Considering the fact that lead is found everywhere near us like in paint, pencil, toys, battery, etc and the factory workers and children are the ones worst affected by lead’s hazards, the National lead laboratory was inaugurated at the Biochemistry Department at Shri Guru Ram Rai Institute of Medical and Health Sciences in Dehradun on Tuesday.
later in the one-day national CME, which was organised by the Biochemistry department of Shri Guru Ram Rai Institute of Medical and Health Sciences, the specialists expressed concern over the harmful effects of lead over Human body and life.
The Topic of the national CME was Recent Advances in Biochemistry-2014 and National Referral Centre for lead Project (Under the Aegis of SGRR Education Mission and Uttarakhand Branch of ACBI). The laboratory was jointly inaugurated by the chief guest HNB Medical University’s Vice-Chancellor Padam Shree recipient Prof MC Pant, guest of honour Chief Advisor, Quality Council of India (QCI) and National Referral Centre for lead Project in India’s Prof T Venkatesh, Indian Society for lead Awareness and Research’s Head Professor AA Mahdi, SGRR Institute of Medical and Health Sciences Vice-Chairman Prof SP Thapliyal and SGRR Institute of Medical and Health Sciences Principal Dr NK Singh. Speaking on the occasion, Prof MC Pant said that this is for the very first time, that such type of a laboratory has been established in an educational institution in Uttarakhand.
Addressing the gathering, Dr T Venkatesh, expressed concern that lead has extremely hazardous effects on children’s health. He informed that yellow colour paint is the one that has the maximum quantity of lead inside it. He also told that there is a high risk of cancer if the lead quantity increases too much in the body. Indian Society for lead Awareness and Research is playing a significant role in combating the hazards of lead.
Addressing the gathering, Head of Department of Biochemistry Department Professor RK Singh told that lab-Care-2 machine being operated in the laboratory would be testing the toxicity of lead in the human body. The sample of blood will be taken and lead quantity will be tested. On the basis of these reports, the doctors will be having their opinion and be providing their medical advice. Dr Singh expressed concern that quantity of lead is too much in the state and termed that laboratory would be proved extremely beneficial for treating patients. Prof VA Bourai, Principal SGRR PG College, VK Nautiyal, Biochemistry Dr R Srivastava, Dr Tariq Masood, Dr Kiran Bhatt, Dr Sumita Sharma, Dr Rajiv Kushwaha, Dr Narottam Sharma, Dr Shivani Selwal and many more were present.