Mangalore, April 4: Doctors should always maintain a bond with patients as constant touch between them is very necessary in some cases, said well known Cardiologist Dr K Mukund.
He was speaking after inaugurating the free heart problems detection and diabetic check up camp for general public organised under the joint auspices of Dakshina Kannada district unit of Karnataka Rakshana Vedike (KRV), Omega Hospitals Omega Hospitals (P) Ltd., Mangalore, Heart Scan Foundation, Mangalore and Youth Centre, Padil at Kulal Health Centre here on Monday.
Dr Mukund exhorted the doctors not to reduce their relationship with their patients to mere 'touch and go' level. “If a patient calls his doctor anytime for any health related suggestion or clarification, the latter should attend the call and respond positively,” he said, adding that now a days there are some doctors, who don't bother to talk to their patients after giving them 'treatment for money'. “This phenomenon should be changed and doctors should always take care of their patients,” he said.
He also urged the people not to be negligent about their health. In case anyone of you experience pain in your chest, immediately consult your doctor and get treatment, as immediate treatment is necessary for heart related problems, he insisted.
The morning to noon programme was organised to mark the World Health Day, which will be celebrated on April 7 throughout the world under the banner of World Health Organisation.
The World Health Day is celebrated every year on 7 April, under the sponsorship of the World Health Organization (WHO). This Day is held to mark WHO's founding, and is seen as an opportunity by the organization to draw worldwide attention to a subject of major importance to global health each year. The WHO organizes international, regional and local events on the Day related to a particular theme.
Hundreds of people took benefit from the camp, said Annaiah Kulal, President, district president of KRV. Explaining procedure of the camp he said, all the participants underwent free check up in the beginning. Those who have heart problems will undergo heart scanning, ECG and urine test. Deserved patients can also undergo the Angiogram, Angioplasty and Open Heart Surgery at concession rates at Omega Hospital, he said.
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