Alzheimer's Day
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, September 21 2013 :
World Alzheimer's Day was observed today at RIMS Jubilee Hall and JNIMS Lecture Hall under the year's theme 'Dementia: a journey of care' .
The observance at RIMS was jointly organised by Ma-nipur State branch of indian Psychiatric Society and RIMS Department of Psychiatry in collaboration with Senior Citizens for society, Manipur and Manipur State pensioners' Union.
At JNIMS the global observance was co-hosted by Jawaharlal Nehru Nurses' Assn, National Alliance for Elder's People Live- lihood, Research Advocacy and Chronic Diseases of India and Alzheimer's & Related Disorders Society of India, Manipur Chapter.
Parliamentary Secretary for MOBC& SC, Science & Technology Md amin Shah and former Chairperson of Manipur State Social Welfare Board RK Nayansana Devi graced the observance as the chief guest and functional president respectively.
JNIMS Prof (Medicine) Y Ibopishak Singh, Deputy director (Social Welfare Department) Th Joychandra Singh, vice chairperson and scientific chief patron of NAEPLRA, Chronic Diseases of India & ARSI Manipur Chapter Dr K Shantibala Devi, super specialist (neurology) Dr N Hemanta Singh and JNIMS Nursing Superintendent P Landhoni devi also attended the event as the guests of honour.
The observance at RIMS jubilee Hall was attended by national vice president of Indian Doctors for Peace and Development and RIMS director Dr S Sekharjit Singh as the chief guest and functional president respectively.
IPS Manipur State branch president Dr L surchandra Singh, Senior Citizens for Society president N Binoy Singh and Manipur State Pensioners' Union president Yaima Huidrom graced the event as the guests of honour.