International Day of Person with Disabilities was jointly observed by Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and Department of Neurology of AIIMS, Bhopal.
Prof Sarman Singh, Director, AIIMS, Bhopal was the Chief Guest during the occasion. Dr Ganesh Joshi from Ministry of Social justice and Empowerment presented the guest lecturer who explained government policies and information for disabled persons.
Speaking on the occasion Prof Sarman Singh stressed upon the importance of the Day and its impact on the society.
He added that Disability is not only a health problem but rather a complex situation, which reflects the interaction between features of a person’s body and society in which he lives.
It is quite obvious that People with disabilities have the same health needs as physically fit people requires.
Overcoming difficulties faced by the people with disabilities requires interventions to remove environmental and social barriers as well, said Prof Sarman Singh.
He said that person with disability might experience constraints in health care, both because of poverty and social exclusion, and also because they may be susceptible to secondary conditions.
Before the beginning of the function, two minutes Silence was observed to pay homage to victims of Bhopal Gas Tragedy 1984.
A street play was also performed by the Nursing Students for public awareness, which was widely appreciated by the audience.
A brochure for Patient's information was released by the Director, AIIMS, Bhopal.Lectures were also delivered by Dr Nirendra Rai, Department of Neurology and Dr Abhijit Kohat, Department of Neurology and Prof SY Kothari, Department of PMR on the topic of causes and acute management of Brain stroke and Neuroplasticity and Rehabilitation of patients respectively. Dr Swapnil Sonune gave a glimpse of recent advance in stroke rehabilitation.