RAJKUMAR DAS
The number of heart patients in our country is steadily increasing. The incidence of death due to heart attack among young people is also on the rise. Every year, nearly 28 percent of deaths in this country are caused by heart disease. Public awareness is extremely crucial to reduce this mortality rate. To create global awareness on this issue, World Heart Day is observed every year on 29th September at the call of the World Heart Federation.On this occasion, a Tree Plantation Festival and CPR Training Camp was jointly organized by Calcutta Cardiology Foundation, Bharat Sevashram Sangha and Kalikapur Aguan Sangha at the Sangha's playground. The Hon'ble Chief Guest of the programme was Swami Biswatmanandaji Maharaj, General Secretary of Bharat Sevashram Sangha. The programme was presided over by eminent cardiologist Dr. Prakash Kumar Hazra.
The festival began with garlanding of the portrait of Sanghaguru Swami Pranabanandaji Maharaj, followed by tree plantation by the Secretary Maharaj. Two Bael and five Mahogany saplings were planted. The trees were named after the seven sages of the Saptarshi Mandal.
It is very important for bystanders to know primary life-saving techniques like CPR to save a life when someone suddenly collapses on the road due to a heart attack, accident or any other reason. For this purpose, Calcutta Cardiology Foundation regularly organizes CPR training camps. At today's event, CPR training was imparted by Dr. P. K. Hazra and renowned cardiologist Prof. Dr. Sunip Banerjee.
Speakers highlighted that by not smoking, by engaging in sports, exercise and physical activity from childhood, by following a healthy diet, and by taking regular medication for diabetes and hypertension, heart disease along with many other ailments can be kept at bay. Besides Secretary Maharaj, Dr. Hazra and Dr. Banerjee, the programme was also addressed by eminent cardiologist Dr. Arnab Maiti, noted pulmonologist Dr. Anirban Deb, Dr. S. S. Das, and Shri Prabir Dey, Director of Swami Pranabananda Institute of Management & Technology, respected social worker Shree Mani sankar samadder and Shree Mohan Khan on behalf of Aguan Sangha. The event became a success through a perfect blend of spirituality and science.
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