NCD screening for female employees held at SKIMS

Srinagar, Sep 26: The Women’s Welfare Committee of Sher-e-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS) organised a special Non-Communicable Disease (NCD) Screening Camp on Friday for the women employees of the institute under the chairmanship of Dr Sadaf Ali.

A statement of SKIMS issued here said that the camp was inaugurated by the esteemed Director SKIMS and EOSG, Prof Mohammad Ashraf Ganie, in the presence of the Dean Medical Faculty, the Medical Superintendent SKIMS. Director SKIMS, in his opening remarks, impressed upon the importance of women's welfare, especially their health, in SKIMS at large and in J&K at large.

The initiative was aimed at promoting preventive healthcare and early detection of common non-communicable diseases among women employees.

A large number of participants availed themselves of the opportunity and underwent screening for hypertension, diabetes, obesity, and other risk factors.

The programme was successfully conducted with the wholehearted support of the organising committee members, Dr Sadaf Ali, Organising Chairperson, Dr Shamila, Organising Secretary, Dr Natasha, Dr Dil Afroz, Dr Shaida Nasreen, Dr Iqra Nazir, and Qurat, who worked tirelessly to ensure smooth execution of the event.

Specialist consultations were provided by faculty experts, including Dr Farhana and Dr Natasha Thakur, while a dietician offered personalized counseling, dietary advice, and distributed balanced diet charts.

Free medications were also dispensed to those requiring medical intervention.

In addition, Dr Moonisa from the Department of Radiology did ultrasonography screening, further enhancing the scope of the camp.

In her concluding remarks, Dr Sadaf, Chairperson of the Women’s Welfare Committee, expressed deep gratitude to the Director, Dean, Medical Superintendent, faculty members, volunteers, and all women employees of SKIMS who enthusiastically participated in the camp. She emphasized the importance of such health initiatives in creating awareness, ensuring timely interventions, and fostering a culture of preventive healthcare among the workforce.

The event stood as a reflection of SKIMS’ continued commitment to the welfare of its employees and its vision of strengthening preventive healthcare services within the institution.

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