National Doctor’s Day 2022: Theme, History and Significance

National Doctor’s Day 2022: Physicians, also known as physicians, physicians, and physicians, are health care professionals who diagnose, advise, and treat our illnesses. They use their knowledge of the body to save lives and help people with permanent physical or psychological impairment. For this reason doctors are considered the most important public servants.

National Doctor’s Day, which highlights the contribution of doctors to the society, is observed on 1st July India by Indian Medical Association (IMA). Below, we look at the theme, history, and significance of National Doctor’s Day in 2022.

The theme of National Doctor's Day 2022 highlights the contribution of doctors who care for an entire family or a community.  (Representational image: Shutterstock)
(Representational image: Shutterstock)

National Doctor’s Day: Theme

The theme of celebration of this year’s National Doctor’s Day in India is “Family Doctor on the Front Line”. The theme highlights the contribution of doctors who care for the entire family or community.

National Doctor’s Day: History

National Doctor’s Day celebrations in India began in 1991 on 1 July to honor Dr Bidhan Chandra Roy, or BC Roy, whose birth anniversary and death anniversary both fall on 1 July. BC Roy was a renowned physician and freedom fighter from West Bengal. He was also the Chief Minister of West Bengal from 1948 until his death in 1962.

The Bharat Ratna recipient taught at the Calcutta Medical College and helped establish several medical institutions in India, such as the Jadavpur TB Hospital, Kamala Nehru Memorial Hospital, Chittaranjan Cancer Hospital and Chittaranjan Seva Sadan for women and children.

National Doctor’s Day: Significance

Doctors not only treat and cure patients but also educate and prepare the future generations of doctors in the country. There are doctors who provide free medical services to the poor and underprivileged. Many people have lost their lives contracting the disease while treating patients during the Covid-19 pandemic.

The annual event helps in spreading awareness about the important role played by doctors in our society. On this day, patients show appreciation for their doctors, free check-up camps are organized, and medical debates are broadcast on news channels.

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