An Ambulance donated for PGI Satellite Centre Sangrur

Mission Sewa Chandigarh's New initiative  for welfare of society

Chandigarh: 28 February 2024: (Karthika Kalyani Singh//Punjab Screen Desk)::

Mission Sewa, Chandigarh, a non-profit organization dedicated to serving the community, has donated a well equipped ambulance to the Satellite Centre, Sangrur. The ambulance was handed over in a special ceremony held at the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh. 

Mr. Rajwinder Singh, President of Mission Sewa, Chandigarh along with his dedicated team, presented the keys and documents of the ambulance to Prof. Vivek Lal, Director of PGIMER. The event was graced by the presence of Prof. Ashok Kumar, Additional Medical Superintendent, Prof. Sameer Aggarwal/ Orthopedics, Prof. Rakesh Kapoor/ Radiotherapy, Mr. Varun Ahluwalia FA, and Dr. Ranjit Bhogal, along with other senior functionaries from PGIMER.

Expressing his gratitude, Prof. Vivek Lal commended the generous gesture of Mission Sewa. He emphasized the crucial role the ambulance will play in saving precious lives during critical hours, considering the high patient load at the Satellite Centre. Prof. Lal urged more philanthropists and NGOs to come forward and support the cause by donating acts of kindness, rather than cash.

"As part of this city, we are committed to serving the poor and needy patients who visit PGIMER," said Mr. Rajwinder Singh. "We have observed that fast and quick shifting of a patient to the hospital in case of emergency can be a life-saving factor. Therefore, Mission Sewa decided to strengthen the healthcare system by donating a well-equipped ambulance for patient care at PGI."

Mission Sewa is a non-profit organization based in Chandigarh, India. The organization is dedicated to serving the community and making a positive impact on society. Through various initiatives and projects, Mission Sewa strives to improve the lives of those in need and provide support in healthcare, education, environment, and more. 

Mission Sewa continues to work tirelessly towards its goal of making a positive impact on society and supporting those in need. By donating the ambulance, the organization aims to enhance the healthcare facilities at the Satellite Centre, Sangrur, ultimately saving and improving the lives of numerous individuals. 

Contributing members of Mission Sewa include Mr. Jasan Singla, Senior Vice President,  Mr. Sukhwant Grewal, Vice President, Mr. Gagandeep Singh, General Secretary, and Mr. Gurwinder Singh from the USA.

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Dr Jeyaraj D Pandian is the new President Elect of WSO

Dr Jeyaraj D Pandian is the Principal of CMC Ludhiana

Ludhiana: 7th November 2022: (Kartika Singh//Punjab Screen)::

Dr Jeyaraj D Pandian, Principal, Christian Medical College, Ludhiana has been selected as the President Elect (2022-2024) and President (2024 to 2026) of World Stroke Organisation (WSO). He is the first Neurologist from Asia to be appointed to this highly influential position. He took over this post on October 28th at the World Stroke Congress which was held in Singapore. Dr Pandian has been in the WSO Board since 2008 and completed 4 years as Vice-President of WSO from 2018.

World Stroke Organisation is the one voice for stroke. The WSO mission is to reduce the global burden of stroke through more effective prevention, better treatment, and long-term support. The headquarters is in Geneva and WSO has more than 3500 members from across the globe. WSO works closely with World Health Organisation (WHO) in influencing health policies related to stroke treatment and prevention. 

Dr Pandian stated that stroke or brain attack is the one of the leading causes of death and disability in India. Each year 1.8 million new stroke cases occur in the country and every 40 seconds one Indian suffers a stroke. One stroke death occurs every 4 minutes in the nation. Stroke is a preventable and treatable disease. High blood pressure is the main cause for stroke. 

Dr Pandian’s vision and mission for the next 4 years is to implement stroke units across India and in Asian and African countries. He has been involved in the development of stroke units in district government and the Medical College hospitals in Punjab since 2016. Recently on November 1st along with WSO and NABH he launched the stroke centre certification program for India in New Delhi. CMC Ludhiana is the first stroke centre in India to go through the assessment process. He said that this will pave way for delivering high quality health care to stroke patients in the country.

Kartika Singh with Dr. Pandian

Dr Pandian is being involved with WHO Southeast Regional Office New Delhi in implementing stroke care services in Bhutan, Myanmar, Timor Leste, Maldives, Sri Lanka and Nepal. He plans to expand to other WHO Regions in the world.

CMC Ludhiana stroke program is the only center in northwest region to offer highly effective treatment like clot retrieval using stents in blocked arteries (thrombectomy) in the brain. Dr Vivek Aggarwal, Neurointerventionist said that over the last 4 years more than 800 procedures have been done at CMC. He added that the public should be aware about the stroke warning symptoms. Patients present with sudden numbness, paralysis, in one side of the body: sudden trouble speaking, sudden headache, giddiness and unconsciousness. Dr Rajeswar, Associate Professor of Neurology mentioned that patients and relatives should reach CMC quickly to avail the clot bursting injection (0-4.5 hrs) and thrombectomy (0-24hrs). 

Dr Loganathan, Rehabilitation physician at CMC said that a new rehabilitation center has been started last month to cater to the stroke patient’s recovery following a stroke. Dr Dorcas Gandhi, Professor of Physiotherapy mentioned that it is very important for stroke patients to undergo regular physiotherapy, occupational therapy and speech therapy which will speed up the recovery process. There are low-cost robotic technology available at CMC Stroke program for rehabilitation of stroke patients. 

Dr William Bhatti, Director, CMCH lauded the achievements of Dr Pandian and his team. He stated that CMC Stroke program has all the modern facilities to treat stroke patients in the region. 

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Door-To-Door Home Delivery of Essentials Starts

25th Mar 2020 at 9:14 PM

Suppliers Strictly have to take Necessary Permission

Ludhiana: 25th March 2020: (Kartika Singh//Punjab Screen)::

In view of Novel Coronavirus (COVID 19), the door to door delivery of essential commodities have started in district Ludhiana. For this purpose, the suppliers would strictly have to take necessary permission for the district administration in advance. The suppliers of essential commodities are being given temporary permissions, besides helpline numbers 0161-2401347, 9464696757 have also been issued.

While providing information, Deputy Commissioner Mr Pradeep Kumar Agrawal have informed that to ensure that the door-to-door delivery of essential commodities starts in the district, a list of 674 kiryana shops, medicine shops, LGP, green fodder for animals etc have been uploaded on websites, www.ludhiana.nic.in and http://main.mcludhiana.gov.in. You may also see Trade License List here by clicking the latest information in details of Trade License List.

The District Administration is taking help of best price shops, Swiggy, Zomoto and other online companies and they will also be supplying grocery items door to door. But when they reach in any locality, people should not crowd the vendor vehicle and should wait for it to come to their home. They should maintain the distancing norm of 5 feet while making purchase from them. All of them must wear mask and only one person should come out of the home to purchase from the cart. Try to make payment online as far as possible.

The list of medicine shops have also been uploaded on the above mentioned websites. The work of issuing curfew passes to medicine shop owners have been given to Zonal Licensing Authority (98720-08040).

He further informed that orders for keeping petrol pumps open in the district have also been issued, but only three persons would be able to work at a given time there. The supply of LPG cylinders and vegetables through street venders is also going on. The milk men are supplying milk to the residents without any problem during both morning and evening time. The authorities of Verka Milk Plant have already been directed to ensure uninterrupted supply of milk.

He stated that for issuing various permissions, the Municipal Corporation have formed 95 ward wise teams, that are issuing permissions to the residents. Similarly, the SDMs are giving these permissions in sub divisions.

For taking permission in this regard, the suppliers would have to submit their details such as name, firm name, address, email ID, mobile number (having WhatsApp account), proof of reason, timing for which permission is required at district administration’s email ID “curfewpermission@gmail.com" or on WhatsApp number 93572-00786. The delivery of commodities would be allowed only after getting proper permission.

Besides this, all vehicles of government departments, vehicles ferrying milk, vehicles ferrying food grain, vehicles ferrying vegetables, bread vehicles, vehicles of LPG supply, vehicles supplying diesel/petrol, vehicles carrying green fodder, have been allowed to operate during curfew. He also stated that these vehicles should not have more than three persons, should have a hand sanitiser in it, and every person should be wearing a mask.

Mr Agrawal further informed that officials of PSPCL, PSTCL, BSNL and other telecom services, sanitation workers of Municipal Corporation and Verka Milk plant Ludhiana having official identity cards (on the production of official identity card) are exempted from the orders passed related to curfew.

However milk, vegetables and other essential goods will be supplied to them at their home door to door by milkman, vendors and rehris etc. General public is not allowed to come out of their homes during curfew. If anybody requires any pass to move in the curfew he should apply in the DC or Commissioner of Police offices online.

However Doctors & other Hospital Staff of Govt and Private Hospitals, Electricity and water supply Department Employees, Municipal Corporation Staff, ATMs/Banks, Private Security Guards going to duty in uniform, Patients having Medical Emergency cases, Telecom Company Employees on duty during office hours, All types of Goods/Fodder/Supplies carrying vehicles including Interstate goods vehicles, petrol Pumps  (06:00 AM to 08:00 PM), Hawkers of Recognised News papers (05:00 AM to 08:00 AM), LPG delivery vehicles for door to door supply (06:00 AM to 08:00 PM), Milk Plant vehicles and their Employees on duty can come out without passes during curfew but some ID card of the Individual is mandatory.

Following category of persons will require passes to move in the curfew but till the time passes are made they can move without passes. Milkmen  with milk cans (06:00 AM to 09:00 AM & 05:00 PM to 08:00 PM), Rehris/carts/vans used for Door to door supply of Vegetables & Fruits  (06:00 AM to 08:00 PM), Door to door Medicines delivery (06:00 AM to 08:00 PM), Door to door delivery of Breads/Grocery Goods (06:00 AM to 08:00 PM), Factories making essential food products, Media persons with ID cards, Wholesale Sabzi Mandi  (3 AM to 2 PM) to enable rehri persons to buy from them and sale vegetables door to door to public, Wholesale Karyana Store (06:00 AM to 08:00 PM) to take online orders and supply door to door, Employees of Flour Mills and bread companies.

All others will require prior permission from DC Ludhiana or CP Ludhiana or Commissioner Municipal Corporation Ludhiana or SSPs of Ludhiana (Rural) and Khanna to operate in curfew. One can apply online at curfewpermission@gmail.com and passes will be sent online after approval. During the Door to door supply of items, the person should wear masks and use soap or hand sanitisers to clean the hands after every house, whereas the person coming out of the house to buy should also wear masks.

The District Administration has assured that there will be no shortage of essential supplies.

One Patient tests Positive:

The Deputy Commissioner further said that out of total 45 suspected patients in the district, only one have tested positive, while report of one patient is pending till date.