Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma congratulated surgical oncologist Dr. Ravi Kannan, who is the Director of Cachar Cancer Hospital and Research Centre (CCHRC)for being one of the four winners of the 2023 Ramon Magsaysay Award

Dr. Kannan, who is also a recipient of Padma Shri, has now been bestowed with Asia’s premier prize and highest honor which celebrates greatness of spirit and transformative leadership in Asia

Sarma, in a post on X, said that Dr. Kanan ‘has played an impactful role in transforming cancer care in Assam, especially in rural areas’

“HCM Dr @himantabiswa extends his warm congratulations to Dr Ravi Kannan R on being bestowed with the prestigious Ramon Magsaysay Award 2023,” a statement issued by CM Office Assam said

“Dr Kannan has played an impactful role in transforming cancer care in Assam, especially in rural areas. He is also a Padmashree recipient,” it added

Dr. Kannan previously served as the Head of the Department of Surgical Oncology at the prestigious Cancer Institute (WIA) in Chennai.

He moved with his family to Assam to make cancer care more accessible in Barak Valley as he was deeply saddened by the plight of the poor people who couldn’t afford treatment for cancer

CCHRC, under the doctor’s leadership, became a full-fledged comprehensive cancer hospital and research center with limited facilities to now having twenty-eight departments that employs 451 people

Dr. Kannan’s supervisory skills led the hospital to introduced pro-poor initiatives such as free treatment, food and lodging, adhoc employment for caregivers, a homecare program due to which patient compliance rates rose from 28% to 70%

According to the board of trustees of the Ramon Magsaysay Award, he was elected for ‘his devotion to his profession’s highest ideals of public service, his combination of skill, commitment, and compassion in pushing the boundaries of people-centered, pro-poor health care and cancer care, and for having built, without expectation of reward, a beacon of hope for millions in the Indian state of Assam, thus setting a shining example for all’

Northeast Now

[{"selector":"#anim-b95e65dc-083b-44ae-b4a1-7ddac1c3c24c","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-9fa78b82-fbb3-426d-826b-23ded7d662e8","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 94.42019%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-9cc6b4cd-1d11-43a6-a3bf-84f81f071c97","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":300,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-b300e904-e6ae-4730-83aa-330a27b00f31","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 824.90368%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":300,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-78d6d805-4fb3-4b31-b4da-4c3da1106d1d","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-4c459922-c8f2-46e3-94ea-2e33d6f4a32d","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 443.38608%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-1593d855-6b38-4ea9-bc5f-6e883dc6d698","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-f2910759-71e3-4a9f-9712-7a70026cafee","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 303.05570%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] www.nenow.in