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Early Times Report
Udhampur, 24 Oct 2009
A two day Continuing Medical Education (CME) programme on Tropical Medicines was inaugurated today at the Command Hospital, Udhampur. Aim of the workshop is to educate the medical officers of the Armed Forces in the field of Tropical Medicine.
According to defence spokesperson Lt Gen BK Chengapa, AVSM, Chief of Staff, Northern Command who inaugurated the CME in his address stressed on the need to make the medical officers aware of the changing disease patterns and presentation, as more personnel died of diseases than bullets during the Second World War.
‘Tropical diseases constitute a major cause of death and disability in the developing world including India, he said
Earlier Maj Gen Harinder Singh, Commandant of the Command Hospital, Udhampur, welcomed all dignitaries and delegates and emphasized upon the importance of tropical diseases emphasising upon the need for awareness, prevention as well as early detection and treatment.
He also spoke about the vulnerability of the Armed Forces personnel to tropical diseases due to their frequent migration and exposure to inhospitable conditions.
The Chief Patron, Maj Gen SK Nema, Major General (Medical) Northern Command, released a compact disc containing training and resource material for the delegates.
The key note address for the CME was delivered by Dr Rakesh Kochhar, Professor at PGI Chandigarh, and an authority on Gastro-Intestinal diseases. The Professor highlighted the emerging trends in Tuberculosis. A special session was organised dedicated to the spreading global epidemic of ‘Swine Flu’, covering aspects of prevention, diagnosis and its treatment. The CME is being attended by over 100 delegates comprising Doctors and Nursing Officers from the three services of the Armed Forces and from reputed civilian medical institutions from all over the country.
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