With the aim to spread awareness about asthma, an awareness and check-up camp would be organised at Ekant park in Char Imli area on World Asthma Day on May 5, said Dr PN Agrawal while speaking to mediapersons on Sunday.
State has more than 35 lakh Asthma patients while the city has more than 1 lakh patients and the number would increase due to lack of proper diagnosis and prevention measures. The number of Asthma patients has increased in the past few years and the number would continue to grow if the lifestyle changes are not corrected and the increased pollution is not contained which has reached higher levels due to massive deforestation said Dr Agrawal.
He raised concern over the lack of proper information with the health care providers which should be addressed properly as even the inhaler for Asthma requires proper technique to prove beneficial for the patient. The theme for the year 2015 for ‘Asthma is You Can Control Your Asthma’
It was found that in the children, taking junk food thrice a week increases the risk of Asthma as compared to children taking fresh fruits thrice a week.
Pollution is a major factor causing Asthma and to contain that plantation should be increased. New support machines and medicines are made available in the market. Earlier, the single dose would provide relief for around 6 hours, but the latest single dose could provide relief for around 12 hours.
At the camp, information of new techniques and medicines would be provided along with the diagnosis would be done.