Perils in Practice
ISBN 9789395264204

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Acknowledgements

On behalf of my co-editors, I would like to place on record our deep appreciation and grateful thanks to the numerous people who gave unstintingly of their time and efforts to support the development of this book on a very short timeline.

The former Prime Minister of India Shri. H. D. Deve Gowda for lending his voice to our cause and writing the introduction to this book.

The former Chief Justice of India Shri. M. N. Venkatachaliah for his inspiring and thought-provoking foreword.

My co-editors, Dr. Sahajanand Prasad Singh and Ms. Divya Alexander, for the foundation and development of the manuscript.

The members of the editorial board Dr. Hema Divakar, Dr. V. C. Shanmuganandan and Ms. Seethalakshmi S. for their insightful feedback after reviewing the manuscript.

The distinguished chapter authors listed below, each of whom gave generously of their time and knowledge pro bono to create this handbook for the health sector. Their brief profiles are available at the end of the book.

    1. Dr. Vinay Aggarwal

    2. Ms. Divya Alexander

    3. Dr. Glory Alexander

    4. Dr. R. V. Asokan

    5. Justice S. R. Bannurmath

    6. Dr. S. N. Basu

    7. Prof. (Dr.) Bhabatosh Biswas

    8. Mr. D. V. Guruprasad

    9. Prof. Omprakash Nandimath V.

    10. Ms. Bagmisikha Puhan

    11. Dr. Ravisankar T. N.

    12. Dr. Devi Prasad Shetty

    13. Dr. Sahajanand Prasad Singh

    14. Dr. Satyajit Singh

    15. Dr. K. K. Talwar

    16. Dr. Olinda Timms

    17. Ms. Seethalakshmi S.

    18. Dr. Shivkumar S. Utture

The Association of Healthcare Providers – India (AHPI) for sponsoring the production of this book and making it available on an open access platform.

My colleagues in AHPI – Mr. Shadrach Thangaraj, Mr. Jerald James and Mr. Antony George for their tireless efforts in managing this project.

Mr. Yathish Shettigar for designing the apt cover of the book.

Dr. Arjun K. R. and Col. Binu Sharma for compiling the appendix.

The entire team at Indus Publishing – acquisitions, project manager, copy editor, QC, normalisation team, artwork team, typesetters, sales and marketing.

The family of Dr. Archana Sharma, who in the midst of their grief, graciously allowed the book to be dedicated to her memory, a symbol of hope for a better future for healthcare professionals.

Dr. Alexander Thomas

Chief Editor