I-HUMANITARIAN PAR EXCELLENCE - 'UMPHILISI'
UDkt. Prathap C. ReddyUDkt. Prathap C Reddy, Umsunguli-uSihlalo we-Apollo Hospitals Group, ungumdwebi wombono wokunakekelwa kwezempilo kwesimanje kwamaNdiya. Uchazwa kangcono njengomuntu onozwela onozwela owanikela impilo yakhe ekuletheni ukunakekelwa kwezempilo okusezingeni lomhlaba ngaphakathi kokufinyelela kwezigidi zezomnotho nezindawo.
Ngo-1983, uDkt. Reddy waqala uhambo olungajwayelekile ngokusungula izibhedlela ze-Apollo, ezingagcinanga nje ngokuletha uguquko ekunakekelweni kwezempilo eNdiya kodwa futhi zaphayona imboni yezempilo ezimele eNdiya. Imodeli yokunakekelwa ye-Apollo yaphefumulela abaningi, futhi okwamanje, ezinye izibhedlela ezinkulu ze-300, ezisezingeni eliphezulu ziye zaphakamisa izinga lokunakekelwa eNdiya, okwenza litholakale ngenani leshumi lezindleko zamazwe ngamazwe kanye nokushintsha indlela abantu ezweni abaphila ngayo futhi. finyelela ukunakekelwa kwezempilo.
Kuze kube namuhla, naphezu kweminyaka yakhe yobudala, uDkt. Reddy usebenza ngokuzikhandla amahora angaphezu kwangu-20 nsuku zonke ukuze afeze umbono wakhe wokwenza ukunakekelwa kwezempilo okusezingeni lomhlaba kufinyeleleke kubo bonke.

Umbono wakhe awugcinanga ezibhedlela, kodwa uhloselwe ukudala uhlelo oludidiyelwe lokunakekelwa kwemvelo. Ngaphansi kobuholi bakhe, i-Apollo Hospitals Group isungule cishe amakhemisi angu-6000, izindawo zokuthinta izitolo ezingu-2000, kanye nabasebenzisi ababhalisiwe abangaphezu kwezigidi ezingu-25 endaweni yedijithali i-Apollo 24/7.
Eqhutshwa umuzwa ojulile wokuba nesibopho emphakathini, umbono kaDkt. Reddy udlulela ngale kwemingcele yezindawo zasemadolobheni. Wasebenzisa ubuchwepheshe ukuze anikeze ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha okusezingeni eliphezulu ngisho nasezindaweni ezikude kakhulu zezwe, njengoba kuboniswa impumelelo enkulu ye-telemedicine eNdiya. Ngaphezu kwakho konke, uDkt. Reddy unikeze ithemba kuzo zonke izakhamuzi neziguli emazweni angaphezu kuka-150 emhlabeni jikelele, lapho ayengekho khona ngaphambili.
UDkt. Reddy ube ngummeli oqinile womshwalense wezempilo oyimpoqo, ekholelwa ngokuqinile ukuthi ubalulekile enhlalakahleni yesizwe. Iphrojekthi yakhe yomshuwalense we-Re.1-a-day, eyaqala ukwethulwa endaweni yangakubo, yabeka inkundla yohlelo lukaHulumeni waseNdiya lwe-Universal Health Insurance.

Ungqondongqondo owangaphambi kwesikhathi sakhe, maphakathi nawo-70s, uDkt. Reddy wethula i-Master Health Check e-India futhi uyaqhubeka nokulwela ukunakekelwa kwezempilo okuvikelayo. Sekuhlolwe impilo engaphezu kwezigidi ezingu-30 yi-Apollo Hospitals Group kuze kube manje, futhi uma kubhekwa ukwanda kwezifo ezingathathelwana, ukubaluleka kwalo msebenzi akunakubukelwa phansi. Ukuzinikela kwakhe okujulile ekulweni nesifo kubonakala ebuholini bakhe beBillion Hearts Beating Foundation, obukhuthaze amaNdiya ukuthi abeke phambili impilo yenhliziyo.
Emkhakheni wenqubomgomo nobuholi bemicabango, uDkt. Reddy udlale indima ebalulekile ekusunguleni izinhlangano namakomiti okunakekelwa kwezempilo, futhi ube ngumsunguli oyinhloko wenqubomgomo yokunakekelwa kwezempilo kanye nokulethwa eNdiya. Ube nesandla ekusunguleni i-NATHEALTH, inkundla enamandla ekhuthaza ukushintsha kwemiqondo nezinqubomgomo ukuze kuzuze impilo ezweni lonke, kanye ne-GAPIO, i-Global Association of Physicians of Indian Origin, inethiwekhi yodokotela abaqeqeshwe kakhulu abavela emhlabeni wonke.
Njengoba aqashelwa futhi ehlonishwa emhlabeni wonke, uDkt. Prathap C Reddy wahlonishwa nge-'Padma Vibhushan,' indondo ye-India yesibili ephezulu kakhulu, ngokuphishekela kwakhe ngokungaguquki ukusebenza kahle kwezokunakekelwa kwempilo. Umlando wakhe othi, "Umelaphi: UDkt Prathap Chandra Reddy kanye Nokuguqulwa Kwezwe laseNdiya," usebenza njengobufakazi bohambo lwakhe olumangalisayo lokuphulukisa nokunakekela, izizukulwane ezizayo ezikhuthazayo.

Isazi esizinikele, uDkt. Reddy wethula izinhlelo zenhlalo ezisiza ukweqa imingcele, futhi isibonelo esiphawulekayo i-Save a Child's Heart Initiative, ebhekana nenkinga esabalele yesifo senhliziyo sokuzalwa e-India.
Ngaphezu kwalokho, ubelokhu eshisekela indlela ephelele yokuthuthukiswa komphakathi, njengoba kuboniswe yi-Total Health Foundation ehlose ukuphakamisa abantu ngabanye ngokomzimba, ngokwengqondo, ngokomzwelo, ngokwezimali, nangokomoya, ukwakha imiphakathi ehlanganisayo. Imodeli yezempilo yabantu abasha, uhlelo lweTotal Health esifundeni uDkt. Reddy, e-Aragonda eningizimu ye-India, luzuze imiphumela emangalisayo, eshicilelwe izikhungo ezihlonishwayo njenge-Harvard School of Public Health. Manje, i-Aragonda empeleni, emoyeni, iyiNdawo Eluhlaza.
Kuwo wonke umsebenzi wakhe eminyakeni engu-40 edlule ekunakekelweni kwezempilo kwamaNdiya, uDkt. Reddy ubelokhu egxilile ngomqondo oqinile wenhloso - impilo nenjabulo kubo bonke. Onyakeni wama-40 wokusungulwa kwezibhedlela ze-Apollo, umndeni wakwa-Apollo waphinde wazinikela kule njongo, uhlose ukweqa imingcele yendawo, amandla, noma ubuchwepheshe ukuze udale umthelela ohlala njalo, osimeme.
UDkt. Prathap C Reddy, Umsunguli-uSihlalo we-Apollo Hospitals Group, ungumdwebi wombono wokunakekelwa kwezempilo kwesimanje kwamaNdiya. Uchazwa kangcono njengomuntu onozwela onozwela owanikela impilo yakhe ekuletheni ukunakekelwa kwezempilo okusezingeni lomhlaba ngaphakathi kokufinyelela kwezigidi zezomnotho nezindawo.
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