Dr. Mathew Verghese has gained a place as a 'hero', rightly so, in
the list whom the Microsoft founder and philanthropist Bill Gates, who
named the doctor one of the five distinguished individuals in the world,
whom he considers as a real-life hero.
Since 2011, no cases of polio is recorded in Delhi but wind back to period earlier to that who was diagnosed with it, Dr. Verghese has been their saviour because he took care by carrying out reconstructive surgeries, imparting treatment and prescribing medicines.
The affable and humble orthopedic surgeon by specialisation runs India's last ward for polio patients at St Stephen Hospital, situated in Delhi declares proudly elimination of polio from in India was one of the country's greatest achievements and not only that, he looks forward to a time that he no longer needs to see any patients afflicted by polio. The disease cause havoc due to its infectious nature causing permanent paralysis in whom it attacked.
India introduced an Injectable Polio Vaccine (IPV) in its routine immunisation programme in the year 2015. A year prior to that our country received a polio-free certificate from World Health Organization, (WHO) but before waiting for two long years.
Since 2011, no cases of polio is recorded in Delhi but wind back to period earlier to that who was diagnosed with it, Dr. Verghese has been their saviour because he took care by carrying out reconstructive surgeries, imparting treatment and prescribing medicines.
The affable and humble orthopedic surgeon by specialisation runs India's last ward for polio patients at St Stephen Hospital, situated in Delhi declares proudly elimination of polio from in India was one of the country's greatest achievements and not only that, he looks forward to a time that he no longer needs to see any patients afflicted by polio. The disease cause havoc due to its infectious nature causing permanent paralysis in whom it attacked.
India introduced an Injectable Polio Vaccine (IPV) in its routine immunisation programme in the year 2015. A year prior to that our country received a polio-free certificate from World Health Organization, (WHO) but before waiting for two long years.
