By: TP News     Date: 5/3/2023 6:17:58 PM

Jammu:

MV International School in collaboration with AIIMS Jammuorganized an “Awareness Session on Asthma” on the occasion of World Asthma daytoday.

Dr. Samriti Gupta, Assistant Professor, Pediatrics and Dr.Sheetal Ganju, Assistant Professor, Pediatrics kick started the session inwhich, causes and preventive measures of asthma were discussed in presence ofstudents from classes 10th & 11th. They brought attention to increasingincidences of asthma in younger children and stated that 15 to 20% of schoolchildren are asthmatic or are prone to asthma.

The students interacted with Dr. Samriti Gupta, Dr. SheetalGanju and Dr. Mehul Mittal, in an amazing question answer session. They clearedthe doubts against Asthma. Moreover, the Spirometer test was also conducted forstudents in the school premises by Breathe Free (a Cipla initiative) to assesshow well their lungs work.