 Early Times Report
Jammu, May 15: Highlighting the need to understand the relationship between migration and health, Dr. Sushil Sharma conducted health awareness cum check up at village Keshav Nagar, Railway Patri, RS Pura. It is worthwhile to mention that a significant population who attended the camp belong to POJK displaced community.
Realising the background of attendees, Dr. Sushil stated that migration places individuals in situations which may impact their physical and mental well being. Conditions surrounding the migration process can increase the vulnerability to ill health.
A number of studies indicated that migrants suffer significantly more mental health impairment than other groups viz., PTSD, depression, somatisation, and existential dilemmas. Whereas several studies concluded that the experience of displacement as an independent risk factor for Cardio Vascular Diseases. This is particularly true for those who migrate involuntarily, as is the case with POJK displaced population who faced forced migration at different set of times. Moreover, health risk factors will be compounded by socio-economic and cultural differences in diet, nutrition, health habits, housing, help seeking behaviour and psychological orientations, he added.
Further elaborating the inter relationship between migration and health outcomes, Dr. Sushil informed that a variety of events and factors can make displaced populations suspected to health risks, and can be categorised as pre-flight, during flight and post-flight phases.
The pre-flight phase is mainly detrimental for the individuals suffering from existing morbidities. Flight phase pose serious health related difficulties, particularly for vulnerable groups such as children, women, infirm and the elderly. The risks associated with flight cover health-related problems including a lack of basic survival necessities required to sustain good health such as food, shelter and water. Added to this would be the lack of access to emergency health care in times of need, and the commonly poor sanitary conditions that have to be endured during this transitory period. In post-flight phase, people adversely affected by the displacement process, and those with existing conditions will be the primary groups most vulnerable to health difficulties immediately upon arrival in their destination place. Initial needs that require addressing for the entire displaced population will relate to basic housing, food, water and sanitation. The degree to which these general needs, let alone the more specific needs of certain groups in the population, can be provided at an appropriate level will be largely determined by the nature and capacity of the receiving state.
More than 250 individuals were screened, evaluated for Cardiovascular Diseases. Blood Sugar, Lipid Profile, HBA1C Levels were Screened besides ECG. Free medicines were also given as per the requirements.
Management Committee of Shri Maa NavDurga Sewa Samiti Shri Sanjeev Sharma , Vijay Sharma , Abhinav Sharma , Rakesh Pant ,Lucky Verma ,Ram Pandit and Suresh Raina appreciated Dr Sushil and his team for conducting cardiac awareness camp in their area. Sarpanches of the adjoining area Sh RamPandit , Badrinath Sharma, Pushkar Raj Sharma also graced the occasion .
Others who were part of this camp include Dr Dhaneshwar Kapoor and Dr Anitipal Singh , Asstt. Prof( Ortho) . Paramedics and Volunteers includes kamal Sharma, Raghav Rajput , Ranjeet Singh , Aqib Ashraf , Rajkumar , Gourav Sharma , Amandeep Singh , Rajinder Singh ,Maneet ,Akshay kumar and Nitesh. |
