GIMS, Greater Noida celebrates World Health Day
NOIDA: On the occasion of the World Health Day on April 7, Government Institute Of Medical Sciences (GIMS), Greater Noida, UP organized a CME based on “Universal Health Coverage: Health for All '' . It was attended by Dr (Brig) Rakesh Gupta, Director, GIMS, Dr Suneela Garg, Professor of Excellence, Chair Program Advisory Committee, NIFHW, Dr Manish Chaturvedi, Professor, Planning and Evaluation, NIHFW, New Delhi among others.
Dr Gupta talked about the importance of celebrating World Health Day while Dr Suneela Garg highlighted the importance of strengthening the health system for achieving health for all. Dr Manish Chaturvedi dwelled in detail on measures needed for tackling the increasing number of non-communicable diseases. Dr Rambha Pathak, Dean, Professor & Head, elaborated about the steps taken by policy makers towards achieving health for all. Dr Anurag Srivastava, Professor, highlighted the role of Ayushman Bharat Yojana in improving health care for deprived sections of the population. A poster competition and a quiz competition were also organised for MBBS students and the winners were awarded certificates of appreciation.
Walkathon held to mark World Health Day
New Delhi: Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya led ‘Health for All’ walkathon on the occasion of World Health Day with an aim to spread awareness about healthy habits in order to keep away non-communicable diseases and to promote mental well-being.
Along with Mandaviya, Minister of State for Health Bharti Pravin Pawar also took part in the walkathon. The participants of the walkathon took a pledge to adopt healthy habits to prevent lifestyle-related health problems such as cancer, diabetes, hypertension, and other mental illnesses.
Ashim Sanyal, from Consumer VOICE, an NGO working in the field of consumer awareness said that such initiatives should be a regular features to create awareness among public regarding ill-health impact of the NCDs like hypertension and heart related ailments among others which currently account for more than 63 per cent of all deaths in the country and are huge burden on the economy as well as households.