Great Solutions lie under the Debris of Greater Problems

 

Great Solutions lie under the debris of Greater Problems!!

Grand Father Rao was talking to his daughter, the summary of the talk was, the Grand daughter who is in Hostel was suffering from loose motions and became very weak. Grand Mother Laxmi got worried and enquired, Is everything ok ?

Rao said she is fine now. Thank God, my granddaughter is safe.

Grand Father Said, Thank ORS, because it helped her out of dehydration and made her normal.

Grand Mother replied even God created ORS sarcastically. In Many families in India and other countries ORS is the first medicine given during any dehydration problem. ORS is also kept as a stock in the homes of many houses

This is a story in a small family in India, similarly there are lakhs of such stories in the Country and entire world. People of different religion, Color, Creed & language understand ORS as the First Single medicine for treating dehydration.

ORS has substantially saved millions of people in the World. About 75% of the World Population knows about ORS and “ORS is considered as the Greatest Medical Discovery of 20^th Century”

As per WHO updates about 500 million people are being administered with ORS during diarrhea and other dehydration illnesses. It is also estimated, millions of children in the African continent and many areas around the globe are administered with ORS. WHO recommends ORS during dehydration problems.

Isnt this impressive?

Isnt it Inspiring?

But they hardly know the person who created it, who started it, who introduced it.

It is Late Dr. Dilip Mahalanabis, a Doctor from the state of West Bengal

Great Solutions lie under the debris of Greater Problems,

In the History of World, Millions of children and adults died due to problems related to diarrhea, dysentery, cholera, etc. Many scientists tried to find out a noble solution for the same. But the available solution, was intravenous rehydration therapy (IVT), what we normally say as Saline drop. This technique needs clinical infrastructure and mostly poor people are unable to afford it. In war like situations and monsoon type seasons it becomes difficult. Statistics say, there is about 40% mortality in such situations.

In the year 1971, East Pakistan (earlier name of Bangladesh) was fighting for its Independence from Pakistan. The War created a big crisis, millions of people were dispersed and living in refugee camps in many parts of India mostly West Bengal. In monsoon, with outbreak of diarrhea, it was finding it difficult to control the situation. There was high mortality about 40-50% among the people, as usual children and women were the biggest casualties.

Mr. Dilip was one among the many doctors who were sent to help during the diarrhea endemic. But the camp under Mr. Dilip was having the lowest mortality rate. From a huge 30% in other areas, the camps in dilip had about 3%. People and mostly children were getting cured of diarrhea.

What is the difference ?

Mr. Dilip used to prepare a solution which was ready for usage. The uniqueness of the solution was that it could be administered by anyone. Mothers, relatives in the camp volunteered for the cause.

His basic solution later known as ORS consisting of a mixture of table salt (four teaspoons), baking soda (three teaspoons) and commercial glucose (20 teaspoons). It created wonders, the same was replicated in many other camps. Within few months diarrhea began to come under the control. Dilip Mahalanabis along with his mentor Mr. Dhimin Barua have done the impossible possible. Now, UN health organization has spread the ORS to almost every country on the Planet. Now, about 50 million lives have been saved by this innovative and unique solution.

ORS has gained worldwide recognition, but the creator is hardly known to many people

Dilip Mahalanabis is recognized by the Govt of India and other governmental organizations by giving him few posts, UNO and other international organizations have recognized him. Dr. Dilip Mahalanabis left this mortal world on 16^th Oct’22. He is Posthumously awarded Padma Vibhushan by the Govt of India

LET’S ATLEAST KNOW HIM, RECOGNIZE HIM AND SALUTE HIM