Hyderabad, January 11: The 54th All India Congress of Obstetrics and Gynaecology held under the aegis of Federation of Obstetric and Gynaecological Societies of India (FOGSI) created a record of sorts with over 9,000 delegates participating in the annual event.
The four-day Congress was divided into three parts. The first day was devoted to various workshops held at different places, including a couple of hospitals, in the city.
“From issues affecting maternal mortality rate (MMR) to an insight into the technology available in the field, the Congress discussed everything,” said S Shanta Kumari, organizing secretary of the Congress.
In the four-day meet, outgoing president of FOGSI Sanjay Gupte formally handed over the charge to new president PC Mohapatra.
The pledge by all FOGSI members not to do sex determination tests was reinforced and FOGSI has formally joined hands with the central government, to work in partnership, to check MMR.
“While there are adequate number of programmes charted out by the central government to bring down MMR, there is dearth of staff to implement the programmes,” added FOGSI president PC Mohapatra pointed out.
—-Agencies