A Two-day International Symposium on Environmental Health organised by the Department of Medicine, Shri Guru Ram Rai (SGRR) Institute of Medical and Health Sciences, Dehradun started on Friday.
Addressing the gathering on the day, the Vice Chancellor (VC) of SGRR university, P P Dhyani said most of the countries of the world are suffering as a result of climate change and India is also not untouched by it.
He said that some developed countries are developing measures to combat the climate change and positive results have come of these measures. India will also have to stand up to develop such measures, he added. He said that this kind of meet is necessary. He also said that in such a scenario, everybody should play his/her part for the preservation of environment.
In the symposium, doctors and experts interacted with each other and shared their research knowledge and clinical experience in all the facets of environmental health. The scientific program featured educative sessions by national and international experts.