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London, July 12: Kerala’s renowned laparoscopic and liver surgeon Dr KP Haridas has been honoured with a lifetime achievement award for his outstanding contribution to healthcare, social work and philanthropy. The Thriuvananthapuram-based surgeon was bestowed the award at the UK South India Business Meet 2014 held at the Houses of Parliament, Westminster, London on July 10.

Dr Haridas received the award from Lord Swraj Paul, eminent Indian-born British industrialist and Life Peer and Member, UK House of Lords in the presence of Mr Virendra Sharma, Member, UK House of Commons. Mr Alister Jones, Deputy Director, UK Trade & Investments (UKTI), Mr Mike Knowles, British Business Group, Mr Sujit Nair, Director, BSICC and Mr Philip Abraham, Vice-Chair, BSICC were also present.

Dr Haridas holds the credit for successfully carrying out the first liver resection in Medical College, Trivandrum as early as 1980. In his over four decade surgical experience, he has performed thousands of minimally invasive gastrointestinal surgeries, most of them declared inoperable.

Dr Haridas, Chairman and Managing Director of the multi disciplinary Lords Hospital here also made a presentation on “New models in Healthcare relevant to South India”. Mr Harish Haridas, Vice Chairman, Lords Hospital and Oxford Alumni spoke about the ‘Business Opportunities in Kerala’. He highlighted the initiatives taken up by the Kerala Government and the favourable investment climate in Kerala.

Members of the House of Lords, House of Commons, representatives of UK and Indian companies interested in exploring business opportunities in South India were present. Business experts and industry leaders from the states of Karnataka, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry also participated.

The UK South India Business Meet, a unique networking platform for Government and business organisations of South Indian states with UK Parliamentarians, was organised by BSICC, an umbrella body of South Indian associations in UK.