France confers Chevalier de l’ Ordre national du Mérite on Dr Devi Shetty

News Desk, News Nation 360: Dr Devi Shetty, Founder and Chairman of Narayana Health, has been awarded the distinguished title of Chevalier de l’Ordre national du Mérite (Knight of the National Order of Merit) by the Consulate General of France, Bangalore. The award was conferred by Marc Lamy, Consul General of France, Bangalore is one of the highest honours given by the French Republic for civilians and military personnel. It was founded in 1963 by President Charles de Gaulle. This award recognises Dr. Shetty’s exceptional solidarity spirit, altruism and organisation in providing support to the French diplomatic mission and expat community during the difficult times of the pandemic through vaccine drives and clinical treatments. Dr Shetty thanked the Consulate General of France, Bangalore, the Narayana Health leadership team and French dignitaries during his acceptance speech. He reiterated that the global healthcare facility remains committed to its core principles of putting patients first. The award comes on the back of the organisation’s history of innovation and breaking boundaries in the field of cardiac surgery, advocating affordable health insurance policies and implementing innovative solutions to provide affordable healthcare to patients in India, the United Kingdom and the Cayman Islands. Pic: Courtesy