Award for Chennai doctor
The Hindu
Dr Vijay Viswanathan’s contributions recognised by World-India Diabetes Foundation
Vijay Viswanathan, head and chief diabetologist of MV Hospital for Diabetes here, has been presented the ‘Outstanding Investigator Award’ by the the US-based World-India Diabetes Foundation.
The award was presented to him at a virtual function on Saturday. The award consisted of a cash prize and a plaque. Dr. Viswanathan delivered a talk, a hospital release said.
In 2021, five women from Mayithara, four of them MGNREGA (Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act) workers, found a common ground in their desire to create a sustainable livelihood by growing vegetables. Rajamma M., Mary Varkey, Valsala L., Elisho S., and Praseeda Sumesh, aged between 70 and 39, pooled their savings, rented a piece of land and began their collective vegetable farming journey under the Deepam Krishi group.