 Early Times Report
JAMMU, May 8: The Department of Paediatrics at SMGS Hospital, Government Medical College, Jammu, in collaboration with the IAP Jammu Branch, organised an awareness camp on World Thalassemia Day at Government College of Engineering and Technology (GCET), Jammu, with a commitment towards spreading awareness about thalassemia and its prevention. The programme aimed to educate students regarding the importance of early diagnosis, prevention, and awareness about thalassemia in society.
Dr. Sanjeev Kumar Digra, Professor and Head of the Department of Paediatrics and Coordinator-in-Chief of the Thalassemia Day Care Centre, SMGS Hospital, GMC Jammu, expressed his gratitude to the Principal GCET Dr. Sameru Sharma for extending support and cooperation in organizing the awareness programme. Addressing the students, he spoke in detail about the management of thalassemia, with special emphasis on its prevention. He encouraged the students to undergo thalassemia carrier testing and explained its significance in preventing the disease in future generations through awareness and premarital screening.
Dr Sanjana Sharma, Associate Professor and Coordinator of Thalassemia Day Care Centre, SMGS Hospital, delivered an informative lecture on clinical features, inheritance and diagnosis of thalassemia. She emphasised the need to create awareness among the younger generation regarding this inherited blood disorder.
Towards the conclusion of the programme, Dr. Sanjeev Kumar Digra also delivered a special lecture under the "Nasha Mukti Abhiyan" on substance abuse awareness. He sensitised the students about the harmful effects of substance abuse, ways to prevent addiction, and how individuals struggling with substance abuse can seek help and come out of it through proper support, counselling, and rehabilitation.
Prof. Sameru Sharma express sincere gratitude to the Department of Paediatrics at SMGS Hospital and IAP Jammu branch for organising such insightful programme. She also appreciated the efforts of Dr. Sanjeev Kumar Digra and his team in spreading awareness about thalassemia prevention and substance abuse among the youth and stated that such imitative are highly valuable in creating a healthy and socially responsible society.
The programme witnessed active participation from students and faculty members and concluded with an interactive session aimed at promoting health awareness, social responsibility and preventive health care among the youth. Among the members of the organizing committee present on the occasion were Er. Sanjeev Gupta (Nodal Officer NMBA/NCORD), Dr. Raman Gupta (NSS Coordinator), Er. Sat Dev, Dr. Deepika Sharma along with several other staff members of GCET Jammu. |
