More than 1500 nominations were received from across South Asia in categories such as Excellence in Medical Education, Healthcare Innovation and Quality Improvement and Patient Safety Team of the Year amongst others. Dr Fiona Godlee Chennai: The British Medical Journal recognizes the contribution of medical practitioners in the field by publishing the cutting edge academic research and providing professional development solutions through BMJ Awards.Agreeing to the bias prevailing in the medical research field pertaining to the coverage of India and other south Asian countries by the medical journals in many other countries, Dr Fiona also advocated open access to medical researches and journals.BMJ advances healthcare worldwide bysharing knowledge and expertise to improve experiences and outcomes. The Indian government should focus on universal wholesale sport tape health coverage to ease access and equity to healthcare among all the sections in the country, she said.On the sidelines of the BMJ Awards 2018, Dr Fiona Godlee, the editor-in-chief of the BMJ, shared her insights on medical research and healthcare practices in India..Talking of medical research in India, Dr Fiona said that India is yet to keep pace with other countries on international level in terms of medical research. It is not medication but lifestyle modifications that are the solution,” said Dr Fiona. “UK is undergoing a diabetes epidemic and statistics show a growing incidence.

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