Bhubaneswar, Oct. 2 -- Odisha Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati on Friday called for making advanced surgical care affordable and accessible to patients in rural and underserved areas, saying the true measure of medical excellence lay not merely in technological advancement but in ensuring that its benefits reached all sections of society.

Addressing the 36th Annual Conference of the Indian Association of Surgical Gastroenterology (IASGCON 2026) here, Kambhampati said rapid technological advances were significantly expanding treatment possibilities in surgical gastroenterology, making it essential to bridge the gap between advanced medical facilities and patients living beyond major urban centres.

He described surgical gastroenterology as a ...