BEGH celebrates National Nutrition month

A gathering at Bee Enn General Hospital during a function to celebrate National Nutrition month.
A gathering at Bee Enn General Hospital during a function to celebrate National Nutrition month.

Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Sept 26: Bee Enn General Hospital (BEGH) in association with Smile Train organized a function to celebrate National Nutrition month.
A handout stated that BEGH has been providing free services for cleft lip and palate to the concerned patients since 2012 and till date around 1000 patients have benefitted from this service of the hospital.
Recently BEGH has started nutrition support programme to provide free nutrition support and education in form of guidance.
Essentials like milk powder, pulses, cereals, hygiene products, feeding bottles, nutrition supplements etc are being provided free of cost to the needy cleft lip and palate patients.
On this occasion Managing Trustee of BEGH, Kunil Kumar Bhalla emphasized on the importance of proper nutrition for cleft lip and palate patients.
He informed about the future plan to provide free speech therapy services and talked about free facilities to the needy patients.
Bhalla informed that BEGH will continue such services in future also.
Dr. Suhael Zahur, Project Director, Smile Train addressed the gathering of Smile Train patients and their parents and explained about the importance of nutrition.
He informed about future plan to provide Speech Therapy Services.
Dr. Vasanta Kohli, Sr. Consultant Nutrition gave an elaborate talk on the need for nutrition care.