Abdul
Gani
Guwahati:
Well-known surgeon Dr Ilias Ali, who became a household name for his success in
popularizing vasectomy in Assam, has been invited by a Florida-based
international organisation to spread the message of population control in African
countries.
Ali would be a part of No Scalpel Vasectomy
International’s (NSVI) mission in African countries to check population.
“It’s an honour for me to spread the message of
population control for a better world in African countries. I hope my
initiative would help reduce birth rate,” Ali told Seven Sisters Post, before
leaving for Nairobi via Mumbai on Tuesday.
Ali, who is a professor of surgery and head of the
department of Emergency Medicine and Trauma Centre of Gauhati Medical College
Hospital, has been working as a state expert and nodal officer of No Scalpel
Vasectomy (NSV) since January 2009. Ali would participate in various programmes
in Kenya and its neighbouring countries during his stay in Africa from May 9 to
17. “Being an accomplished, committed and experienced NSV surgeon in Assam, I
am confident that NSVI and the people of Kenya would benefit from your
participation”, Dr Ramon U Suarez, the president of NSVI stated in the
invitation letter to Ali.
The Kenyan representative of NSVI, Dr Charles
Ochieng, in his invitation letter, said: “NSVI has taken notice of your work in
popularizing vasectomy uptake in Assam (India) and we feel we could borrow your
expertise and experience.” “It’s also a responsibility for me as they have
shown faith in me. I would try to motivate the people with the best of my
abilities to adopt the birth control measures,” said Ali, who has so far performed
NSV on around 35,000 men in the state. He was also lauded by Assam chief
minister Tarun Gogoi a few weeks ago for his efforts in reducing birth rate. (Seven
Sisters Post)
