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Hospital. A lecture on stress management was conducted by Brahma Kumari’s.
A talk show on dengue fever and preventive measures was held at Arkaja, Noida. An eye checkup
camp for CG families was also organised by CGWWA.
CGWWA (WEST)
A special health check-up was conducted for ladies above 40 yrs which included BP, blood
sugar fasting and postprandial (pp) cholesterol, lipid profile and ECG lests. A cancer screening
programme was conducted at INHS Aswini.
A Dental Camp was organised by CGWWA in association with Colgate Palmolive Ltd and
approximately 250 ladies and many children were the beneficiaries. An Anaemia Detection and Bone
Mineral Density Camp was organised, in collaboration with Lions Club, Mumbai and Elder’s
Pharmaceutical Ltd. Iron tablets and leaflets about Anaemia awareness were distributed. Leaflets
creating awareness about osteoporosis along with calcium tablets were distributed to all ladies who
attended the camp. Sanjeevan Co-ordinator, Dr Shefali Purohit conducted lectures about lifestyle
related diseases. She also delivered lectures on topics like Adolescent care, Healthy pregnancy and
motherhood, Iron deficiency-signs and symptoms, Prevention during summer season and tips to
lose weight.
A blood donation camp was organised at New Mangalore, in co-ordination with AJ Hospital.
Paediatrician from INHS Patanjali had an interactive session with the ladies at Karwar and delivered
a lecture on ‘Personal Health Issues of Ladies’. An ‘Oncological Care and Checks’ was also conducted
at Karwar by Surg Lt Jayamol.
Health talks on ‘Diet and Exercise’, ‘Balanced Diet and Healthy Lifestyle’, ‘Precautions during
Monsoon’, etc, were organised for ladies at Kochi. A lecture along with demonstration of exercises for
prevention of back ache, cervical, knee pain and frozen shoulder was given by a physiotherapist.
A dental and ophthalmic health camp was organised for the families in Daman. A health camp
for casual labourers employed at TRV was also conducted by station doctors. A medical camp was
organised at Vizinjham for the families wherein a general medical checkup along with blood sugar
test, BP, etc. were conducted.
CGWWA (EAST)
Health files have been introduced for all CGWWA members. Medical check–up for ladies in
specialized hospitals at concessional rates has been worked out. Medical camps were organised
during the year for ‘Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening’ and ‘Diabetes’. Talks were conducted on
topics like ‘Ayurveda healing’ by K-Ling, ‘Stress Relieving’ exercises by ‘Art of Living’, ‘Spinal cord
injuries’, ’Lifestyle disorders’ etc and meditation session by the Brahma Kumari’s.
Health lectures on ‘Methods of Contraception’, ‘Stages of growth of child’ and Dengue fever-
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