INDIA: SilverInnings hosts Diabetes, Health Check for Seniors in Mumbai's Dharavi

. MUMBAI, India / SilverInnings / April 9, 2009 By Sailesh Mishra Founder - SilverInnings A free diabetes check up and health camp for less privileged Senior Citizens was hosted today by ‘Silver Innings,’ an organisation working for the Elderly to celebrate Silver Innings' first anniversary. The venue was Koliwada area of Ganesh Sagar Tarun Mandal Premises, Pila Bangla in Mumbai's Dharavi Slums. A total of 113 Senior Citizens benefited from this camp. Twelve volunteers helped set up the checkup. S.L.Raheja Hospital participated with its team of seven which included two doctors, a nurse, two ward boys, one technician and one dietician. The health check up included blood sugar test, a nerve test, hypertension check up, a memory check and diet advice. On the 113 senior citizens who attended, 15 were found to have diabetes, eight were suspected to have memory loss/dementia, three were detected with cataract and there were a few cases of hypertension. Seniors with suspected Memory Loss will be referred to the Memory Clinic at Sion Hospital, Mumbai and those with cataract and diabetes will be referred to S.L.Raheja Hospital for further investigation and treatment. Medicine was distributed by Helpage India. Food packets were distributed to all senior citizens who attended the camps. Ms. Swati Ingole and Pratibha from The Family Welfare Agency, Dharavi; Ms.Amruta Lovekar, Ms.Mona, Ms.Drishti from Silver Innings Foundation; Dr.Karande and his team from S.L. Raheja Hospital; Mr.Ravindra Sangroo and his team from Memory Solution and Mr.Vishwanathan from Helpage India helped in organising this health camp. Source: SilverInnings