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15th November 2017 15:26:12 Hours

HAHN Project Talks about ‘Diabetes’ at Army Hospital on World Diabetes Day

The ongoing ‘Healthy Army - Healthy Nation’ (HAHN) project of the Colombo Army Hospital conducted another programme at the Army Hospital at Narahenpita on Wednesday (15) to coincide with the World Diabetes Day (14 Nov).

The HAHN project included the conduct of health examination clinics, educational programmes and lectures on Diabetes and its complications.

Brigadier (Dr) A.S.M Wijewardene, Head of the HAHN project, Lieutenant Colonel D.S Heiyanthuduwa, Lieutenant Colonel K.D.N.U Jayasinghe and Major R.P.M Prasanga spoke at length on non-communicable diseases and explained their complications stressing the need to prevent them.

Parallel to the lecture session, a clinic to screen sugar levels and blood pressure and measuring of Body Mass Index (BMI) was also conducted at the same venue by members of the HAHN project as part of the day’s programme.

Brigadier (Dr) A.S.M Wijewardene, Head of the HAHN project highlighted the importance of organizing such awareness programmes during the inaugural session of its launch.

On the instructions of Major General Sanjeewa Munasinghe, Director General, Army Health Services, Head of the HAHN project led the programme in the Military hospital complex, together with a host of other Senior Officers.

A novel and innovative health approach, ‘Healthy Army-Healthy Nation’, campaign, aimed to reduce disability and death (morbidity and mortality) among Army personnel due to Cardio Vascular Diseases (CVD) and Diabetes, is now on to increase awareness and prevent them from falling prey to these non-communicable diseases.

A team of medical experts at Colombo Military Hospital (MH), having observed a steady increase in those diseases among Army personnel, launched the project, emphasizing the striking need for a systematic programme of health promotion, education, screening and a continuous surveillance in this direction with a six-pillar model to achieve desired results under the ‘Healthy Army Healthy Nation’ (HAHN) campaign.

A large gathering, including senior Army Officers, Other Rankers and relatives of servicemen participated in the event.

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