Geriatrician V.S. Natarajan gets Vayoshreshtha Samman
The Hindu
World Elders Day observed
Vice-President M. Venkaiah Naidu presented the Vayoshreshtha Samman National Award to senior geriatrician V.S. Natarajan.
On October 1, World Elders Day every year, the Union Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment presents this award to those who have remarkably served the elderly fraternity and this year, the awards were given to 13 individuals and private organisations, according to a press release.
The award presented to Dr. Natarajan for the elders welfare initiatives that were provided through the Dr. V.S. Natarajan Geriatric Foundation, instituted four years ago. From conducting lectures on “preventive geriatrics” to medical camps throughout the State, the Foundation did quite a lot of services. Also, a “Geriatric Immunisation Centre” to prevent deaths owing to pneumonia was instituted.