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The whole world remains in the grip of the Coronavirus and some countries are beginning to witness a second spike in infection.  The count of positive patients and the number of Covid-19 deaths in India are both increasing exponentially and the health service in various cities [Delhi, Mumbai, Ahmedabad] is being submerged under the onslaught. …

Annual General Meeting 2020 The Annual General Meeting this year will be a Zoom meeting at 2 o’clock on the afternoon of Thursday May 7th.  If you would like an invitation to join the meeting please email request to info@friendsofludhiana.org.uk   Friends of Ludhiana Chairman’s Report April 2020   The Christian Medical College and Hospital…

First a huge thank you to those who have already sent donations in anticipation of problems for CMC. As you can imagine communicating with the hospital is difficult at present: they have too many other things to do, but I will tell you what I know. Rev. Alex Peter says “It’s complete lock down. 14…

Dr William Bhatti, Director of Dr Edith Brown’s hospital in Ludhiana, visits Whitehaven to see the place where she was born. The photograph by Phil Lewthwaite shows his father Frank, a supporter of CMC Ludhiana and the legacy of Dr Edith Brown for many years, in the church holding his commemorative book and flanked by…

We were delighted to welcome Dr. Dhruv Ghosh, Paediatric Surgeon and Associate Director CMC Ludhiana to our AGM. He was in the UK attending two professional meetings in Birmingham and Liverpool. It was good to hear money from our Good Samaritan fund is very much appreciated by the recipients. Grants from this fund are usually…

Our Chairman [Dr Keith Hine] and his wife were visiting CMC in March 2018 and attended a dedication service for a new ventilator to be used on the Paediatric Surgery ward.  The previous machine was quite old and had failed.  The cost of the equipment was approximately £18,000 and the majority of the money had…

After 10 years in post, Dr Abraham Thomas has retired from the post of Director of CMC.  In his final report to the Governing Body in March 2018 he outlined what had been achieved in those 10 years. He mentioned the developments in Cardiothoracic Surgery, Haematology, Gynaecology, ICU, Neurology and Neurosurgery, Staff and Student accommodation,…