Udhampur (J&K),The inaugural ceremony of the continued Medical Education (CME) Public Health Challenges in Northern Command was held today at Udhampur under the aegis of
Command Hospital Northern Command. The Army Commander Lt Gen D S Hooda
presided over the proceedings. The event started with the welcome address by
Maj Gen M K Unni, MG Medical, followed by the address by the Army
Commander. The Army Commander brought out that Public Health is of great importance
and is extremely relevant in the area of responsibility of Northern Command as
troops face diverse challenges of extremes of environment, tough terrains and
combat stressors. He was pleased that this continued Medical Education (CME) would address all these issues and come out with tangible
solutions.
Inaugural ceremony was marked by lamp lighting
by dignitaries, invocation song and dance by staff of Command Hospital Northern
Command . The vote of thanks was delivered by Maj Gen Bipin Puri, Commandant
Command Hospital Northern Command.
The inaugural scientific session was marked by
key note addresses. The key note speakers of the continued Medical
Education (CME) included Maj Gen K Chauhan (Retd) and Maj
Gen Velu Nair who spoke on “Public Health: Perspectives of the past and
prospects for future” and “Plot behind the clot: Venous thrombosis at high
altitude” respectively.
There was an exhibition laid out which
included presentation of equipments of DRDO including Defence Institute of
Physiology and allied Sciences (DIPAS), Defence Institute of Psychological
Research (DIPR) and Defence Research and Development Establishment (DRDE)
Gwalior & Defence Lab Jodhpur which including water treatment technologies,
diagnostic methods for diseases and therapeutic preparations. There was a keen
interest shown by delegates at these exhibition stalls.
The session on “Mental Health” was marked by a
panel discussion which had experts from the Armed Forces and DRDO. This
interactive session evoked a lot of interest and participation from the
audience. Lt Gen HJS Sachdev, Chief of Staff (COS) Northern Command
summed up the panel discussion and closed his remarks by the age old saying
prevention is better than cure.
Post lunch session focused on high altitude,
problems, practices and research. The speakers deliberated on prediction &
prevention, acclimatization & ops and experience on reduction of high
altitude illnesses. This was followed by deliberations by DRDO scientists on
research for high altitude and role of nutrition in health at high altitude.
The conference will also continue on 08 Aug
2014 which will include sessions on Vector Borne Diseases, Environmental health
and Non communicable diseases.
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