{"id":94535,"date":"2022-06-28T16:59:24","date_gmt":"2022-06-28T16:59:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/?p=94535"},"modified":"2022-06-28T16:59:24","modified_gmt":"2022-06-28T16:59:24","slug":"a-tribute-by-the-jaffna-medical-association-1999-by-dr-gamini-goonetilleke","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/a-tribute-by-the-jaffna-medical-association-1999-by-dr-gamini-goonetilleke\/","title":{"rendered":"A TRIBUTE BY THE JAFFNA MEDICAL ASSOCIATION \u2013 1999-by  Dr Gamini Goonetilleke"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px; color: #000000;\">A TRIBUTE BY THE JAFFNA MEDICAL ASSOCIATION \u2013 1999-<span style=\"color: #800080;\">by Dr Gamini Goonetilleke<\/span><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-94536\" src=\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/JAFFNA-MEDICAL-ASSOCIATION.jpg\" alt=\"JAFFNA MEDICAL ASSOCIATION\" width=\"606\" height=\"610\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #800080;\">Source:<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 16px;\" href=\"https:\/\/drgamini.org\/2021\/06\/15\/a-tribute-by-the-jaffna-medical-association-1999\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Drgamini<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">With the easing of travel restrictions in and out of Jaffna and the improvement of the conditions in the peninsula after the military operation \u2018Riviresa\u2019 in 1995, and more freedom being afforded to the Citizens of Jaffna many doctors returned to their homes in Jaffna and resumed work at the hospital as well as the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Jaffna.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-white-color has-vivid-green-cyan-background-color has-text-color has-background\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><strong>THE DOCTORS IN JAFFNA DECIDED TO RE-ACTIVATE<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>THE JAFFNA MEDICAL ASSOCIATION<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>WHICH WAS DORMANT FOR SEVERAL YEARS BECAUSE OF\u00a0THE CIVIL WAR<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><strong>Jaffna Medical Association<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">This was the only medical association in the entire Jaffna peninsula<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">The association originated in 1941 as Jaffna Clinical Society and the first president was Dr. S Subramaniam, the Provincial Surgeon of Jaffna<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">The objective of the association was the advancement of medical knowledge in the Northern region of Ceylon as it was then called.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">This active medical body was re-named as the Jaffna Medical Association (JMA) in 1969 under the presidency of Dr. Kolitha Karunaratne.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">The association was active before 1983 and used to conduct many medical meetings, Seminars and Symposia for the membership. The highlight of the JMA was the academic sessions where doctors presented their original work to the membership.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">The motto of the Association is\u00a0<strong>\u2013\u201cAb Uno Disce Omnes-\u201d\u00a0<\/strong>From One Learn All (English)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">In 1982, the JMA decided to honour one of its members who was also an illustrious Past President\u2019s and inaugurated the Dr. V T Pasupathy Memorial Lecture.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">The inaugural lecture was delivered by Dr. P. Sivasubramaniam L.M.S., D.O.M.S., FRCS (England), a Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">It is customary to decorate the doctor who delivers the oration with a beautiful medal called the Dr. V T Pasupathy Medal presented by the Jaffna Medical Association.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><strong>Eleventh Annual Academic Sessions of the J M A \u2013 1999<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4083 jetpack-lazy-image jetpack-lazy-image--handled\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/drgamini.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/02-3.jpg?resize=204%2C237&amp;ssl=1\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 204px) 100vw, 204px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/drgamini.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/02-3.jpg?w=540&amp;ssl=1 540w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/drgamini.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/02-3.jpg?resize=258%2C300&amp;ssl=1 258w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/drgamini.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/02-3.jpg?resize=233%2C270&amp;ssl=1 233w\" alt=\"\" width=\"204\" height=\"237\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" data-lazy-loaded=\"1\" \/><\/span><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">During my visits to the Jaffna Hospital and the Faculty, I was informed that they had an idea of re-activating the annual academic sessions in 1999 and requested my participation as a guest as they could not think of anyone else from the South of the country visiting Jaffna to attend the sessions. I agreed to their request with thanks.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Finally, they decided to have their meeting in September 1999 after a lapse of some 16 years.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><strong>The Invitation\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<h4 class=\"has-white-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-background-color has-text-color has-background\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">It was a pleasant surprise when I received a call from Dr. V Kunanandam the President of the Jaffna Medical Association (1999) who was also a Visiting Professor and Head of the Department of Surgery inviting me to deliver the prestigious Dr. V T Pasupathy Memorial Lecture of the JMA for 1999.<\/span><\/h4>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-white-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-background-color has-text-color has-background\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><strong>I HAD NO HESITATION IN ACCEPTING THE INVITATION SINCE\u00a0I CONSIDERED IT A GREAT HONOUR BESTOWED ON ME BY THE<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>JMA BY INVITING ME TO DELIVER THE PRESTIGIOUS LECTURE AFTER A LAPSE OF SEVERAL YEARS<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><strong>The Importance<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">The academic sessions were to be held after a lapse of some 16 years and my support and the presence of a doctor from a region other than the North was important for them.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">I could not disappoint the organisers.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">That was a way of paying tribute to me in recognising my services in Jaffna at a time when a conflict was on in that part of the country.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><strong>What was even more important was that\u2026<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-white-color has-vivid-green-cyan-background-color has-text-color has-background\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><strong>I WAS THE FIRST DOCTOR FROM THE SOUTH TO BE GIVEN THE HONOUR OF DELIVERING THIS PRESTIGIOUS ORATION. THAT WAS A GREAT GESTURE ON THE PART OF\u00a0THE JAFFNA MEDICAL ASSOCIATION<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><strong>The Academic Sessions of the JMA \u2013 1999<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">The academic sessions were held over a period of three days (September 9-11).<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">There were presentations by the junior doctors together with seminars and symposia.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">I was invited to deliver two Guest Lectures. The titles of those lectures were Incisional Hernia and Laparoscopy in Surgery (war surgery was left out)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Travel to and from Jaffna was by Sri Lanka Air Force Aircraft arranged by the organisers.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Accommodation was provided in the doctor\u2019s quarters at the Jaffna Hospital\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-white-color has-vivid-green-cyan-background-color has-text-color has-background\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">The Chief Guest was a doctor from Jaffna itself, who held a senior staff position in the Department of Health- Dr. V Jeganathan, Additional Director General of Health Services (Medical Services)<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><strong>The Dr. V T Pasupathy Memorial Lecture \u2013 1999<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">It is customary in a memorial lecture\/oration delivered in honour of a renowned personality to express a few words about that personality at the beginning of the lecture.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Although a renowned and illustrious medical personality in the northern region, I had never heard about him. Therefore, I had to gather some details at least about his medical career, for this lecture.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">This was possible because the Jaffna Medical Journal (JMJ) the official publication of the JMA published since 1953 was available at the Sri Lanka Medical Association Library in Colombo.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Details about Dr. V T Pasupathy were available in the September 1982, Vol.XV11, No 2 issue of the JMJ which had published the Inaugural Memorial Lecture delivered by Dr. P Sivasubramaniam, where-in he had described details about Dr. Pasupathy.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-vivid-green-cyan-background-color has-text-color has-background\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><strong>I learnt the value of publishing, the value of journals and also the value of a library where reference material is available and should be made use of by the medical professionals even today as all the old literature may not be available on the web.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><strong>The Proceedings<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">The council of the JMA had decided to follow the customs for this type of memorial lecture even under difficult conditions with many constraints. That included a procession of the council members and the mace bearer. The President of the JMA and the lecturer were at the rear of the procession which is customary at such meetings.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><strong>The President of the JMA introduced me to the audience and decorated me with a beautiful medal, which indeed was a surprise to me. I was humbled by the honour bestowed on me and accepted the medal with humility and happiness but the task ahead of me was challenging; namely, to pay homage to an illustrious medical personality of the North about whom I knew very little except what I had gathered from the journal of the JMA. I did my best under these conditions!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4084 jetpack-lazy-image jetpack-lazy-image--handled\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/drgamini.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/03-1.jpg?resize=630%2C343&amp;ssl=1\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/drgamini.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/03-1.jpg?resize=1024%2C558&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/drgamini.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/03-1.jpg?resize=300%2C164&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/drgamini.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/03-1.jpg?resize=768%2C419&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/drgamini.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/03-1.jpg?resize=495%2C270&amp;ssl=1 495w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/drgamini.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/03-1.jpg?w=1365&amp;ssl=1 1365w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/drgamini.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/03-1.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" alt=\"\" width=\"630\" height=\"343\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" data-lazy-loaded=\"1\" \/><\/span><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4085 jetpack-lazy-image jetpack-lazy-image--handled\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/drgamini.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/04-1.jpg?resize=640%2C294&amp;ssl=1\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/drgamini.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/04-1.jpg?resize=1024%2C471&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/drgamini.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/04-1.jpg?resize=300%2C138&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/drgamini.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/04-1.jpg?resize=768%2C353&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/drgamini.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/04-1.jpg?resize=587%2C270&amp;ssl=1 587w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/drgamini.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/04-1.jpg?w=1377&amp;ssl=1 1377w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/drgamini.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/04-1.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"294\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" data-lazy-loaded=\"1\" \/><\/span><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><strong>The title of my lecture<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Although I had gathered wide experience in the management of \u2018war injuries\u2019, I felt it was too sensitive a subject for a lecture to be delivered to an audience already affected by many issues resulting from war in addition to injuries. Therefore I decided to deliver a lecture on a common surgical problem of diverse aetiology that will interest all the doctors, medical students and the nurses of the Jaffna Hospital.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-white-color has-vivid-green-cyan-background-color has-text-color has-background\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><strong>Title of Lecture<\/strong>\u00a0\u2018<strong>AN OVERVIEW OF DYSPHAGIA<\/strong>\u2018\u00a0<strong>(Dysphagia refers to difficulty in swallowing. The lecture dealt with surgical causes of Dysphagia)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4096 jetpack-lazy-image jetpack-lazy-image--handled\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/drgamini.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/05-2.jpg?resize=640%2C456&amp;ssl=1\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/drgamini.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/05-2.jpg?resize=1024%2C729&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/drgamini.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/05-2.jpg?resize=300%2C214&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/drgamini.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/05-2.jpg?resize=768%2C547&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/drgamini.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/05-2.jpg?resize=379%2C270&amp;ssl=1 379w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/drgamini.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/05-2.jpg?w=1230&amp;ssl=1 1230w\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"456\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" data-lazy-loaded=\"1\" \/><\/span><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4087 jetpack-lazy-image jetpack-lazy-image--handled\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/drgamini.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/06.jpg?resize=640%2C369&amp;ssl=1\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/drgamini.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/06.jpg?resize=1024%2C592&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/drgamini.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/06.jpg?resize=300%2C173&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/drgamini.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/06.jpg?resize=768%2C444&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/drgamini.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/06.jpg?resize=467%2C270&amp;ssl=1 467w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/drgamini.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/06.jpg?w=1101&amp;ssl=1 1101w\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"369\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" data-lazy-loaded=\"1\" \/><\/span><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><strong>Participating in more meetings in Jaffna<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">As the situation in Jaffna improved gradually more medical associations decided to have joint meetings with the Jaffna Medical Association. This was mainly to extend a hand of friendship and solidarity with the medical profession in Jaffna as it could not be carried out for several years because of the civil war. One such meeting was the meeting of The College of Surgeons of Sri Lanka with the Jaffna Medical Association which was held in Jaffna in which I participated as a Fellow and a Past President of the College.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-black-color has-luminous-vivid-amber-background-color has-text-color has-background\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><strong>Joint Meeting \u2013 2005<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-black-color has-luminous-vivid-amber-background-color has-text-color has-background\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><strong>The College of Surgeons of Sri Lanka with the Jaffna Medical Association<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0<strong>JAFFNA<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Both senior and junior members of The College of Surgeons participated in this historic meeting in Jaffna during war-time. Our host was the Jaffna Medical Association who made our stay in Jaffna very comfortable. The travel to Palaly, Jaffna was in a Sri Lanka Air Force aircraft.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">A grand welcome was afforded to us in typical Northern style which was unique. The inauguration ceremony included typical Jaffna songs, music and dance. The food served was delicious \u201cJaffna Style\u201d preparations of a wide variety of seafood and other customary \u2018mouth-watering\u2019 Jaffna dishes, too numerous to mention.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">The academic meeting consisted of a series of lectures covering a wide variety of surgical subjects delivered by both junior and senior surgeons.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">It was undoubtedly a very successful meeting establishing the long-lost friendship between the doctors of the North and the South. More meetings were to follow to show our solidarity.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4089 jetpack-lazy-image jetpack-lazy-image--handled\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/drgamini.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/07.jpg?resize=640%2C288&amp;ssl=1\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/drgamini.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/07.jpg?resize=1024%2C461&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/drgamini.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/07.jpg?resize=300%2C135&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/drgamini.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/07.jpg?resize=768%2C346&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/drgamini.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/07.jpg?resize=600%2C270&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/drgamini.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/07.jpg?w=1266&amp;ssl=1 1266w\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"288\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" data-lazy-loaded=\"1\" \/><\/span><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4090 jetpack-lazy-image jetpack-lazy-image--handled\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/drgamini.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/08.jpg?resize=640%2C281&amp;ssl=1\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/drgamini.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/08.jpg?resize=1024%2C450&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/drgamini.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/08.jpg?resize=300%2C132&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/drgamini.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/08.jpg?resize=768%2C337&amp;ssl=1 768w, 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