Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu called upon private hospitals, medical colleges, nursing institutions and people in medical fraternity to adopt schools in their respective neighbourhoods and counsel the students on preventive healthcare. The Vice President was inaugurating the MGM Healthcare, a 400-bedded Super Specialty Hospital in Chennai.
Referring to the growing incidence of Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs), including cancer, heart disorders and diabetes, he said that modern lifestyle changes were aggravating NCDs. In his address, he encouraged the medical fraternity, including the private hospitals and other institutions, to reach out to schools and colleges and create awareness among the students on the dangers of lifestyle diseases. The Vice President also urged doctors, actors and media houses to adopt professional social responsibility on the lines of corporate social…
