In
compliance with Government of Punjab's order, SCD Government
College, Ludhiana organised a Blood donation camp on 18th February, 2020
to commemorate 550th birth anniversary of Shri Guru Nanak Dev ji.
The
camp also formed a part of the Centenary
Celebrations of the College.
Dr
Kunal Jain from DMC supervised the camp. His team from DMC was assisted by the
college NSS volunteers under the leadership of Prof Sumeet Brar and Professor
Deepak Chopra. The NSS volunteers coordinated the donors who came forward
with great enthusiasm. Prof. Reetinder Joshi also donated blood. A total of
100+ units were donated.
Simultaneously,
College also organised a lecture on “Health issues in young women”.
Dr.
Kanupriya Jain, Associate Professor of Gynecology, Dr. Kunal Jain, Dr. Avnish
Jain, and Mrs. Geetika Jain associated with cancer awareness program from
Dayanand Medical College & Hospital, , Ludhiana were invited for the
talk.
Dr.
Kunal Jain addressed the students about reasons and early detection of
cancer in patients in Punjab. He also enlightened the students regarding
precautionary steps to be taken including proper diet in order to prevent
the spread of cancer.
Dr.
Kanupriya talked about various health problems faced by young girls and the
solutions to these problems. She emphasized on mental stress, lack of
exercise, poor diet, over weight and hesitancy in seeking medical help as
reasons behind these diseases in young girls. She also encouraged the students
to change their unhealthy lifestyle and emphasized upon the need for regular
check up to avoid health related problems.
The
Principal, Dr. Dharam Singh Sandhu thanked the resource persons and
encouraged the students to be vigilant about their health. He encouraged the
faculty of the college to organize such extension lectures in the college
and generate awareness about overall well-being. Dr. Sandhu also thanked Prof.
Bhupinder for organising the lecture.
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