Mangaluru, Mar 14: A kidney patients’ conference at St Sebastian Hall in the city on World Kidney Day-2015, marked the end of two-month long kidney health awareness campaign held in Dakshina Kananda district.
Releasing the special bulletin ‘Kidney Vaarthe’, Health and Family Welfare Minister U T Kadar said that the government and private partnership is necessary to tackle kidney deceases.
He said that the state government will consider the proposal presented by Mangalore Nephro Urology Charitable Trust on behalf of all kidney patients and will take up special projects in future to help the needy patients.
Inaugurating the doctors session, DK deputy commissioner A B Ibrahim said that the kidney disease is a social problem wherein not only the victim suffers rather whole society will suffer. He said balanced diet and healthy lifestyle can alone prevent such diseases.
Kidney health campaign organizing committee President S Ganesh Rao said that the kidney health awareness doesn’t end with this conference rather it will continue taking the support of likeminded NGOs.
KMC hospital urology department Professor Dr G.G Laxman Prabhu inaugurated the ‘Kidney Expo’ Exhibition in the St Sebastian mini Hall where students from various Nursing college exhibited the models and charts on anatomy, physiology and diseases related to kidney.
St Anns School of Nursing secured first place, SCS college of Nursing secured second place and Karavali college of Nursing secured third place in ‘Kidney Expo’.
Dr Rohan Monis, CEO, Kanachur Institute of Medical Science, Dr Pradeep K.J Chief Nephrologist Indiana Hospital mangaluru, Dr Prashanth K, Nephrologist Fr Muller Hospital Mangaluru, Dr Santhosh Pai Nephrologist Yenapoya hospital Deralekatte, Dr Ragavendra Nayak Nephrologist A.J Hospital Kuntikana, Mithra Prabhu Consultant Dietician participated in the doctors session and interacted with the patients. Dr Muhammad saleem, Chairman, Mangalore Nephro Urology Charitable Trust, presided the session.
District Health Officer Dr Rama Krishna Rao, Taluk Health officer Dr Sudarshan, MLC Ivan D’souza, Canara Builders Association president Sudesh Kumar, campaign organizing committee vice presidents, Saduddin M salih and Dr Eric C Lobo, Yuva Wahini Central Committee president Premnath K, Talents Research Foundation President Riyaz Ahmad, MFriends vice president K K Shahul Hameed, were present. Committee general secretary Umar UH proposed vote of thanks and Mohammad Ali compered the programme.
The district level campaign was organized by the Mangalore Nephro-Urology Charitable Trust in association nursing colleges and a few local NGOs from January 13 to March 12.
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