Nagpur District Oral Health Officer Dr Danish Iqbal with Maharashtra Minister Amit Deshmukh

Dr Danish Iqbal, Nagpur District Oral Health officer received the ‘COVID Warrior’ award at the hands of Maharashtra Medical Education Minister Amit Deshmukh at a function held at Yashwantrao Chavan Centre in Mumbai on May 17. Also present during the felicitation were Health Minister Rajesh Tope and Dr Narendra Kale. The function was organized by Maharashtra State Dental Council.

During the pandemic, Dr Iqbal was initially appointed as nodal officer of Central India College of Pharmacy in Nagpur’s Lonara and then as the nodal officer of VNIT quarantine centre, which was one of the biggest quarantine centres of Vidarbha.

Dr Iqbal received the recognition for his excellent work done during the pandemic. He worked under the guidance of public health department at civil surgeon office in Nagpur and sub district hospital in Kamptee. Out of the 51,000 dental surgeons in the state, 160 were shortlisted for the recognition. Dr Danish Iqbal received the recognition along with three other doctors from Vidarbha.

The second ceremony of distribution of ‘Lokmat Times Excellence in Healthcare Awards 2021’ took place on Wednesday at Hotel Centre Point in Nagpur. The programme was presided by chief guests — former Union Minister and former Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Ghulam Nabi Azad and former Chief Minister of Maharashtra and Leader of Opposition (LoP) in Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Devendra Fadnavis — and Chairman at Lokmat Media Group Vijay Darda to name a few.

Renowned physician and Intensivist from Mumbai, Dr Pratit Samdani was the keynote speaker who spoke on ‘Today’s Lifestyle and Health.’

The jury comprised chairman of the jury board and Senior Physician Dr SN Deshmukh, Secretary and Senior Radiologist Raju Khandelwal, eminent Ophthalmologist and MP Padma Shri Dr Vikas Mahatme, Deputy Director of Health, Nagpur Division Dr Sanjay Jaiswal, Senior ENT, Head & Neck Surgeon Dr Madan Kapare, Senior Physician Dr Jay Deshmukh, Senior Gastroenterologist Dr Srikant Mukewar, Senior Gynaecologist Dr Sadhana Deshmukh, Senior Psychiatrist Dr Sudhir Bhave, President of the Academy of Medical Sciences Ravindra Saranaik and world renowned Ayurveda doctor Sunil Joshi along with Lokmat Times Editor NK Nayak.

The Lokmat Times Excellence in Healthcare Award is given to doctors on the basis of their performance. Public opinion polls are also conducted through media and social media.

More than 1,500 Nagpur citizens have benefitted till now from the free health check-up drive, which is being organized every morning at various parks of Nagpur, by Kingsway Hospitals and Nation Next Foundation.

Nation Next Foundation and Kingsway Hospitals have join hands to conduct free health check-up camps at different Nagpur parks. The campaign, which started from April 13, will go on till May 13, 2022. The camp is held from 5:30 am to 7:30 am. During the camp, citizens can get their blood pressure, SPO2 levels and random blood sugar checked for free.

Here’s the schedule for the camp:
– May 3 at Aji Ajoba Park (Trimurti Nagar)
– May 4 at Aji Ajoba Park (Trimurti Nagar)
– May 5 at Neeri Road
– May 6 at Neeri Road
– May 7 at Sakkardara Garden
– May 8 at Sakkardara Garden
– May 9 at Traffic Park
– May 10 at Traffic Park
– May 11 at Traffic Park
– May 12 at Dayanand Park (Jaripatka)
– May 13 at Dayanand Park (Jaripatka)