Inauguration of Diabetes Clinic at Ghatkopar by BMC sanitation workers

Mumbai, November 17, 2021: It is not known when diabetes enters our body by stealth and over time it can lead to serious illnesses like paralysis, blindness, infertility, heart disease and kidney disease.  Diabetes needs to be taken seriously and November 14 is celebrated as World Diabetes Day and throughout the entire month many public awareness activities are launched this month. On the occasion of this day, a state-of-the-art diabetes clinic has been started at Zynova Shalby Hospital in Ghatkopar. The Diabetes Clinic was formally inaugurated at Ghatkopar N Ward by the men and women sanitation workers working in the sanitation department.  During this time 40 free medical check-ups were conducted where CBC, blood sugar and Creatinine levels were examined and medical and dietary advice was given by expert doctors. Irfan Qazi- Assistant Engineer, Solid Waste Management Department, Suryakant Satpute-Deputy Engineer, Swapnil Sarang-Junior Supervisor from Mumbai Municipal Corporation ( N Ward) were present on this occasion.  Also, Sanjay Sonawane, Assistant Commissioner, N Ward -BMC and Dr. Shivaji Dubey CAO of Zynova Shalby Hospital provided valuable guidance to this project.  Giving more information about this, Ashish Sharma, Business Head, Zynova Shalby Hospital, said, ” If you want to control your diabetes, you need to check your blood sugar level regularly. We have started a state-of-the-art diabetes clinic at Zynova Shalby Hospital, a strong medical team consisting of diabetics, ophthalmologists, dieticians and kidney specialists, who are involved in the fight against diabetes. We will conduct regular diabetes check-ups and further medical guidance for Mumbai Police, Municipal Corporation, BEST and ST service providers and as part of this we have conducted free health check-ups for sanitation envoys working in Ghatkopar division.” All the workers of the Mumbai Municipal Corporation’s Solid Waste Department had played a pivotal role in the Corona epidemic felicitated on this occasion.

Corporate Comm India (CCI Newswire)