Editorial

Shri Vitthalrao Joshi Charities Trust started Bhaktshrestha Kamalakarpant Laxman Walawalkar Hospital, Diagnostic and Research Centre in 1996, to cater needy patients of rural Konkan. This ISO certified hospital has been on a growth trajectory & has set its sights on new objectives with the only aim of serving the society. It now intends to set-up a Medical College to train competent doctors, who will be capable of serving the healthcare needs of the poor & the downtrodden. Today the B.K.L Walawalkar Hospital Diagnostic and Research Centre is in the midst of expansion from serving 300 beds capacity to 500 beds capacity with 14 operation theatres. This hospital would soon become a teaching hospital and would be attached to B.K.L Walawalkar Rural Medical College. All the operation theatres are air-conditioned and include laparoscope, image intensifiers, different types of monitors & ventilators. Research would be the future vision of the institution and it is intended that such research would bring about positive policy changes which would be implemented at field level. Thus the loop between research, policy and implementation would be completed. With this vision in mind B.K.L Walawalkar Rural Medical College is delighted to bring its first issue of Medical Journal titled “Walawalkar International Medical Journal”. I thank the editorial members for their immense contribution. ------ Editor - in - Chief