On the occasion the World Diabetes Week, the lions Club District 322C4 organised an awareness programme on diabetes here.
A procession was taken out starting from the Kali Temple at Ambapua and culminating at the Red Cross Blind School in which 250 students of the Central School and the St Xavier’s School participated.
A meeting was held at the blind school being presided over by club regional chairman Sisir Kumar Dash and Brahmapur Odisha president Baman Charan Dash. Former lions governors Dr NC Padhy and Dr V Padmanav Rao spoke on prevention and treatment of diabetes.
An eye checkup camp was also organised in association with the Ruby Eye Hospital.
Among others, Suresh Padhy, Pradipta Panda, Sujata Panda, Harihar Dash, Pramod Sabat, Sujata Dash, Saraswati Patro, Dharma Rao, Usha Rani Padhi, Dr RN Mishra and Anapurna Behera were present.