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Highlights: NDTV-Dettol Banega Swasth India Season 9 Finale With Amitabh Bachchan
On the occasion of Independence Day, NDTV - Dettol celebrates the completion of the 9th season of Banega Swasth India campaign with Campaign Ambassador Amitabh Bachchan, Union Health Minister Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya and eminent doctors who are Padma Awardees. Join us for a panel discussion with the eminent guests to know how India can achieve the target of Health For All or Lakshya Sampoorn Swasthya Ka.
Here are the Highlights from Season 9 finale of Banega Swasth India:
Ravi Bhatnagar, Director, External Affairs & Partnerships, On The Work Done Towards Utilising Technology In Healthcare
"We are doing a lot of work on utilising technology for healthcare. For instance, we have launched a chatbox under The Birds and Bees programme that catered to nearly four million kids in the northeast," Ravi Bhatnagar from Reckitt.
Dr Ravi Kannan emphasises on the use of technology to support doctors in remote areas like a Cloud ICU, which focuses on bringing quality critical care within the reach of every patient, and Telepathology, which is a telecommunications technology used to facilitate the transfer of image-rich pathology data between distant locations for the purposes of diagnosis.
Dr Dhananjay Sadgeo On Providing Healthcare Education To The Youth In Wayanad, Kerala
"We provided health education to local youth from the community in Wayanad, who now serve as advisors and act as the bridge between us and the tribal community," Dr Dhananjay Sadgeo on the importance of making healthcare accessible for the tribal society.
Padma Shri Awardee Dr. Ravi Kannan On The Leading Causes Of Cancer
"Tobacco, alcohol and poor dietary habits are causes of so many non-communicable disease. Only a healthy nation can be productive and progressive. Keeping ourselves health is as patriotic a job as protecting the country in the borders," said Dr. Ravi Kannan.
Padma Shri Dr Dhananjay Diwakar Sagdeo, a Haematologist discusses Sickle Cell Anaemia On Season 9 Finale Of Banega Swasth India Campaign
Dr Sagdeo was awarded Padma Shri in 2021 for improving the health status of tribals in Wayanad, Kerala. He has been treating Sickle Cell Anaemia in the region's tribal population. Sickle Cell Anaemia is a genetic disease prevalent in the tribal belt of India. He said that Sickle Cell Disease must be registered as a notified disease in India.
Dr. Praveen Chandra, Leading Cardiologist From Gurgaon Discusses The Importance Of Making Lifestyle Changes
"We can prevent 90 per cent of the cardiovasuclar diseases by just making lifestyle changes, including improvement in dietary habits, quitting smoking and much more," Dr Chandra said.
"We can prevent 90 per cent of the cardiovasuclar diseases by just making lifestyle changes, including improvement in dietary habits, quitting smoking and much more," Dr Chandra said. Union Health Minister Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya On Eradicating Tuberculosis From India
Union Health Minister Dr. Mandaviya said that the centre has set an agenda to make India Tuberculosis-free by 2025. According to the minister, Jan Bhagidari or public participation can be seen in the Nikshay Mitra or Adopt a TB Patient' program, wherein, the individuals can register themselves and adopt TB patients to take care of them.
India's First Climate Resilient School In Uttarakhand
Ravi Bhatnagar talked about one of Reckitt's latest initiatives - the Climate Resilient school. The first of these schools was launched in Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand on World Environment Day, 2023. This school will focus on introducing climate-friendly technologies as part of the school infrastructure. The school infrastructure will be made in such a way that it will be energy and water-efficient.
Reckitt’s Ravi Bhatnagar Discusses The Multiple Programmes Run Under The Aegis Of Banega Swasth India Campaign Covering Health, Hygiene, Sanitation, Nutrition And Climate Change.
Talking about the nine-year journey of Banega Swasth India, Mr Bhatnagar said that this health movement's success lies in the shift towards hygiene practices. Mr Bhatnagar said, positive behaviour change is a key indicator of the campaign's effectiveness. Emphasising the need for equity and an inclusive approach to health and hygiene, he said, India's tribal population needs support for hygiene and healthcare and it is important to give last-mile access to healthcare services.
Padma Shri Awardee Dr. Ravi Kannan, A Surgical Oncologist Quit His Job In Chennai To Shift To Assam’s Silchar And Treat The Cancer Patients Living In The Remote Area.
In Silchar, Dr Kannan says that despite providing 'low cost and no cost' treatment, boarding and lodging, people were still reluctant to get themselves treated as cancer treatment in India takes long and that poses challenges for daily wagers.
India Has Reduced Neonatal Mortality Rates To A Large Extent: Dr. Neelam Kler
"We have seen the reduction in neonatal mortality rates, and we must appreciate ourselves for that, but there are certain disparities we need to look at if we want to successfully work towards our aim of 'Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas," Dr Kler said.
Dr Nageshwar Reddy On The Work Done By Banega Swasth India Campaign In Raising Awareness About Gut Hygiene
"The Banega Swasth India campaign has done a lot in terms of changing the gut hygiene of people by educating them about washing hands and has also implemented several programmes to make sure the changes are made at the grassroot levels," Dr Reddy added.
Aug 15, 2023
18:15 (IST)