“26th Perfect Health Mela will be organised at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium from 18th – 20th October.”
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The mela will be a mix of exhibitions, competitions, check-ups and infotainment. The them of the mela will be Fit India – Fit Delhi and Harm Reduction.
Organised by Heart Care Foundation of India in collaboration with Health Department Delhi Government, Sports Authority of India and Department of Science and Technology Govt of India, the mela is unique as it incorporates all systems of medicine under one roof.
Patients for free angiographies, heart surgeries and complicated eye surgeries will be selected from patients attending the mela. A special camp will be held in memory of Sh Arun Jaitley which will provide free HbA1C blood test for 1000 patients. 500 of them will be for diabetic patients to know the status of diabetes control and 500 for non-diabetic patients to know status of diabetes in them.
Ansal health University will showcase various skill development opportunities in the field of Healthcare.
The foundation will also be launching basic cardiac life support certificate program in association with Delhi Red Cross Society.
Over 30 scientists from all states supported by DST will sensitise school teachers and students from NCR apart from general public on subjects like science behind miracles, low cots teaching aids etc. There will also be live shows on astronomy.
The mela will be plastic free, will have safe water facilities. Free take home sanitary pads will be provided to all schoolgirls. Sanitary pad vending machines and incinerator will also be placed for educational purposes.
All visitors will be given deworming albendazole tablet and a sachet of vitamin D 60,000 units. All are advised to take a deworming tablet once in a year and vitamin D supplement once in a month.
Participating school children will be provided with healthy high fibre refreshments.
Live mosquitos will be on display and workshops will be held on how to identify them and catch them. Workshops will also be held on healthy cooking, menstrual hygiene, counterfeit medicines, dance classes, acting classes and identifying food adulteration at home.
Over 180 artisans supported by Ministry of textiles GOI, will showcase their skills kin handloom and handicrafts and also will participate in income generating opportunities.
The mela will be visited by top doctors and other eminent people of the society.
A special legal redressal mechanism will also be available in the mela. Patients can understand and discuss their rights.
A special booklet will be released with 100 question and answers on good Samaritan laws. Apart Transport and Environment departments will sensitise public on air and water pollution reduction.
Countries special scheme Ayushman Bharat and Delhi’s Mohalla Clinics will also be on display. TB division will focus on necessity of TB notification.
19 Asian countries will also showcase their health models.
LIC will showcase about the importance of life insurance as a cover for old age.
Dr KK Aggarwal
President Heart Care Foundation of India
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