International Senior Citizens Day Celebrations

Global Hospital and the Rotary Club of Mount Abu celebrated the International Senior Citizens Day at Global Hospital, Mount Abu on October 1. About 90 senior citizens took benefit from talks delivered by dietician Mukti Wadhwa (Nutrition for active ageing), clinical head, P C Parmar Global Hospital Eye Care Centre, Dr V K Sharma (Eye diseases in elderly), anaesthetist and diabetologist Dr Shrimant Sahu (Exercise for senior citizens) and by medical officer - incharge, G V Modi Rural Health Care Centre & Eye Hospital, Dr Mahesh Hemadri (Ageing gracefully).

Dr Partap Midha, director, Global Hospital, felicitated six senior citizens from Mount Abu on this occasion, including the chief guest, Dada Chandrahas ji of the Brahma Kumaris, and the distinguished guest Dr Gyan Prakash, former director, Health & Family Welfare, Government of Rajasthan.

All the senior citizens participating in the programme were given coupons to under a free general health-check at Global Hospital during the month of October 2009.