Feast of St Ignatius of loyola
Xavier Institute of Social Service hosted the Feast of St. Ignatius of loyola with the theme of ‘Peace, Justice and Reconciliation’ on Tuesday in remembrance of the Spanish Basque Priest on occasion of his death anniversary. A proper commemoration was ensured through recitation of prayer songs and Bible verses lead by the Fathers and offerings made to the lord. The mass culminated with distribution of Holy Communion to all present. After a sumptuous breakfast, everyone re-assembled for the inter-departmental cultural contest which was judged by Reverend Father Alexius Ekka S.J, Sister lalita and Professor Nidhi Shukla.
Nutrition awareness programme
An interactive and informative programme Awesome Kids was organized for the students of classes V to Vll at Surendranth Centenary School on Tuesday by OSAM Dairy. Abhinav Sah, the CEO of OSAM Dairy an alumni of this school addressed the students and made them aware of the importance of milk and milk products for a healthy growth. A quiz based on the topic 'Milk was conducted by Monica. Stationary kits were gifted to the children and a drawing competition on the topic 'Milk and Flealth' was conducted by them. Principal Samita Sinha thanked Sah for his initiative and expressed the need for such programme in the society, which does not follow a healthy diet schedule.
Infertility, contraception related queries
Infertility and contraception along with diabetes were among the health issues that saw a phenomenal growth in Patna in 2017 in terms of interactions with doctors over a year back, as per lybrate Healthscape India report. This is very encouraging and indicates that people in the city are becoming more aware about the importance of being healthy and keeping lifestyle diseases at bay. The data was released post analysis of approximately 2.1 million interactions in the city, including booking of lab tests that happened on the platform over a period of 12 months starting January 1, 2017. The report states that about 29% of the people in Patna interacted with doctors for issues related to infertility and contraception, while another 29% reached out to them for health issues related to diabetes.