Brain strokes among youngsters in India have doubled in last decade: Experts at ASSOCHAM's 'Illness To Wellness' Summit
The inaugural edition of the ASSOCHAM Awareness Summit has a goal to promote widespread knowledge about various health-related concerns for the betterment of everyone’s well-being. The summit will feature more than 60 distinguished physicians, specialists, and wellness professionals from both India and abroad, who will share their insights on various topics across nine sessions. These sessions will delve into a range of areas, including healthcare workforce strengthening, nutrition, women’s health, mental health, sickle cell diseases, Ayush, elderly care and the digital healthcare landscape.;
New Delhi: On the second day of the 'Illness to Wellness' Summit organized by ASSOCHAM Foundation for CSR, under the aegis of Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM), distinguished experts shared their views on brain health and well-being and brought into focus the rise of brain diseases such as epilepsy and brain strokes amongst Indian youth.
Chairing the session, Dr. Rajendra K Dhamija, Director, Institute of Human Behaviour and Allied Sciences (IHBAS), Government of NCT of Delhi, said, “The number of brain stroke cases has increased in the country and has in fact doubled amongst our youngsters, while it has decreased in the developed countries.
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Preventive care is of utmost importance to tackle this menace of brain strokes among Indians. Epilepsy is another brain-related disease that affects more than one crore people living in India. Since this affliction is viewed as a social stigma, the number of people with the disease could be much more. People tend to hide that someone in their family is suffering from epilepsy. So there is an urgent need to tackle this stigma at the community level.”
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