Bharat Nirman confers Dr. Kaberi Banerjee with the India Excellence Award 2015 for outstanding contribution to the field of medicine

New Delhi, July 2, 2015: Bharat Nirman, a renowned NGO conferred Dr. Kaberi Banerjee with the India Excellence Award at the India International Centre last evening. She was recognized for her outstanding contribution in the field of medicine, especially IVF infertility treatment and management. Dr. Kaberi Banerjee is presently the Director of the Advanced Fertility &Gynecology Centre. She in the past has worked with several leading hospitals in Delhi and has helped parents suffering from years of infertility get hope for bearing children. Dr. Banerjee till date has performed over 3000 IVF cycles. Her field of expertise includes repeat IVF failures and its treatment, donor and surrogacy procedures.

The award ceremony was followed by a talk show on ‘Global Warming & Ways to Survive.’ The India Excellence Awards are bestowed to individuals who have provided their services and contributed significantly in different fields of expertise. Some of the past awardees Dr. Kiran Bedi, Smt. Sonal Mansingh, Smt. Shovana Narayan, Dr. D.S.Rana and Dr. Rita Bakshi.

Speaking on the occasion, Dr. Kaberi Banerjee said, “It is a great honor to receive the Indian Excellence Award 2015, and I am thankful to Bharat Nirman for bestowing me with this. Becoming parents is one of the happiest moments in a couple’s life. With the increasing incidence of infertility, several couples are however left helpless craving their offspring. However, the advancement in technology and medicine has brought about a ray of hope for these couples. IVF treatment has a high success rate and women as late as in the age of 40 are seen giving birth to healthy children. My advice to all such patients is that they must not lose hope and must remain patient.“

Bharat Nirman is a leading private NGO, which since its inception in 1980 has played an important advocacy role in the India growth story.