Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Oct 28: Emphasising the need of clean environment as a concomitant for healthy living, a daylong awareness-cum-medical camp was organized by Dr. Sushil Sharma, HoD Cardiology, GMC Jammu at Devsthan Kalibeer Ji Kangrail, Jammu.
He stressed that current environmental cataclysm is responsible for the global burden of Cardio respiratory diseases and stated that what is particularly alarming is that Jammu district is also catching up the same ladder in terms of increase in the concentration of particulate matter in air, and pollution in all other forms. Anticipating the festival of Deepawali, he urged people to observe eco-friendly Deepawali, thereby preventing the toll on already contaminated atmosphere and health of the people. More than 250 patients were screened and advised during the camp. Preventive health check up tests and free medicines were given as per the prescription.
While Interacting with the people Dr. Sushil attracted their attention towards one’s obligation towards the environment by contributing whatsoever little one can do to make it clean for healthy living. “No doubt vehicular and industrial pollution is the frontrunner in adding harmful air pollutants in the atmosphere but our little step towards ecological living and celebrating festivals in an eco friendly way prevent environmental deterioration from further rise thereby reducing our risk to major health pandemics.”
He claimed that air pollutants contribute to serious, even fatal damage to the cardio respiratory system. Studies indicate that cities with high nitrogen oxide concentrations had death rates four times higher than those with low nitrogen oxide concentrations. Higher fine particulate matter exposure was also associated with increases in stress hormone levels, which are believed to induce high blood pressure, inflammatory and metabolic effects in the body, he asserted. Dr Sharma said the people should be sensitised at an early age about affects of fireworks on environment.
Others who were part of this medical camp cum awareness drive included Dr Dhaneshwar Kapoor and Dr. Kewal Sharma. Paramedics and volunteers includes Kamal Sharma, Gourav Sharma, Akshay Kumar, Suresh Baigra, Manoj Sharma, Rajeev Vohra, Raj kumar, Manik and Gourav Gupta.
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