Columbia Asia Hospital, Hebbal, organised a health seminar’ for the traffic policemen of Bangalore. The Programme was inaugurated by Narendra Kumar, ACP, Police department North and M M Mahadevaiaha, DCP of Police department North on Saturday.Dr Hirenappa, Consultant, Pulmonologist, Columbia Asia Hospital took the policemen through the ill-effects of pollution on their health, complications arising from daily exposure, ways in which they can prevent long-term effects. The hospital also distributed 5000 face masks to the 25 traffic policemen as part of the programme. “Traffic policemen suffer the worst when it comes to pollution, and most of the time they are not aware of their health issues, so this is our way of educating and helping them prevent any future health complications,” explained Jeremy Dsouza, General Manager, Columbia Asia Hospital, Hebbal.
EH News Bureau