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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Rupee falls 9 paise to all-time low of 90.58 against US dollar in early trade
Mumbai (PTI): Rupee depreciated 9 paise to an all-time low of 90.58 against US dollar in early trade on Monday, weighed down by uncertainty over an India-US trade deal and persistent foreign fund outflows.
Forex traders said rupee is trading with a negative bias as investors are in wait and watch mode and awaiting cues from the India-US trade deal front.
At the interbank foreign exchange market, the rupee opened at 90.53 against the US dollar, then fell further to an all-time intraday low of 90.58 against the greenback, registering a fall of 9 paise over its previous close.
On Friday, the rupee had slipped 17 paise to close at an all-time low of 90.49 against the American currency.
Meanwhile, the dollar index, which gauges the greenback's strength against a basket of six currencies, was trading 0.05 per cent lower at 98.35.
Brent crude, the global oil benchmark, was trading higher by 0.52 per cent at USD 61.44 per barrel in futures trade.
On the domestic equity market front, the 30-share benchmark index Sensex was trading 298.86 points lower at 84,968.80, while the Nifty was down 121.40 points at 25,925.55.
Foreign Institutional Investors sold equities worth Rs 1,114.22 crore on Friday, according to exchange data.
"FPIs continue to be in selling mode in equity and debt while RBI has been selling dollars to fund their long positions," said Anil Kumar Bhansali, Head of Treasury and Executive Director Finrex Treasury Advisors LLP.
