Dr. Sushil Jathanna honored with Milestone Global, IHW Global Leaders Award
Udupi: Dr. Sushil Jathanna, Director of CSI Lombard Memorial (Mission) Hospital, Udupi, has been recognized with both the Milestone Global Award and the IHW Global Leaders Award for his exceptional contributions to healthcare.
Dr. Jathanna was awarded the Milestone Global Award, along with a Gold Medal and Certificate of Excellence, at the Milestone Global Awards and Conclave-2024, held on September 14 at the Bahi Ajman Palace Hotel, Ajman, UAE. The award was presented by Emirati businessman and philanthropist Dr. Abdullah.
Additionally, on September 21, Dr. Jathanna was honored with the IHW Global Leaders Award at the 10th Integrative Health and Wellness (IHW) Summit, hosted at the Hyatt Regency Hotel, Dubai. The award was presented by Dr. Harsh Vardhan, former Union Health and Environment Minister, and Amruta Fadnavis, singer and social activist, and wife of Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra, Devendra Fadnavis.
Dr. Jathanna played a key role in reviving the historic Lombard Memorial Hospital, founded in 1923 by Swiss missionary Dr. Eva Lombard, into a modern 150-bed multispecialty facility providing high-quality healthcare services.
Born in Mangaluru, Dr. Jathanna earned his MBBS from KMC in 1982 and pursued advanced studies in Internal Medicine, Public Health Medicine, Health Policy, and Management abroad. He boasts over 32 years of experience in medicine and public health in England.
Notably, he became the first Indian to serve as Chief Executive Officer of the National Health Service (NHS) at Cambridge and previously held the position of Managing Director of Care UK PLC's Healthcare Division.
Dr. Jathanna has also served as President of the Karnataka Chapter of the Association of Healthcare Providers of India and was a member of the Karnataka State Hospital Board of the Indian Medical Association. Furthermore, he is a trustee of the Christian Medical Association of India and a member of the Executive Council of Christian Medical College, Vellore, according to the release.
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Tax exemption for Kannada movie ‘Landlord’: CM Siddaramaiah directs officials
Bengaluru: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has said that officials concerned have been instructed to let the Kannada movie ‘Landlord’, which reflects social inequality and caste-based oppression, be exempted from payment of tax.
Referring to the Duniya Vijay-starrer, which was released on January 23, the CM posted on his Facebook account that films were an effective medium to reform society and shape public opinion by passing valuable messages to the viewers. “It is our moral responsibility as a government to stand with and support those who make socially concerned films,” he stressed.
Siddaramaiah added, “I believe that our decision will inspire people to make more films like ‘Landlord’ that shed light on the social system in the coming days.”
