To promote breast feeding the trainee doctors of Government Doon Medical College (GDMC) here organised a dance/ drama at Mehuwala and Naya Gaon villages on Wednesday.
Titled “Stanpan Ek Amritpan’, these theatrical performances evoked good response from the general public. The trainee doctors Dr Himani Bhatt, Dr Naina and Dr Khusboo Khana performed in the Dance / drama sequences held at Urban health centres of Mehuwala and Naya Gaon Pelio. The programme was organized by the department of Community medicine of GDMC. Speaking on the occasion, the head of department of community medicine Dr Bhola Nath said that first milk of mother which is viscous and yellow in colour acts as elixir of life for the infant. He informed that if mother feeds her milk exclusively for six months to the baby then there are very less chances of the new born getting infected from diseases like Pneumonia and diarrhea. The associate professor of Community medicine, Dr Anupma Arya cleared misconception of people on breast feeding. She said that breast feeding not only helps in warding off the diseases but helps in preventing cancer to the mother.