The Bengal Chamber of Commerce and Industry organized a special programme, Group Discussion-cum-Oration on ‘Trust the Currency of Healthcare - Decoding the Modern Doc’, commemorating ‘Doctors’ Day’ on 1st July 2017, in the Chamber premises. The programme was all about promoting Healthier Healthcare. Dr. Amit Ghose, Chairperson-Emeritus, Health Committee, The Bengal Chamber of Commerce & Industry;ShriJawhar Sircar, IAS (Retd.), Former Culture Secretary, Government of India and Mr. Paranjoy Guha Thakurta, Editor, Economic and Political Weekly were present at the discussion. The Group Discussion also involved doctors, hospital administrators, the legal fraternity, the police fraternity, the policy makers and others. It was moderated by Dr. Amit Ghose and Dr. Indrajit Sardar.

The burning topics, including violence discouraging doctors to perform, media exposure of healthcare and media trials were parts of the discussion. Majority of the medics agreed that the faith between a doctor and patient has eroded due to the recent incidents and situation is not the same anymore as it was five years back. Former Culture Secretary, Government of India, ShriJawharSircar’s oration was focused on decoding the modern Doctor. He opined that there was a failure in the system that was put forward in the past. There has to be transparency, a self-regulating system and intervention of paramedics to ease off load from the medical establishments. Patients’ families should be aware of the costing. He concluded by stating that the medical profession is still a very honoured one and people look up to the very name of this profession and so there is all the more reason for the name to be kept shining brightly and revered by the people it serves.