Youth Festival to Propagate Preventive Health and Hygiene
Measures
On the 4th day of its annual flagship
event-The 21st MTNL Perfect Health Mela organized Medico Masti festival an inter college
youth fiesta at the Talkatora Stadium, New Delhi. Thousands of students of
across 50 colleges, medical and non-medical from Delhi NCR participated in the
event.
On
the spot competitions like fashion show, choreography, rock band, etc were
organized as part of the festival. Other competitions included western and
classical dancing, quiz contest, singing competition, etc. Infotainment is
a new concept of creating health education and in this module education is
interlinked with entertainment.
Addressing
the event , Padma Shri, DST National Science and
Communication and Dr. BC Roy National Awardee and the President of the Heart
Care Foundation of India, Dr. KK Aggarwal said “That to prevent the increase
of heart diseases in the nation, the prevention must start in college
life. He said that college students should follow the principles of formula of
80 which is as under: To live more than 80 years without life style
diseases keep your Abdominal Circumference, Lower Blood Pressure, LDL
(bad) Cholesterol, Pulse Rate and Fasting Sugar all lower than 80.Anyone who
gains weight of more than 5 kg after the age of 18 in girls and 20 in boys is
obese and overweight. Any weight gain at this age should be avoided.”
Dr.
Smita Mishra Sr. Cardiologist Fortis Hospital and Dr. O.P Yadava C.E.O. National
Heart Institute added, “The youth must learn to say no to drugs, alcohol
and tobacco. They also must abstain themselves from casual sex, especially if
it is unprotected.”
The Mela had facilities like 3D echo cardiograph,
ECG and other basic consultation will be provided. Those people can afford
treatment will be guided and people who cannot afford treatment will get a
subsidiary or free heart surgery. Keeping in mind the healthcare needs of the
poor and needy, special free of diagnostic facilities and cardiac
interventions will be provided by National Heart Institute for rheumatic heart
disease and Medanta –Medicity will focus on congenital heart disease and also
MTNL had set up live video conferencing unit at the mela with Medanta-Medicity.
The
Perfect Health Mela is an annual mass health awareness module started in 1993,
catering to people from all age groups and walks of life; the Mela incorporates
activities across categories such as health check up camps, entertainment
programs, lifestyle exhibitions, workshops and competitions. This year’s Mela
will feature a first of its kind SAIL
Heart and Health Pavilion to provide a complete solution to a person’s
overall healthcare needs. People will now not only be able to learn about
preventive health measures through interactive entertainment modules but will
also be able to seek treatment and consultation under one roof. This year’s
Mela was organized in association with NDMC, MCD, SAIL and MTNL and its theme
is “Swach Baharat, Swasth Bharat”. The main philosophy behind this theme is that by improving the
cleanliness of the country, several leading diseases such as dengue, typhoid,
malaria, cholera can be prevented.
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