ADOPT BALANCED DIET, EXERCISES AND CLEAN WATER TO AVOID KIDNEY DISEASES
Dehradun. Awareness Programme was organized by the Nephrology (Kidney) Deptt. of Shri Guru Ram Rai Institute of Medical & Health Sciences. To mark the occasion of World Kidney Day, Public Awareness Rally and a Celebration Programme was organized. Doctors and Staff of Shri Mahant Indiresh Hospital participated in the Kidney Awareness Rally with utmost enthusiasm. Every year the second Thursday of March is celebrated world over as World Kidney Disease. On the occasion, people took determination to save kidney by means
of Public Awareness Rally. The winners of the Poster Competition organized on the theme of ‘Prevention of Kidney diseases’ were honoured with prizes.
On Thursday, the Rally was begun from the campus of Shri Guru Ram Rai Institute of Medical & Health Sciences. Principal, SGRRIM&HS, Dr. Ashok Nayak and Shri Mahant Indiresh Hospital’s Medical Superintendent, Dr. Ajay Pandita showed green flag to the rally. On the theme of ‘Is your Kidney Healthy’ Doctors gave the message of saving kidney. Doctors and medical students generated awareness on kidney health by raising slogans for saving kidney. In the rally, they raised slogans like ‘Adopt Balanced Diet, Exercises and Clean Water and save yourself from kidney diseases’, ’Keep Weight controlled and quit Smoking and say bye bye to kidney diseases’, ‘Control Blood Pressure and Blood Sugar, save kidneys from diseases’ and generated awareness among the common public to save kidney from diseases.
Speaking over the occasion, HOD, Deptt. of Nephrology, Dr. Alok Kumar said that kidney diseases can be prevented by controlling levels of Blood Sugar and Blood Pressure. Avoiding unnecessary pain killer medicines
Can also prevent kidney diseases. He advised all to drink sufficient quantity of water to keep kidney healthy.
After this, a symposium was organized at the auditorium of Shri Mahant Indiresh Hospital. Addressing the gathering over the occasion, Vice Chancellor, Shri Guru Ram Rai University, Dr. Kumud Saklani congratulated the whole team of Nephrology Deptt. of Shri Mahant Indiresh Hospital and said that the deptt. is working significantly in the successful treatment of kidney diseases thus serving patients. Kidney specialists Dr. Alok Kumar and Dr. Vivek Ruhels explained the significance of World Kidney Day. Dr. Dorchem Khrime congratulated all over the occasion of Wolrd Kidney Day.
In the programme, Dr. Ashok Nayak, Shri Mahant Indiresh Hospital’s Chief Medical Superintendent Dr. Utkarsh Shrma, Medical Superintendent Dr. Ajay Pandita, Medical Superintendent Dr. Gaurav Raturi, Vice Principal, SGRRIM&HS, Dr. Puneet Ohri shared significant informations.
Dr. Vivek Vijjan and Dr. Vimal Kumar Dixit settled the queries
of all the attendees by Panel Discussion. Stage Anchoring was done by Simarn Aggarwal and Deepti Chand. A Vote of Thanks was given by Dr. Gaurav Shekhar Sharma. In the programme, Kidney patients and their family also participated in the programme and shared their experience of successful treatment done at Shri Mahant Indiresh Hospital. The occasion was also marked by the auspicious presence of HODs, Doctors of various deptts. and the whole team of Nephrology deptt.