With an objective to render free medical treatment to DVC, ex-DVC and poor patients affected with heard and diabetic diseases, the two day long free Diabetic & Cardiology check-up camp organised on Thursday and Friday by DVC hospital, Bokaro Thermal in jointly association with Vivekananda hospital, Durgapur at the hospital premises here. Several doctors including Dr Veni K, Dr K Mandal, Dr Sangita Rani, Dr SK Jha, Dr R Dewadi,Dr Nitish Kumar from DVC hospital while Dr Varun Kundu, Dr VKG Rajasekhar and Dr Bipul Bardia from Vivekananda hospital,Durgapur have rendered their service at the camp.
Inaugurating the camp, DVC, chief engineer Kamlesh Kumar Jha appreciated the work done in rural part of the district by the DVC hospital, for the cardiac and diabetic patients and praised for providing a platform for this noble objective. While Dr Bipul Bardia given stressed to prevent the future impact of heart disease and stroke by adopting health healthy-living from childhood throughout adulthood .Hypertension is a silent killer that can be managed through astute medication and lifestyle changes ,he added.
According to Dr Veni K For the right diet, one should eat less fat, less sodium, fewer calories and more fiber, at least 80 percent of premature deaths from heart disease and stroke could be avoided if the main risk factors like tobacco, unhealthy diet and physical inactivity are controlled.