July 15th 2023.
Indore: The Indian Academy of Pediatrics (IAP) has decided to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the state government of Madhya Pradesh to run a training programme in schools across the state. The aim of the programme is to spread awareness about non-communicable diseases.
The programme was launched in Central India at Daly College, hosted by the Indore Academy of Pediatrics. IAP President Dr Upendra Kinjawadekar said, “We have been running the programme across the country with the aim of preventing non-communicable diseases and lifestyle diseases by spreading awareness among kids. We have already done MoUs with the government of Maharashtra and Goa and now we are launching it in Madhya Pradesh as well.”
Chief coordinator of the programme Dr Hemant Jain added that they have trained students of class 4th and 8th in the school to inform them about various diseases and their prevention. He said, “During the training session, students were urged to cut down sugar and salt from their diet to prevent lifestyle disorders such as diabetes, obesity, and hypertension. We also informed them about the hazards of increasing pollution and ways to prevent the same.”
The IAP members stated that they will run the programme in 150 schools of Indore and will expand the programme to rural areas. Member of Parliament Shankar Lalwani was the chief guest of the programme who assured the pediatricians to propose the programme to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and the Ministry of Education. He said that he will try to get it included in the curriculum.
This initiative by the IAP is a step in the right direction to spread awareness about the prevention of non-communicable diseases, and the importance of a healthy lifestyle. It is hoped that more people will be able to benefit from this programme and that it will have a positive outcome for the state.
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