Excelsior Correspondent
POONCH, Aug 27: Keeping in view the ongoing holy pilgrimage of Buddha Amarnath Ji Yatra in Peer Panjal ranges Head Department of cardiology GMCH Jammu Dr Sushil Sharma held a day long Cardiac awareness cum Health checkup camp in association with Municipal Council Poonch in loving memory of Sher-e-Poonch late Yashpal Sharma (former MLC), the man behind instrumental in maintaining peace and harmony among all religion in the Valley who also played a phenomenal role in preserving and protecting the rich cultural and religious heritage of Poonch district.
The camp was organized at Shri Dashnami Akhara Mandir Poonch for masses with particular focus on pilgrims with cardiac issues. The Camp was inaugurated by Shri Shri 1008 Swami Vishwatamanand Ji Maharaj accompanied by Sunil Sharma (President MCP), Dr Sushil Sharma, Vinay Sharma (SSP Poonch) and Sandeep Mehta in presence of Municipal Councillor Poonch Balwinder Singh,Naresh Kumar, Sanjay Khajuria and Mohinder Singh amidst vedic invocations for universal peace and well-being.
More than 1500 individuals availed the health checkup services, including ECG, Lipid-profile, and Blood sugar tests. Free medicines were distributed as per medical advice.
While Interacting with the people, Dr Sushil stated that Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) currently account for one in three deaths worldwide. Around 80% of these deaths occur in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) bringing a double burden of diseases to health systems that are already overstretched by communicable diseases.
“The risk of developing CVDs is highly influenced by lifestyle-related factors such as a high consumption of unhealthy food, physical inactivity, tobacco use, and harmful use of alcohol. These disadvantageous health behaviors are becoming more prevalent in LMICs due to elevated exposures and limited preventive services,” he added.
Others who were part of this camp include Dr Rahul Sudan ( DM Gastro) , Dr Balvinder Singh, Dr Pallavi Banotra, Dr Hemanshi Verma and Dr Mohd. Azam .Paramedics and volunteers include Farooq Sheikh , Nirvair Singh Bali, Ahmed Raza Khan, Rohan Sharma, Vinkal Bali Fasir Aziz, Mohd Azam, Rajinder Singh , Aman Gupta , Vikas Kumar , Gourav Sharma, Nirjyote Singh , Pankaj Shergill, Yasir Arafat,Jatin kapoor , Tariq Hafeez, Vikram Jeet Sharma, , Harsh Bali , Jagjit Singh and Sumit Sharma.
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