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Kerala center Recognizes and Honors medical

professionals and first Responders

Our Bureau welcome speech. ment United (AMLEU) Pres- ministrator) spoke regarding
The chief guest was Consul ident Thomas Joy, Dr. Agnes issues in their field of expertise.
New York A.K. Vijayakrishnan, Consul Therady (Franciscan Health They answered questions from

he Indian American for Community Affairs from SVP & CNO), Jose Kadapur- the audience during the Q&A
Kerala Cultural and Civ- the Indian Consulate who am (Director of Kairali TV in session. The seminar was put
Tic Center (http://keral- praised the Indian healthcare the USA), Prof. Suja Mohan together by Dr. Madhu Bhas-
acenterny.com) recognized workers for their devotion and (Director of Nursing, HHC karan of Northwell Health,

and honored close to hundred commitment to fight Covid-19. Queens) and Mary Philip (New who also served as the moder-
healthcare workers and police New York State Senator Kevin York Nurses Association) ator of the seminar and inerac-
officers from Queens and Long Thomas noted the outstanding spoke as special guests. Many tive session.
Island and surrounding areas at service performed by Malay- people have commented that Kerala Centre Directors
virtual Zoom meeting for their alee healthcare workers during this meeting, which honored Abraham Thomas, P. T. Paulose,
praiseworthy service during the pandemic and that many healthcare workers personally, James Thottam, Raju Thom-
the pandemic and conducted a had to work very hard along was a special one. as and Matthew Vazhappally
seminar and interactive session with the risk of infecting family The recognition ceremony worked behind the scene to co-
on COVID-19 attended by ex- members. Senator Thomas an- was followed by seminar and ordinate the program and Sec-
perts in various fields of health. nounced that a state proclama- panel discussion related to retary Jimmy John proposed a
The program started at 5 tion congratulating the Kerala COVID-19 and related health vote of thanks at the conclusion
PM on Sunday, February 21, Center for its great work will be issues as the second part of of the meeting.
2021 with the introduction of issued. the Zoom meeting, Dr. Robin The Kerala Center was
the MC for the program, Jose GOPIO Chairman Dr. Koshy (infectious disease), Dr. founded in 1993 when an old
Stephen, by the Executive Di- Thomas Abraham, FOMAA Rajan Krishnamani (Cardiol- YMCA building in Elmont was
rector of the Kerala Center, President Aniyan George, ogy), Dr. Madhu Bhaskaran bought by the group. It is a
Thambi Thalappillil. Kerala Loka Kerala Sabha Member E. (Nephrology), Dr. Sanjaya Sa- secular, civic, cultural and ed-
Center Youth Secretary Jaimy M. Stephen, FOKANA Presi- tapathy (Hepatology), Dr. Ra- ucational institution promoting

Abraham sang the prayer song. dent Georgy Varghese, NYPD jiv Jayadevan (Kerala), Dr. P. Malayalam language and lit-
Kerala Center President Alex Captain Shibu Madhu, Amer- V. Cherian (Bahrain) and Dr. erature and serves the Kerala
K. Esthappan delivered the ican Malayalee Law Enforce- Agnes Therady (Hospital Ad- and Indian community.

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