Q2. Who Performed the first Heart Transplant in India?
Dr. Prafulla Kumar Sen
Dr. Ramakant Panda
Dr. K R Balakrishnan
Answers to all these questions are given at the end of this email.
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Important Days for Countries
17th to 24th October
🇰🇪 Mashujaa Day - 20th October (Kenya)
Mashujaa is the Swahili word for ‘Heroes,’ and because of this, Mashujaa Day is called ‘Heroes’ Day’ also. This significant day, which honors all who have contributed to the fight for Kenya’s freedom, is a public holiday in the country.
🇮🇳 Diwali - 24th October (India)
Indian Festival marked by four days of celebration, Deepawali or Diwali is the brightest and the most significant festival in Indian culture. It illuminates the country with its brilliance and dazzles people with its joyous celebration. Diwali symbolises the spiritual victory of light over darkness, good over evil and knowledge over ignorance. The lights of Diwali signify a time to destroy all our dark desires and thoughts, eradicated dark shadows and evils and gives us the strength and the zeal to carry on with our goodwill for the rest of the year.
🇿🇲 Zambia Independence Day - 24th October (Zambia)
Zambia Independence Day is celebrated on October 24 each year. If October 24 falls on a Sunday, the following Monday will be considered a public holiday. This holiday indicates independence from the United Kingdom on this day in 1964 and is the National Holiday of Zambia.The path to independence was not easy for the Zambians. There were extraordinary obstacles and difficult situations that needed to be resolved before the country gained ‘independent’ status.
Important Days related to Global Health days
17th to 24th October
🌏 World Trauma Day - 17th October
Every year, 17th October is celebrated as World Trauma Day. This day highlights the increasing rate of accidents and injuries causing death and disability across the world and the need to prevent them. Trauma means "any injury caused to the body". The injury may be caused due to many reasons like road accidents, fires, burns, falls, acts of violence and crimes against the vulnerable population including women, children and elderly. Amongst all the causes, Road Traffic Accident (RTA) is the leading cause of trauma across the world.
🌏 World Paediatric Bone and Joint Day - 19th October
This Day spreads awareness about the impact of musculoskeletal conditions in children. The goal behind this day is to improve the quality of life for those affected by bone and joint disorders. They do this by finding reliable information, doing research, and spreading awareness.
🌏 World Osteoporosis Day - 20th October
World Osteoporosis Day (WOD) is observed every year on 20th October across the world dedicated to create global awareness for prevention, diagnosis and treatment of osteoporosis. WOD aims to make osteoporosis and fracture prevention a global health priority by reaching out to health professionals, policy makers and public at large.
🌏 National Ayurveda Day - 23rd October
Ministry of AYUSH, Government of India celebrates Ayurveda Day every year on the occasion of Dhanwantari Jayanti (Dhanteras) since 2016. The Objective of Ayurveda Day is organized in order to raise awareness regarding this traditional medical system amongst the people of the country.
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Answers of the Quiz
Ans 1 : (b) Dr. Christiaan Barnard (3rd Dec, 1967)
Ans 2 : (a) Dr. Prafulla Kumar Sen (17th Feb, 1968 - Just 3 months after 1st in world)
SimplifyMVT brings to you a weekly roundup of all the important happenings, news, and stories from the Medical Tourism Industry around the world. The Weekly MVT Capsule will simplify news for you to stay updated. In this edition, we cover news featuring from 10th October to 17th October.
