Goa CM, an Ayurveda doctor, dedicates his birthday to Corona Warriors

Mapusa. Goa Chief minister Pramod Sawant turned 47 on 24th of April. And, on his birthday he decided to return on his first job – SERVE the patients. He is a bachelor of Ayurveda Medicine and Surgery (BAMS). Sawant was sworn in as the 13th Chief Minister of Goa on 19 March 2019. Dr. Sawant spent a few hours volunteering with a team of doctors at the district Asilo hospital in north Goa’s Mapusa to show support to the medical team fighting  the battle against Covid-19. Officials said that the Chief Minister spent half a day in the hospital, took a round and examined about 10 patients. “I am examining patients at this hospital for the first time since 2008, when I was employed here,” Dr. Sawant said , The Hindu reports.The Chief Minister quit his government job as a doctor of alternative medicine to join politics more than a decade ago.

Sawant was born on 24 April 1973 to Pandurang and Padmini Sawant.He obtained a Bachelor of Ayurveda, Medicine and Surgery degree from the Ganga Education Society’s Ayurvedic Medical College in Kolhapur and a postgraduate degree of Master of Social Work from the Tilak Maharashtra University at Pune.awant represents the Sanquelim constituency in the Goa Legislative Assembly. In a tweet,he posted-“We must ensure the safety of our dedicated medical personnel who are keeping us safe during this pandemic of #Covid_19 and I stand committed to the same. On my birthday today, I volunteered to join the team of Doctors at OPD of the District Hospital Mapusa. In this hour of crisis, our medical team is fighting from the frontline. We need to acknowledge and commend their service to the mankind!We must ensure the safety of our dedicated medical personnel who are keeping us safe during this pandemic of Covid-19 and I stand committed to the same.” GOA Chief Minister Pramod Sawant announced on April 19 that all seven COVID-19 positive cases in the State had been discharged and that the State was now “COVID free”.

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