New Delhi: The Indian Army launched a special medical consultation unit, Sanjeevani—Lifestyle Clinic—to offer comprehensive preventive and curative care on lifestyle diseases to all serving & retired personnel and their dependents at the Armed Forces Clinic in New Delhi.
Inaugurated by inaugurated Archana Pande, president of the Army Wives Welfare Association (AWWA), the clinic will provide advice on diet, exercise and behavioural counselling thereby helping he defence personnel, both serving and retired, and their dependents to cope with lifestyle diseases like obesity, hypertension, dysipendemia, diabetes, mental stress, etc.
It has been observed that like other civilians, health of members of the armed forces and their families too are getting affected by lifestyle changes. “Complaints of obesity, hypertension, dyslipedemia and diabetes are on a rising trend among Indian forces too,” said a senior Army officer.
These non-communicable diseases are preventable and can be managed by utilising multi-disciplinary & non-pharmacological approaches, added the officer.
The aim of “Sanjeevani – Lifestyle Clinic” is to sensitise Armed Forces personnel and dependents identified to be at risk, regarding lifestyle disorders, prevent and manage chronic disorders like diabetes, hypertension and obesity etc, without pharmacologic interventions by promoting a healthy lifestyle through dietary education, exercise and positive motivation.
The lifestyle disease clinic team will consist of a Dietician, Physical Trainer and a Counsellor, having expertise in their respective fields. An automated device named “Health Kiosk” has also been installed in the clinic for recording anthropometric parameters at baseline and follow-up, to keep track of progress made over time.
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This novel initiative by the Indian Army, will promote healthy lifestyle as a method of preventive healthcare, and ensure safe and drug free therapy, for reversing various metabolic disorders. This initiative will bring a positive change to quality of life and self-confidence of affected serving soldiers, veterans and their families.
