This year’s World Heath Day with the theme ‘Prevention of Vector-Borne Diseases’ was observed at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) here on Monday.
An exhibition on major vector-borne diseases including malaria, filaria and dengue in the State was held on the occasion. Besides, two educational films were screened on the prevention of the vector-borne diseases.Deputy Director of the State Health Services (NVBDCP) Dr MM Pradhan gave a talk on ‘Malaria Control in India and National Malaria Drug Policy’. AIIMS, Bhubaneswar Dean Dr Vikas Bhatia and Director Dr AK Mahapatra also spoke on the occasion.
Besides, the Department of Community Medicine and Family Medicine of the institute also opened a Non-Communicable Disease Prevention Clinic to control non-communicable diseases like diabetes, hypertension and obesity. The clinic will address common risk factors of diseases like unhealthy diet, physical inactivity, stress and tobacco. Persons above 40 years of age will be screened for diabetes, hypertension, cardiovascular diseases and obesity.