WORLD HEALTH DAY 2022
World health day is celebrated every year to raise awareness about the on-going health issues that concerns people across the world. The day is also used as an opportunity to spread awareness about the overall health & well-being of people. In the midst of a pandemic, a polluted planet, increasing diseases like cancer, asthma, heart disease, on World Health Day 2022, W H O focus global attention on urgent actions needed to keep humans and the planet healthy and foster a movement to create societies focused on well-being. The theme for this year’s World Health Day is “Our Planet, Our Health”.
1st year students of Nehru College of Nursing had got an golden opportunity to be a part of the awareness campaign organized by our parent hospital PKDAS INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES on 7th April 2022. The official inauguration of the campaign was done by our honourable chairman & managing Trustee Adv Dr. P Krishnadas at PKDIMS. Dr R C Krishnakumar Director operations PKDIMS had done the flag off of the campaign.It was a three day campaign planned to cover the major town areas in Palakkad District & NCN buds had given their contribution on the 1st day of the campaign . It comprised of a flash mob conducted by the 1st year students of NCN & distribution of pamphlet regarding world health day & the health care packages & facilities that are provided in PKDAS Hospital. On that day the campaign was conducted at major areas of Ottappalam block such as Cherplassery , Vallappuzha , Koppam , Pattambi, Kulappulli, Shornur & Ottappalam. Being the health professionals in future, it was a greater start for the First year students to be a part of such a big campaign which is really beneficial to the public.
