| Location | Bhagwat Dham Senior Citizen Home, Mayur Vihar Phase 1, New Delhi |
| Dates | October 4, 2023 (11:00 am) - October 4, 2023 (3:00 pm) |
| Total Beneficiaries | 24 |
| Female Beneficiaries | 12 |
International Day of Older Persons is celebrated on 1st October every year. It is an opportunity to highlight the important contributions that older people make to society and raise awareness about their human rights and fundamental freedom. FHTS commemorated International Day of Older Persons at Bhagwat Dham Senior Citizen Home on 4th October 2023 where Swasthya Pahal camp was conducted for the residents of the old age home.
Objective: To screen obesity, diabetes, and hypertension among participants for improved disease prevention, monitoring, and self-management of non-communicable diseases (NCDs).
Observations
A total of 24 beneficiaries (12 males and 12 females) attended the Swasthya Pahal camp organized on 04th October 2022 at Bhagwat Dham Senior Citizen Home, Mayur Vihar Phase- 1, New Delhi. Out of twenty four beneficiaries, 7 had pre-hypertension and half of the beneficiaries (n=12) had hypertension. Half of them (n=12) had high random sugar. Majority of them (n=15) were found to be overweight/obese and 17 were engaged in regular physical activity.
Additional Comments
- Majority of the beneficiaries were aware about the importance of regular physical
- Beneficiaries were very appreciative that they received all the services at their
- Beneficiaries were excited for the counselling program and found it very informative and
- All the beneficiaries found the Swasthya Pahal initiative useful and very
Number of beneficiaries enrolled in follow up counselling program: Three of them expressed their interest to receive informative messages for diet and lifestyle management and opted to receive messages on a weekly basis as most of them didn’t remember their phone numbers.
Details of RISE exhibition: RISE stands for Research, Innovation, Skills, and Entrepreneurship. The aim of the RISE initiative is to empower girls and women from urban slums. Women are trained to develop their natural talent to make them employable and self-reliant, to fit in an office environment with a paid stipend.
An exhibition of the products (pouches, round pouches, diyas and t-shirts) made by women of the urban slum was organized at Bhagwat Dham Senior Citizen Home, Mayur Vihar Phase-1, New Delhi.
