India will emerge as a winner in this recession period when all the developed countries are going through a bad time, said Dr Raghunath Mashelkar, former director general of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research.

He inaugurated Indian Medical Association's KH Sancheti Hall on Sunday. Founder of Sancheti Hospital Dr KH Sancheti, joint replacement surgeon from Mumbai Dr Nandakumar Lad, Pune Fertility Centre's director Dr Bharati-Dhore Patil and Dr Maya Tulpule were present.

Dr Mashelkar said that senior Sancheti has brought in a revolution by innovating Indus knee which will help many to get rid of osteoporosis that is getting common these days.

Dr Ambrish Mithal, orthopaedic from New Delhi said that sunlight and milk are two main components that can keep osteoporosis away. "To avoid the bone and joint problem, one must start acquiring Vitamin D from sun at an early age and in the morning hours. Also drinking milk since childhood can help in preventing osteoporosis," said Mithal.

Dr KH Sancheti, when contacted by DNA, said that the hall has 200 chairs and continuous medical education (CME) programmes will be conducted there. "The hall has a WiFi system and is equipped with all latest facilities which will be used in paper presentation," he said.

Sancheti also said that new advances in joint replacement surgery other than Indus knee will happen soon.

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