Mar
15COHEART in collaboration with Directorate of Health Services (PHC Sugandigiri) has organized one day Non- Communicable Disease screening camp for teaching and non- teaching staffs of KVASU. The camp was held on 15/03/2016 at Dept. of Veterinary Public Health, CVAS, Pookode. The screening includes determination of Body Mass Index, Blood glucose level, Blood pressure, Blood Cholesterol level and other paramaters. Dr. Presanna Kumar R. P, Medical Officer, PHC Sugandigiri and Dr. Ashique Palliyal, Assistant Surgeon, PHC Edavaka were the Consultant Physicians involved in the post screening counselling. COHEART is consecutively organizing this event for the second year with the help of PHC Sugandigiiri and aims to establish a data bank of health profile of KVASU employees at Pookode campus. Director of Entrepreneurship, Dr. T. P. Sethumadhavan, Dean, Dr. K. Vijayakumar and a total of 95 members of teaching and non- teaching community participated in the camp. This camp will be conducted annually.