Ayush promotes yoga to combat diabetes
non-communicable diseases
like diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, hypertension, and other mental health disorders at its Ayushman Arogya mandirs across the district.
The department has 33 ayurveda hospitals, including those in Mysuru and other taluk headquarters. Among them, 20 hospitals are upgraded to
Ayushman Arogya Kendras
, including Jayanagar in Mysuru, adhering to Indian public health standards. These are provided with all required infrastructure including staffers, medical supplies, diagnostic tools, and other essentials.
It upgraded five other centres in Mysuru taluk, Hunsur (4), Nanjangud (5), Periapatna (2), and KR Nagar (2).
These kendras are also known as health and wellness centres as they focus on
holistic well-being
with ayurveda, yoga, and naturopathy.
These kendras were upgraded with all features, including modern furniture, well-stocked medicine shelves, advanced labs, washrooms, drinking water facilities and sanitation facilities.
The department also introduced services such as cervical screening, maternal care, and vaccine administration for children between 0 to 16 years under national immunisation programmes, apart from distributing 105 essential medicines. The centres also offer 14 in-house lab tests and 79 outsourced tests including yoga sessions for well-being to avoid non-communicable diseases.
The department deputed two yoga trainers in each hospital and Ayushman Arogya Kendras to conduct regular yoga classes for people suffering from NCD health issues.
As yoga is recognised for its promotive, preventive, rehabilitative, and curative roles in managing and reducing the risk associated with NCD conditions, hundreds of patients are learning yoga, meditation, pranayama, and other techniques. They also provide tips about maintaining a healthy lifestyle, including physical activity, stress management, and healthy dietary habits for preventing NCDs, among other aspects.
District Ayush officer Dr Renukadevi said Ayushman Arogya Kendras attract elders after the introduction of yoga sessions along with other healthcare activities. Yoga helps to keep NCDs under control through regular practice. The department also initiated measures to provide wide publicity to encourage people to take part in such sessions in these kendras.
The department also renovated KG Koppal (Jayanagar) at the cost of Rs 2 crore to provide nature cure treatment. This hospital is now equipped with physiotherapy and electrotherapy treatment along with panchakarma Ayurveda treatment, she said.
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