Pointing out that many people often overlooked health problems that could be treated without much complication owing to the busy lifestyle, Dr. Keneilhoulie Medom, managing director at KOHIMAS Hospital, has urged the public to set their health condition on priority
KOHIMA — Pointing out that many people often overlooked health problems that could be treated without much complication owing to the busy lifestyle, Dr. Keneilhoulie Medom, managing director at Kohima Operational Hospital And Institute Of Minimal Access Surgery (KOHIMAS) Hospital, has urged the public to set their health condition on priority.
He stated this during a free health camp programme organised by Chandmari Gorkha Union Kohima and Kripa Foundation Nagaland held at GPPK multi-utility hall in Chandmari, Kohima, on July 8. The event was supported by Dr. Ato, MLA of 9 Kohima Town AC, Gorkha Public Panchayat Kohima, UPHC Poterlane Kohima, Sun Pharma, NSACS and Health and Family Welfare, government of Nagaland.
Maintaining that many people are preoccupied with works and don’t go for health check-ups, he has asserted on the need to go for regular check-ups to know the problems, if any, and get treated to live a healthy life.
Dr. Medom shared concerned over the prevalence of hypertension, diabetes and cancer, which he said are common lifestyle modification diseases. Referring to the National Family Survey 2019-21, he stated that hypertension among adult women was 22.4%, while it was 28.7% among adult male and for diabetes among women was 9.3% and 11.9% for men.
Dr. Medom called upon the people to come forward to get registered and avail the Chief Minister’s Health Insurance Scheme (CMHIS).
Ainato Yeptho, deputy director of NSACS, while speaking on basic of HIV/AIDS, stated that to bring down the prevalence rate of HIV/ AIDS in Nagaland would be daunting challenge as it has the second highest percentage in the country next to Mizoram. He, however, stated efforts are on to eliminate the virus infections from the society.
He shared that the main route of HIV infection in Nagaland was through sexual transmission, while the other routes included from mother to child, blood transfusion and sharing of syringes among the drug users.
In this regard, he has stressed for practicing healthy habits, safe sex practices and sensitisation among the people. He also urged the pregnant mothers to get timely check-up.
Yeptho, who is also the president of Nagaland Voluntary Blood Donors’ Association Kohima (VBDAK), also advocated for better awareness about blood donations and called upon the people to come forward for blood donation to save a life.
The programme was chaired by Samir Thapa, secretary of CGU, while an invocation prayer was said by Khrievotsonuo Terhase and concluded with a vote of thanks delivered by Prem Kumar Thapa, chairman of CGU.
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