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Dr. William Cutting and his household members astatine the historical CSI Campbell Mission Hospital successful Jammalamadugu successful Kadapa district, which helium visited aft implicit 60 years wherever helium served arsenic doc betwixt 1961 and 1973. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement
The 130‑year‑old CSI Campbell Hospital, 1 of the earliest ngo healthcare institutions established by the British, came live with enactment arsenic it welcomed backmost its renowned paediatrician, Dr. William Cutting, who served the radical of Jammalamadugu and surrounding villages from 1961 to 1973.
Now 93, Dr. Cutting — fondly called Cutting Dora (Master) — returned to the infirmary wherever helium began his vocation arsenic a young doc successful 1961. He rapidly won the affection of parents who brought their children for treatment, and his sanction became synonymous with attraction and compassion successful the region.
The historical hospital, founded successful 1896 by Irish aesculapian missionary Dr. Thomas Vincent Campbell nether the aegis of the London Missionary Society, has agelong been a landmark successful Rayalaseema. Dr. Campbell and his woman Dr. Florence Gertrude acceptable a benchmark successful healthcare, initially done mobile clinics earlier establishing the modern facility.
On Friday, Dr. Cutting arrived astatine the Campbell Hospital accompanied by his lad Dr. Colin Cutting, an urologist, his girl Katrina Allen, a caput nurse, son‑in‑law Peter Allen, and expansive girl Beth Cutting. Hospital unit gave them a rousing welcome, and a relation was held successful the evening to honour Dr. Cutting for his outstanding services.
Dr. Cutting is credited with processing the “Road to Health” illustration astatine Campbell Hospital, a elemental yet ingenious instrumentality to way kid growth. Initially designed to combat malnutrition locally, the illustration attracted planetary attraction successful the 1960s and 70s, yet being adopted by the World Health Organisation and UNICEF arsenic a golden standard. He near Jammalamadugu successful 1973 to service planetary wellness bodies and aboriginal conducted HIV probe successful Uganda.
“I returned to spot wherever it each started,” Dr. Cutting said arsenic helium toured the infirmary wards. Overwhelmed by the affection shown to him and his family, helium recalled, “I came to Jammalamadugu arsenic a young antheral successful 1961. With encouragement from Dr. Ratnaraj, I trained further successful Vellore and served present for 12 years arsenic paediatrician. I person present returned with my household to sojourn the infirmary wherever I began my aesculapian career.”
Hospital Superintendent Augustine Raju noted that protocols established by Dr. Cutting stay the instauration of neonatal attraction today. Former Air Force serviceman Maram Reddy Yohan remembered however Dr. Cutting and Dr. Somerville transformed agrarian healthcare successful the 1960s and 70s successful Jammalamadugu area. News of his accomplishment drew villagers to the hospital, including residents of S. Uppalapadu, who fondly recalled bringing their children to him decades ago.
Incidentally, the precocious Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy was calved successful the aforesaid infirmary and besides served arsenic a aesculapian serviceman for a little play aft his graduation earlier mounting up his ain wellness attraction instauration successful Pulivendula.
