Civil Surgeon Fatehgarh Sahib Dr. According to the guidelines of Davinderjit Kaur and under the leadership of Senior Medical Officer Dr. KD Singh, “World Pneumonia Day” was celebrated at the District Hospital. After releasing awareness posters on this occasion, Dr. Devinderjit Kaur said that “World Pneumonia Day” is celebrated worldwide on November 12 every year with the aim of spreading public awareness about the disease of pneumonia among the people. He said that pneumonia can occur at any age but usually it is more common in young children because they have less power to fight against diseases, so it can be prevented by proper time and amount of breast feeding and complete vaccination of children. can be prevented. Senior Medical Officer Dr KD Singh said that pneumonia eating healthy food, exercising regularly and not smoking can be helpful in fighting pneumonia. Illness, diabetes etc. health problems can increase the risk of pneumonia. He said that it is necessary to take special care of small children and the elderly to protect them from pneumonia. Children’s disease expert Dr. Giving information about the symptoms of pneumonia, Kulwinder Kaur said that vomiting, diarrhea, cough, cold, lethargy, difficulty in breathing, not drinking milk, chills with fever, redness of the skin etc. can be symptoms of pneumonia in children. are He said that muscle pain, blue nails, chills, dry cough, feeling weak, irregular blood pressure can be symptoms of this disease in the elderly. He said that when such symptoms appear, we should immediately contact the nearest health center. District Group Education and Information Officer Baljinder Singh, Gurdeep Singh, Jaswinder Kaur, Manav Shah and Manbir Singh were also present on this occasion.
Breastfeeding and Vaccination Play Key Roles in Protecting Children from Pneumonia: Dr. Davinderjit Kaur
