PRESIDENT’S context of the COVID-19 pandemic that has redoubled support to raise awareness and put End TB progress at risk, and to ensure our ambitions, honor commitments and MESSAGE equitable access to prevention and care in mobilize badly needed resources to help line with WHO's drive towards achieving achieve the UNHLM targets by 2022. World Universal Health Coverage. We are moving leaders have until December 2022 to make closer and closer to World TB Day 2021, and good on their words and keep their Dr. M. VENKATACHALAPATHY we want to make sure that all of us engaged promises, or we risk losing thousands of in the TB response, as well as people affected lives to a curable and preventable disease. by TB and TB survivors align and get The campaign will aim to involve all of us to together around this year's theme “The help make this global outreach successful Dear Esteemed Members, to be part of the valedictory function sharing Clock Is Ticking.” and make sure that the effort to end TB gets the dais with Ranji cricket player the attention it requires. In continuation of our struggle against The COVID-19 pandemic is in its second Mr.Nasseruddin Taj . mixopathy there seems to be light at the end year and is unfortunately taking increasing Countries are falling well short of the of the tunnel by the way the case is I had an opportunity to address & medical resources and attention away from agreed targets to find people with TB and proceeding in the Supreme Court. Let’s hope interact with medicos of SNMC, Kodagu providing necessary life-saving diagnosis, provide them with the prevention, for the best outcome. IMA Head Quarters Medical College & K.V.G Medical Colleges medicine and care to people suffering from treatment, and care. Progress is even slower office bearers have met NITI Ayog, N M C & during my longest presidential tour tuberculosis (TB). Alarmingly, in low and for people, including children, who have many political leaders to emphasize the program. I visited Ilkal-Hungund, Bagalkot, lower-middle-income countries, TB drug-resistant TB. Join us @StopTB and our dangers of mixopathy . Teradal, Mahalingapura, Mudhol, Jamkandi, remains the biggest infectious disease killer. partners worldwide to demand immediate Badami IMA branches in the North action from our governments. Even though IMA KSB was well prepared Long Live IMA Karnataka. Then I visited Madikere, Sullia, to host the central working committee Puttur, Belthangadi, Bantwala, Karkala, meeting at Vidyanagar, Toranagallu, due to Udupi-Karavali and Udupi-Manipal IMA the fear of second wave of covid, the IMA branches. Congratulations Head Quarters has made it only virtual . On 28.03.2021, our own senior doctor, It was indeed a pleasant experience to Past President of IMA KSB Dr. Vithal D see one of the important sports event of IMA Sapare had invited me to preside over his KSB tennis ball cricket tournament hosted book "Mosaic of Memories "release function by IMA Mandya with 30 teams across the .It was a wonderful event organized in IMA state participating which was a big KSB auditorium, where I had the Dr. G.B.Bidinahal Dr. Madhusudana Kariganuru achievement. This was the first big official opportunity to meet one of the top cardiac Past President, IMA Karnataka Past President, IMA Karnataka State Branch physical sports activity after covid. I wish to State Branch has been appointed as member has been appointed as convenor, surgeons of India Dr. K.M. Cherian who was congratulate the whole team of IMA Mandya National IMA Standing Committee for Sports. Dr. B.Veeranna IMA Standing Committee for the chief guest. At this ripe age, our for their untiring effort to see the Past State Secretary, IMA Karnataka State Branch Disaster Management Dr.Sapare stands tall as example for all has been appointed as member National IMA Standing tournament to reach new level. I was happy young doctors. Committee for Unesco Bioethics Chair Programme. IMA - FOCUS March - 2021 Page No. 4 Page No.5 March - 2021 IMA - FOCUS The theme of World TB Day 2021 - 'The With this theme, the Stop TB Partnership Clock is Ticking'–conveys the sense that the and all partners are sounding the alarm that world is running out of time to act on the while we focus on COVID-19, every single commitments to end TB made by global day 4000 people die and 27 000 people get leaders. This is especially critical in the sick with TB. Now more than ever, we need PRESIDENT’S context of the COVID-19 pandemic that has redoubled support to raise awareness and put End TB progress at risk, and to ensure our ambitions, honor commitments and MESSAGE equitable access to prevention and care in mobilize badly needed resources to help line with WHO's drive towards achieving achieve the UNHLM targets by 2022. World Universal Health Coverage. We are moving leaders have until December 2022 to make closer and closer to World TB Day 2021, and good on their words and keep their Dr. M. VENKATACHALAPATHY we want to make sure that all of us engaged promises, or we risk losing thousands of in the TB response, as well as people affected lives to a curable and preventable disease. by TB and TB survivors align and get The campaign will aim to involve all of us to together around this year's theme “The help make this global outreach successful Dear Esteemed Members, to be part of the valedictory function sharing Clock Is Ticking.” and make sure that the effort to end TB gets the dais with Ranji cricket player the attention it requires. In continuation of our struggle against The COVID-19 pandemic is in its second Mr.Nasseruddin Taj . mixopathy there seems to be light at the end year and is unfortunately taking increasing Countries are falling well short of the of the tunnel by the way the case is I had an opportunity to address & medical resources and attention away from agreed targets to find people with TB and proceeding in the Supreme Court. Let’s hope interact with medicos of SNMC, Kodagu providing necessary life-saving diagnosis, provide them with the prevention, for the best outcome. IMA Head Quarters Medical College & K.V.G Medical Colleges medicine and care to people suffering from treatment, and care. Progress is even slower office bearers have met NITI Ayog, N M C & during my longest presidential tour tuberculosis (TB). Alarmingly, in low and for people, including children, who have many political leaders to emphasize the program. I visited Ilkal-Hungund, Bagalkot, lower-middle-income countries, TB drug-resistant TB. Join us @StopTB and our dangers of mixopathy . Teradal, Mahalingapura, Mudhol, Jamkandi, remains the biggest infectious disease killer. partners worldwide to demand immediate Badami IMA branches in the North action from our governments. Even though IMA KSB was well prepared Long Live IMA Karnataka. Then I visited Madikere, Sullia, to host the central working committee Puttur, Belthangadi, Bantwala, Karkala, meeting at Vidyanagar, Toranagallu, due to Udupi-Karavali and Udupi-Manipal IMA the fear of second wave of covid, the IMA branches.