To create awareness drive against diabetes on the occasion of World Diabetes Day-14th November, 2014, ONGC Corporate Medical Services organised various activities like free-screening camps, public awareness lectures, cycling, walkathon and distribution of pamphlets.
ONGC Hospital, Dehradun organised a series of such activities on Friday starting from flag-off of walkathon and cycling and free blood sugar testing camps across the city ending with a public lecture.
Walkathon & Cycle rally was flagged off by Dr GS Joshi, DG-Health, Medical & Family welfare Uttarakhand, Dr AK Goyal, GM- Chief Medical Services and SG Bhargava, GM-HCA and DK Dash, GM-I/C CC from ONGC Hospital at 7.30 AM. More than 600 enthusiasts, including about 100 people with their bicycles, gathered in ONGC hospital and went all the way from hospital to Bindal Bridge and back to ONGC community centre.
Dr AK Goyal also cycled along with some senior citizens, officers and few ONGC doctors. Almost 700 people, including doctors, KV Students and many ONGC employees, participated in the drive, making the event a success.
Free Blood Sugar Screening Camps were held at 10 locations so as to cover all parts of the city and suburban areas-Gurudwara, Prem Nagar; Jain Dharamshala, Gandhi Marg; Gandhi Park, Rajpur Road; Police Station, Garhi; ISBT, Dehradun; City Board School, Dakpatti & Rural Development Office, Raipur; Panchayat Bhawan, Dandalaukhond (IT Park), Sahastradhara Road, Municipality Board Premises and Rispana Bridge, Haridwar Road.
A public lecture on Healthy Eating and Diabetes which also happens to be the theme of World Diabetes Day-2014 was given by expert Dr Pankaj Chaudhary from Pushpanjali hospital, Delhi NCR at Conference Room, ONGC Hospital. It was attended by about 100 people. The previous evening, a guest lecture on Diabetes was held for the doctors.