AMU Organized Seminar on Sentinel Surveillance Unit (SSU)

*ALIGARH May 6:* The Department of Community Medicine, Jawaharlal Nehru
Medical College, Aligarh Muslim University organized a seminar on Sentinel
Surveillance Unit (SSU) to discuss the achievements of SSU. This centre is
functioning under the National Programme for Control of Blindness (NPCB),
Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India.

Dr. M. Athar Ansari, Coordinator, SSU and Chairman Department of Community
Medicine welcomed the guests and participants. Prof. S. Abrar Hasan, Dean,
Faculty of Medicine congratulated the Department of Community Medicine and
SSU for carrying out various activities for the prevention and control of
blindness.

Prof. M. Ashraf Malik, Principal and Chief Medical Superintendent, J.N.
Medical College appreciated the efforts of SSU and urged to use the services
of Central Record Section which has been computerized.

Prof. R.R. Sukul, Director, Institute of Ophthalmology, JNMC gave an
overview of National Programme for Control of Blindness (NPCB) and assured
for the better coordination between the two departments of SSU.

Prof. F. Azra Jilani, Incharge, SSU discussed functions of SSU in the
ophthalmology OPD and identified areas where further improvement could be
initiated.

Prof. Zulfia Khan, former Coordinator, SSU presented an overview of SSU
since its inception in 2001. She suggested the measures to be taken to place
the SSU at rank one in the country.

Dr. M. Athar Ansari, Prof. Zulfia Khan, Prof. F. Azra Jeelani, and Dr. Meena
Zaidi made presentations on various topics related to blindness, refractive
errors, glaucoma etc. A group discussion to reduce the burden of the
blindness and other ocular morbidities in the community was also organized.
It was emphasized that proper data entry will be done for onward
transmission of correct data to the higher centres.

Prof. Najam Khalique, Medical Superintendent presented a vote of thank. Dr.
Razia Khan, CMO, Gandhi Eye Hospital, Prof. Shamim Ahmad, Prof. Humayun
Ashraf, Prof. M. Ashraf, Dr. Ali Raza Rizvi, Dr. Ankur Singhal, Dr. A. R.
Siddiqui, Dr. Iqbal M. Khan, Dr. Suboohi Afzal, Dr. Anees Ahmad, Dr. Saira
Mehnaz, Dr. Diwan Israr Khan, Mr. S. Hasan Ahmad, Dr. S. N. A. Hashmi, Mr.
Izharul Haque, Senior residents, Junior residents and other non-teaching
staff of the department attended the programme.