National Doctor’s Day 1st July : Why we celebrate it….

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National Doctor’s Day is celebrated to give credit to the contributions of doctors and medical staff in keeping the world safe. In India, the National Doctor’s Day is celebrated on July 1 annually. The celebration of the Doctor’s Day is an attempt to focus on the value that doctors hold our lives and to offer them our respects by commemorating one of their greatest representatives.

India celebrates on July 1 each year, in honour of the birth and death anniversary of the great physician and the second Chief minister of West Bengal, Dr. Bidhan Chandra Roy. Since then India has grown by leaps and bounds in the medical field, not just to further Dr. B.C. Roy’s work but also with new and innovative techniques. This day serves to show gratitude to all those who have selflessly aided us in our time of need and tirelessly worked for the health of their patients by commemorating the greatest representative of these ideals.

Each year National Doctor’s day is organised with a theme, last year’s being, “Zero tolerance to violence against doctors and clinical establishment”. This year’s theme is yet to be announced but we can assume it will be regarding the pandemic that we are undergoing.

Doctor’s Day was established by the Government of India in 1991 to be recognised and celebrated every year on July 1 every year in India. Doctor’s Day is observed on different dates across the world.