VARANASI: The Indo American Chamber of Commerce on Friday organised a conference on ‘Advancing health and wellness: bridging the gap in mental health, non-communicable diseases and awareness about osteoporosis, a silent killer’.
Addressing the inaugural ceremony, Chief Secretary of Uttar Pradesh, Durga Shankar Mishra appreciated the organisers for organising such an informative and important conference to create awareness. health issuesHe also highlighted the initiatives being taken by the government. medical care and the well-being of people.
Taking into account the data obtained by Uttar Pradesh in the area of health, he said Ayushman Health Card Ration cards have been issued to 5.10 crore people in the state and more than 27,000 people. Health Temple He said, “We have to make continuous efforts to ensure that there is no disease.” He urged people to adopt yoga and exercise in their lives. He also called upon people to enthusiastically participate in International Yoga Day on June 21.
Speaking on the Prime Minister’s target of five trillion dollars, he also talked about the role of Uttar Pradesh in making India the third economy of the world. He said that Uttar Pradesh, which was once the seventh economy, has today become the second economy of the country and is now determined to become the first economy. He also talked about the development and changes that have taken place in Varanasi during the last 10 years, highlighting the development of Shri Kashi Vishwanath Dham and other civic amenities.
Speaking on the occasion, Advisor to Chief Minister, Awanish Awasthi said that several programmes have been launched by the government to provide not only better healthcare but also infrastructure and civic amenities.
The inaugural session was followed by a technical session in which medical experts from various fields provided important information for leading a healthy and disease-free life.
Dr Lokendra Gupta from Emergency Medicine and Trauma Centre, Medanta, Lucknow spoke on the ‘golden hours of life’ and highlighted the importance of time management during emergencies to save lives. Professor Gaurav Agarwal, Head, Department of Endocrine and Breast Surgery, SGPGIMS, spoke on breast cancer awareness and early diagnosis among Indian women.
The issue of non-communicable diseases (hypertension and diabetes management) was discussed by Dr. Abhishek Kunwar, National Professional Officer (Non-Communicable Diseases), World Health Organization-India, Dr. Shailendra Kumar Singh, endocrinologist and Dr. VS Upadhyay, cardiologist and medicine specialist, Banaras Hindu University.
Dr Venu Gopal Jhanwar, Managing Director, Deva Institute of Healthcare and Research and Dr Upasana Arora, Chairperson, Healthcare Services, IACC spoke on mental health and medicine, covering issues such as women’s mental health, stress, anxiety, depression management. Dr S Kumar Singh, Orthopaedic, Joint Replacement and Spine Surgeon, Varanasi spoke on osteoporosis and called it a silent killer.
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