Wednesday, February 12th, 2025

Big news for MBBS students! Now the family will have to adopt and take care from the first year itself.

National Medical Commission (NMC) has implemented the Family Adoption Program for all MBBS students from 2023-24. Every student will have to adopt some family during the period of his/her studies and take care of their health. Health camps were organized in different districts and towns of 28 states of the country between June 11 and August 7, 2024, in which 85% MBBS students from 496 medical colleges of the country participated. Based on the investigation, NMC has released the first survey report. Is released 2024. In which it has come to light that a large number of people had no knowledge about diseases like BP, sugar, anemia etc.

Benefit of both students and patients

This survey report was prepared under the supervision of Dr. Aruna V. Vanikar, President, Undergraduate Medical Education Board of NMC. he/she says that along with classroom teaching, students have been given the opportunity to do health check-ups of people from the first year of their studies. Students can be explained in a better way through health camps.

he/she says that every student taking admission in MBBS will have to start taking care of the families from the first year of studies itself. How many families have been helped under the community outreach program will also be seen. Apart from this, the college has organized medical camps and health check-up camps in rural areas.

How is the health of the country?

The investigation report has revealed that out of 40,829 children, 31% were found anemic. Apart from this, this problem is found in 38% women. Anemia was found in 39% of pregnant women and 19% of men. In anemia there is a decrease in the number of red blood cells or the level of hemoglobin. Red blood cells contain hemoglobin. It is this protein that enables them to carry oxygen from the lungs and deliver it to all parts of the body.

Health check-up of 12,09,338 people from 2,73,656 families was done. More than 1300 health camps were organised. BP problem was found in 17% and sugar problem in 14%. A total of 2.58 lakh people benefited during the camp and 1.99 lakh got the facility of door step health care. BP of 4,61,831 were examined, out of which 17% were found to have BP. Blood sugar of 3,66,096 were tested, out of which complaints were found in 14%.

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