IMA honours 40 docs

Tribune News Service

Karnal, January 24

The Haryana Indian Medical Association (IMA) on Friday honoured around 40 doctors for their outstanding and exemplary work under the Mission Pink Health of the IMA to eradicate, prevent and treat anemia among adolescent girls.

They also contributed in mass health awareness camps about value of nutrition, good lifestyle, adolescent vaccination, cervical cancer, child sexual abuse, menstrual hygiene, good touch, bad touch, safety skills and others.

Dr Kuldeep Khokher, immediate past president of IMA, Dr Prabhakar Sharma, IMA president, Dr Sunil Munjal, immediate past secretary, Dr SL Verma, patron Haryana IMA, Dr Ashwani Ahuja, Civil Surgeon, and other guests honoured the doctors.

They inspired the doctors to take this work to greater heights and thanked them for their magnificent work done all over Haryana, particularly in the slums.

Giving details, Dr Prabhjot Kaur, chairperson, Mission Pink Health, Haryana, said they would continue to educate adolescent girls. “We will take this programme to new heights with the help of the district administration,” she added.

She said many gynaecologists, pediatricians and pathologists have come forward and offered their services voluntarily for the mass charity project. She said it was estimated that 40-45 per cent of young girls in the state were affected by anemia which could result in reducing stamina and performance, increase the tiredness, weakness and breathlessness during sports activities.