Dateline Dehradun: Students of M.Sc. and M.Sc. Epidemiology at Himalayan Institute of Medical Sciences (HIMS) Jollygrant participated in the Pulse Polio Campaign by administering medicine to children door-to-door. The campaign will continue until March 9th.
At Swami Rama Himalayan University (SRHU), postgraduate students from the community medicine department of HIMS, along with M.Sc. and M.Sc. Epidemiology students, are participating in the Pulse Polio Campaign. They are administering polio drops to children door-to-door. The campaign is being conducted under the coordination of Primary Health Center, Raiwala. Dr. Amit Bahuguna, the medical officer of PHC, praised the efforts of HIMS students. Dr. Ashok Kumar Srivastava from HIMS stated that through this campaign, awareness is being raised in society and they are uniting to fight against polio successfully. Dr. Abhay Srivastava also contributed to this campaign.
Himalayan Hospital Jollygrant Conducts Awareness Campaign on World Hearing Day Dehradun – On the occasion of World Hearing Day, an awareness campaign was conducted by Himalayan Hospital Jollygrant in the rural health training center, Gauharmafi Raiwala. It involved participation from MBBS students, including Dr. Ashok Kumar Srivastava, Dr. Abhay Srivastava, Dr. Himanshu Mamgain, and others from the Community Medicine Department of Himalayan Institute of Medical Sciences. During this campaign, doctors advised people not to feed milk to sleeping infants and to seek immediate medical advice when experiencing ear pain, while also discouraging excessive use of headphones.