As a run up to the celebration of 259th Army Medical Corps Day, medical fraternity of Trishakti healers organized a Health Mela and Panel Discussion at Sukna Military Station with the theme “Health for all – Mind, Body & Soul”. It included health promotion awareness and prevention of life style diseases.
GOC Trishakti Corps and Zonal president Army Wives Welfare Association graced the occasion. The Health Mela included various Kiosks to conduct preventive basic medical checkup and lab investigations, assessment of healthy bone by densitometry, Dental checkup, Psychological wellbeing, Dietary counselling and Role of AMC in preventing illnesses due to Communicable, Vector borne, Environmental (Altitude, Climatic and Water borne) and Life style diseases. Emphasis was also laid on creating awareness about medicinal value and importance of Ayurvedic plants. A successful blood donation camp was also organized that witnessed enthusiastic and voluntary participation of many blood donors.
During the Panel discussion, expert doctors that included Gynaecologist, Pediatrician, Dietician, Psychologist, Physician and Dental surgeon gave an insight into life style diseases, their prevention and health promotion.
“Health for all-Mind, Body & Soul”
As a run up to 259th #ArmyMedicalCorps Day, #TrishaktiCorps healers organised #HealthMela &Panel Discussion on #LifeStyleDiseases. 550 troops, dependents, #Veterans & #VeerNaris took part. #MilletDiet benefits showcased.@adgpi @easterncomd pic.twitter.com/x8cdyqFO3V
— Trishakticorps_IA (@trishakticorps) April 2, 2023
The mega event was attended by more than 550 personnel which included serving officers and troops along with families, veer naris, veterans & their dependents.
All attendees were distributed with health card with useful health related information for future reference, information about Ayurvedic plants, healthy diet, stressing importance of millets in diet with an aim to sensitize masses to attain Health for all, Mind, Body & Soul and in true spirit and motto of Army Medical Corps *“Sarve Santu Niramaya”*.
Source: TriShakti Corps, Indian Army
