To highlight the importance of social and mental well being and to raise awareness and present new knowledge and novel therapeutic strategies for COPD worldwide ‘World COPD Day’ has been celebrated by Class Vll students of Middle Block of St.Joseph’s Sr.Sec.School, Sector 44 D Chandigarh.
Chronic Obstructive pulmonary Disease (COPD) is a preventable and treatable disease that causes breathlessness, chronic sputum production and cough, there are 300 million current cases of in the world. World COPD Day has been organized by GOLD in collaboration with the World Health Organization each year in November since 2002.
To give a message that although COPD does not have a cure, there are many ways to actively live well with the disease. In this regard a ‘Doctor’s Talk’ was organised with an aim to raise awareness for interventions like pulmonary rehab, physical activity, self management, and nutrition. The school doctor Ms Megha informed the students regarding the Initiatives taken to reduce the burden of COPD worldwide, including smoking-cessation programmes, fighting against both indoor and outdoor air pollution, as well as examining childhood disadvantage factors. Although there is no current cure for COPD, actions to improve quality of life can take place anywhere by a variety of individuals in many types of students can strive for safe breathing environments, Josephites can be good stewards of air cleanliness can help advocate for more research and better access to care.
The revered Principal Ms Monica Chawla said thatWorldwide education on these types of services can help raise awareness and promote advocacy Global initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD)
St. Joseph’s Sr. Sec. School
Sector 44-D, Chandigarh
Ph. +91 172 4639566, 2662616
Sector 44-D, Chandigarh
Ph. +91 172 4639566, 2662616