FMMC organizes CME on Innovations in Malaria Control
The Department of
Community Medicine of Father Muller Medical College under the aegis of
Intercollegiate Academic Programme for Postgraduates (IAPP) conducted a
Continuous Medical Education (CME) with the emphasis on Innovations in Malaria
Control on 26 October 2018 in the Decennial Memorial Hall.
The delegates included
doctors, nurses, BSC MLT students and Postgraduate students from various
colleges.
After the unprecedented
global success in Malaria Control, progress has stalled according to World
Malaria Report 2Ol7. An estimated 5 million and more Malaria cases are known to
be reported in 2016 than in 2015. With about 4.45 lakh Malaria deaths worldwide
and keeping the challenges in mind, this CME was aimed to deliberate and
discuss a significant issue of national and international concern
Eminent speakers in the
field of prevention of malaria had attended to deliver their feast of knowledge
to all the delegates.
The inaugural programme
commenced with an invocation followed by lamp lighting by the esteemed
dignitaries.
Dr Jayaprakash Alva,
Dean, FMMC introduced the chief guest and welcomed the gathering.
Fr Richard Aloysius Coelho,
Director, FMCI presided over the programme and said, “Awareness campaigns need
to be conducted and measures have to be taken to make Mangalore free from
malaria. The public needs to join hands along with the district authorities and
hospitals in the elimination of Malaria from the city.â€
Chief Guest, Dr
Ramakrishna Rao, District Health and Family Welfare Officer, Dakshina Kannada
said, “According to the current statistics of the state, it is noted that
Malaria is predominant in Mangalore. Despite mortality rates being low,
incidences of Malaria cases been reported in Mangalore has drastically
increased. Along with the clinicians and district public health committee
various innovations are taking place in order to eradicate the incidences and
prevalence of Malaria. A big support is required from the general public and
other sectors of the society in order to eliminate this disease.â€
“For every 50,000
population, primary health centers have been established. One needs to approach
the disease both from the curative as well as preventive aspect. The hospital
authorities need to be frequent in reporting on the incidences of malaria
cases. As a result, timely preventive measures and health education can be
provided. We have been able to completely eliminate smallpox and polio, and if
the public cooperates with the district public health system, then definitely
we can completely eradicate malaria by 2020â€, he further stated.
D B Mehta, President of
CREDAI, Mangalore, spoke on the instances of how construction sites have been a
mode of communicable diseases.
Dr K R Kamath, IMA President shared his views
and appreciated the initiative taken by the department in organising the CME.
Dr K R Kamath, IMA
President, D B Mehta, President of CREDAI, Mangalore were present as the guest
of honour. Fr Ajit B. Menezes, Administrator, FMMC, Fr Rudolph Ravi D’Sa,
Administrator, FMMCH, Dr Jayaprakash Alva, Dean, Dr Padmaja Udaykumar,
Vice-dean were also present on the occasion.
Dr Narayan, head of the
department of community medicine, rendered the vote of thanks. Sushmita Ravi
Kumar compered the programme.