World Health Day -2010
ALIGARH, April 8: Department of Community Medicine J.N. Medical College, AMU Aligarh organized World Health Day 2010 on 7th April. While inaugurating the programme Prof. Zulfia Khan, senior faculty member of the department stressed the need to highlight the issues related to Urban Health as theme of the Year 2010. She also gave some valuable suggestions to improve the health of the under privileged population. Dr. M. Athar Ansari, Chairman, Department of Community Medicine discussed the current health status of people in urban areas especially the underserved population living in urban slums. He also focused on the challenges of urbanization in India and asked the participants to join the campaign of WHO “1000 cities- 1000 lives”.
Junior residents Dr. Sakina Mushfiq, Dr. M. Haroon Khan, Dr. Riyaz Ahmad and Dr. Sumeet Dixit presented various facts and aspects related to theme of this year. In this connection various activities were carried out at Urban Health Training Centre (UHTC) and Rural Health Training Centre (RHTC), Jawan. A poster exhibition was also organized at RHTC. The programme concluded with the pledge that we should take measures to conserve the energy and make the earth pollution-free.
Dr. Suboohi Afzal, Lady Medical Officer at RHTC, Dr. Iqbal M. Khan, In-charge, RHTC, Dr. A. R. Siddiqui, Dr. Anees Ahmad, Dr. Saira Mehnaz, Dr. M. Salman Shah Dr. S. N. A. Hashmi, all senior and junior residents and non-teaching staff members also attended the programme.
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