Vice President M. Hamid Ansari on Thursday said that India has to go a long way in providing better medical services and treatment to the people of the country.
Ansari was addressing a function to conclude the 'Diamond Jubilee Celebrations of Holy Family Hospital' here today.
He recalled his first visit to this hospital way back in 1957 when it was a very secluded place out of the city and now it is in the center of the city which proves the foresightedness and vision of it's founders.
He praised their vision of catering to the needs of under privileged sections of society and opined that it can't be weighed in money terms.
Vice President Ansari congratulated the medical team, nursing and para-medical staff of the Hospital for their service to the society.
The foundation stone of Holy Family Hospital was laid in 1953 by the then Vice President of India Late Dr. S. Radhakrishnan.