Saturday, 08 APRIL 2023 | PNS | DEHRADUN
Sanjay Orthopaedic Spine and Maternity Centre and Sewa Society organized a seminar on “Importance of Millet for Good Health” on the occasion of World Health Day on Friday.
Speaking on the occasion the agriculture minister Ganesh Joshi said that the State government has taken a commitment to double the production of millets by the year 2025. He said the State government is already providing 1 Kg of millets every month to the people of the State.
The recipient of Padma Shri Dr BKS Sanjay in his address said that the consumption of millets should increase because they are not only a source of energy but that of fibre, protein and other nutrients which are beneficial for health. He appealed to the government to encourage and motivate the farmers to grow more millets, which will not only improve the economic health of the farmers but also the physical health of the society.
The Vice Chancellor (VC) of Uttarakhand Medical University, Dr Hem Chandra Pandey said that today about 90 percent of deliveries are taking place in hospitals. The credit goes to the force of ANM and Aanganwadi workers. It has led to an incomparable reduction in maternal mortality rate.
The VC of Patanjali Yogpeeth, Haridwar Mahavir Agarwal said that prayers and meals should be performed together at least once a day in families to keep the family healthy and happy.
Orthopaedic Surgeon Dr SN Singh said that the grain which in the past was called the food grain of the poor is the preferred diet of the rich today.
Gynecologist and Obstetrician Dr Sujata Sanjay said that people are not able to guess the side effects of eating junk food. She said that junk food is an important cause of menstrual irregularities and infertility in young. Orthopedic and Spine Surgeon Dr Gaurav Sanjay analyzed all the steps taken by the World Health Organization (WHO) thoroughly and said that today the whole world could become free from epidemics like smallpox and polio and it has been made possible only by the WHO.
