A one-day sensitisation programme on ‘Health Issues of Senior Citizens’ was held at the MITS, here. MADAT, a non Government organisation working for the care of elderly, organised the programme in collaboration with Swabhiman, a senior citizens’ association.
The main objective of the programme is to sensitize the elderly on different health related problems and its management, which was attended by a large number of senior citizens. It is obvious that people become more and more susceptible to chronic diseases, physical disabilities and mental incapacities in their old age. As age advances, due to deteriorating physiological conditions, the body becomes more prone to illness. The illness of the elderly are multiple and chronic in nature which creates a lot of problems in their day to day activity.
Dr Dambarudhar Bhuyan, MS, KIMS attended the programme and talked about ageing process and its management. Institute of Hotel Management’s head of the department Arya Panigrahi took over the session on senior diet care. Also discussions were held on elderly problems at the present day situations. MADAT secretary Sudhir Kumar Behera, Swabhiman president Sasanka Sekhar Patnaik and general secretary Kanak Banerjee coordinated the programme. Vice president Rabindra Kumar Mohanty gave vote of thanks.