MTNL Perfect Health Mela Ends

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Health information should be added to all events, said Dr Sadhvi Sadhna Ji MaharajChairperson World Fellowship of Religions during the closing ceremony of ten day long MTNL Perfect Health Mela.

Padmashri and Dr B C Roy National Awardee Dr K K Aggarwal President Heart Care Foundation of India said that one line health messages can only be communicated to the people using the modules of infotainment.

Dr P K Sharma MOH NDMC showed concern about the rising lifestyle disorders amongst middle class and upper lower class people. Eating junk food and not exercising are the two main reasons which are affecting this population.

Dr Vinod Khetrapal President DMA said that the only way to treat lifestyle disorders is to adopt a holistic lifestyle. He said that both medication and meditation are important for health.

Dr N V Kamath DHS said that one should listen to music for 20 minutes every day for inner peace and happiness.

Mr. Anuj Sinha said that lifestyle disorders are on the rise in the country in general and Delhi in particular.

Mr J Sarangi Special Secretary Health said that soon Delhi Government will be launching a lifestyle awareness campaign.

Dr S K Thakur GI specialist said that the rising epidemic of obesity in the city affecting almost 35% of the population is a matter of concern. He further said that anaemia is rampant in the society and needs to be controlled.

The mela was a perfect picnic spot for public to understand everything about health.

Mr Manjeet Singh ED MTNL said that the SMS is a new effective way of health communication.

Dr Ramesh Kumar from NDMC laid importance of making Delhi clean and green for better health.

Mr Ranjeet from DST said that every health communication must be based on science.

Special guests of the day, Sh. Ashok Chakradhar and Eminent Bharatnatyam exponent Ms Komlavardhan in a joint statement said that health is not merely absence of diseases but a state of physical, social, mental and spiritual wellbeing. Gayatri Pariwar was also seen participating actively during the mela.

Health Tambola at Health Mela

Tambola is a traditional and popular game, which attracts a lot of crowd.

The health tambola, an innovative game designed by Dr. K K Aggarwal, has become a popular mode of creating health awareness in the ongoing MTNL Perfect Health Mela. Instead of talking about numbers it talks about a health message hidden behind the message.

For example instead of saying number three, one says “time to have your blood sugar check up done, once in three years, number 3”. Instead of saying one fat lady one says, “The weight of prostate in grams – 8 grams, Number 8”. Other examples are: Percentage of protein in soya beans – 43 Number 43, the length of Larynx in mm – 44 Number 44, the average age of menopause is – 45 Number 45, total pair of spinal nerves in a human body is 31 – Number 31, the length of small intestine in meters is 6 metres – Number 6 etc.