“Dr Ronald Ross strived to develop the medical and health sector while discovering new medicines for chronic diseases. He succeeded in demonstration of the malaria transmission cycle in a female Anopheles mosquito on the same day in 1897,” said Chukka Ramaiah, MLC.
He was the chief guest at the World Mosquito Day celebrations organised by the Sir Ronald Ross Institute at the Ross Memorial building in Begumpet on Friday.
Addressing the gathering, Ramaiah said the only medical research carried out in India to receive the Nobel Prize was done by Sir Ronald Ross. “It should be a matter of pride for Hyderabadis that his research led to the first ever Nobel Prize to be given to an Indian-born,” he added.
He said it was a matter of pride for the state that the historical research began in this building which was a living example of a 19th century laboratory.
He said the the building could serve as a source of inspiration for thousands of young Indian scientists and students. It would only help to promote the Indian society through research and development, according to Ramaiah.
Dr B Reddya Naik, director of Sir Ronald Ross Parasitology Institute said in 1935 the Secunderabad Cantonment Authority had fixed a marble tablet here to commemorate Sir Ronald Ross’s achievement. He added the institute being a heritage building, needs to be reincarnated as a centre of excellence for research and training to tackle vectorborne diseases like malaria, dengue, chikungunya, Japanese encephalitis and filaria.