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\u201cWith the growing number of heart patients worldwide, it has become a cause of concern of late. As per reports, millions of people die of heart disease every year, which is an alarming scenario\u201d, Dr. Sushil informed and added that World Heart Day is celebrated every year on September 29 to create awareness against heart diseases and to prevent heart diseases by giving it a tough fight.<\/p>\n
He, however, revealed that nothing is more powerful than human resolve which can be ascertained from the Jammuites pledge to participate in the walkathon as well as by the huge response received with participation from all sections of society.<\/p>\n
\u201c The aim of organizing this Walkathon is to address the ever-rising trend of Cardio-Vascular Diseases (CVDs) which take the lives of 20.5 million people every year, 31% of all global deaths. Triggering these diseases \u2013 which manifest primarily as heart attacks and strokes are tobacco use, unhealthy diet, physical inactivity, and the harmful use of alcohol\u201d, Dr Sushil said.<\/p>\n While lauding the initiatives of Dr. Sushil Sharma to make people aware, Justice Sanjeev Kumar said that nothing is more powerful than human resolve to prevent any disease. He lavished all praise on eminent cardiologist Dr. Sushil for his efforts to involve the masses in the awareness campaign. Lok Sabha member Jugal Kishore Sharma, in his address, said that today\u2019s impressive Walkathon is an indication that Dr. Sushil Sharma\u2019s initiatives are yielding encouraging results. He pointed out that Jammuites have reasserted their resolve by participating in today\u2019s Walkathon with an overwhelming response from every section of the society. At the outset Dr Mohan Lal, Dr Gurjit Singh , Dr Arvind Kohli and Dr Nasir Ali Choudhary informed the participants on how to stay healthy and how to prevent any complications in patients who already have cardiovascular disease. Dr Nitin Sharma conducted proceedings of the function and introduced the guests .<\/p>\n Carrying placards spreading the messages on the WHD, Students from different schools were the attraction of the walkathon. The walkathon concluded with the release of the Red heart shaped Balloons bearing message like Beat CVD, Quit smoking, healthy diet, Control Diabetes,\u00a0 Maintain adequate blood Pressure , Cholesterol level and De stress .<\/p>\n Other speakers appreciated the efforts of Dr. Sushil Kumar Sharma to create awareness among people against heart disease. They made special mention of the free medical camps organized by Dr. Sushil Sharma and his team every week in different parts of J&K \u00a0to provide the best possible health facilities to the people at their doorsteps.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Healthy lifestyles leads to healthier heart: Dr Sushil Sharma Impressive Walkathon organized to mark World Heart Day in Jammu Jammu, Oct 1 Giving a loud and clear message to the people to give priority to their health, Dr. Sushil Kumar Sharma, Head of the Department, Department of Cardiology, and Government Medical College Hospital (GMCH) Jammu,On …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":3752,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[92,62,91],"tags":[1495,1494,1493,1496],"class_list":["post-3751","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured","category-health","category-national","tag-and-government-medical-college-hospital-gmch-jammu-world-heart-day","tag-department-of-cardiology","tag-dr-sushil-kumar-sharma","tag-jammu-walkathon"],"yoast_head":"\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/thenortherngazette.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/sushil2.jpg\")