Free Medical Health Checkup Camp on International Women’s Day 2017 – GAPIO
Free Medical Health Checkup Camp done on 09th March 2017.
ON THE OCCASION OF INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY & WORLD KIDNEY DAY , FREE CARDIO-DIABETIC CAMP WAS ORGANISED BY DR ASHISH ANEJA IN ASSOCIATION WITH GAPIO ON 9TH MARCH , 2017 (10 AM TO 2PM) AT U.H.C, K.U. KURUKSHETRA . FREE TESTS INCLUDING KIDNEY FUNCTION TEST, B M D (BONE DENSITY) TESTING ,BLOOD GLUCOSE TESTING, BMI, BLOOD PRESSURE, LIVER PROFILE TEST AND NEUROPATHIC TESTING WERE DONE IN THIS CAMP .
ON THIS OCCASION , DR. ASHISH ANEJA TOLD THAT WORLD KIDNEY DAY IS A GLOBAL AWARENESS CAMPAIGN AIMED AT RAISING AWARENESS OF THE IMPORTANCE OF OUR KIDNEYS. OBESITY IS A POTENT RISK FACTOR FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF KIDNEY DISEASE. IT INCREASES THE RISK OF DEVELOPING MAJOR RISK FACTORS OF CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE (CKD), LIKE DIABETES AND HYPERTENSION, AND IT HAS A DIRECT IMPACT ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE AND END STAGE RENAL DISEASE (ESRD). IN INDIVIDUALS AFFECTED BY OBESITY, THE KIDNEYS HAVE TO WORK HARDER, FILTERING MORE BLOOD THAN NORMAL (HYPERFILTRATION) TO MEET THE METABOLIC DEMANDS OF THE INCREASED BODY WEIGHT. THE INCREASE IN FUNCTION CAN DAMAGE THE KIDNEY AND RAISE THE RISK OF DEVELOPING CKD IN THE LONG-TERM. THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT OBESITY, AS WELL AS CKD, IS LARGELY PREVENTABLE. EDUCATION AND AWARENESS OF THE RISKS OF OBESITY AND A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE, INCLUDING PROPER NUTRITION AND EXERCISE, CAN DRAMATICALLY HELP IN PREVENTING OBESITY AND KIDNEY DISEASE.THIS YEAR WORLD KIDNEY DAY PROMOTES EDUCATION ABOUT THE HARMFUL CONSEQUENCES OF OBESITY AND ITS ASSOCIATION WITH KIDNEY DISEASE.
MORE THAN 150 FACULTY MEMBERS, STAFF AND STUDENTS FROM ALL THE BRANCHES AND INSTITUTES CAME FOR THE HEALTH CHECK-UP. ON THIS OCCASION, ADMINISTRATOR DR. ASHOK AGGARWAL and PRESIDENT KUTA DR SANJEEV SHARMA WERE PRESENT.