NRI Doctor Donates Rs 20 Crore To Guntur Govt Hospital Mother -Child Care Unit

An Indian-origin doctor from the US of A donated her life savings of Rs 20 Crore for the construction of the Mother and Child Hospital (MCH) which is going to be built in the premises of Guntur Government General Hospital (GGH) on Friday. Dr Uma Devi Gavini, a native of Guntur is the woman behind this huge donation and she is being hailed by people for this noble cause.

Dr Uma hails from Kuchipudi near Tenali and her father  Gavini Venkateswara Rao was also a doctor in the region. She completed her MBBS in 1965 at Guntur Medical College and moved to the US forty years ago and is currently working as an immunologist and allergy specialist. An active member of the Guntur Medical College Alumni Association, North America (GMCANA) she worked as its president in 2008. 

Her husband Dr. Kanuri Ramachandra, also a doctor, passed away three years ago and the couple has no children. As per reports in The New Indian Express, she announced her decision to donate her savings at the 17th reunion of GMCANA held in Dallas in September this year. 

The hospital will come up in a 2.69 lakh sq feet area on the premises of Guntur GGH at an estimated cost of Rs 86.80 Crore. The MCH is being constructed by the Andhra Pradesh government which would spend Rs 35 Crore and GMCANA would provide Rs 30 Crore. Out of this Dr Uma has contributed Rs 20 Crore. Taking inspiration from her several other NRI doctors have come forward to donate money for the MCH in Guntur.

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