Srinagar, April 07: Director Health Services Kashmir (DHSK), Dr Mushtaq Ahmad Rather on the eve of World Health Day kick-started a massive plantation drive across Kashmir hospitals.
World Health Day is celebrated on April 07 and the theme for this year is “Our Planet, our Health.” The major function was held at the office of the Directorate of Health Services Kashmir where the director planted various saplings in presence of senior officers and officials of DHSK.
While speaking on the occasion, the director said “We all know about the famous quote health is wealth. Yes, indeed it is very much true. We all know the importance of being healthy. A healthy individual becomes a productive member of the society and makes an enormous contribution towards upscaling the economy of the country while as on other hand disease brings death and destruction,” he said.
Dr MA Rather said that they know how the Covid-19 pandemic has devastated the world and brought misery to one and all. He said that the theme of this year’s World Health day is “Our planet our health” thus making us to realise the importance of healthy and pollution-free environment for our better health.
“A polluted environment brings diseases and makes living on this planet miserable for humankind. But for this we are ourselves responsible as have brought destruction to environment and harmed the ecological balance. In order to grow fast we have forgotten how important a healthy environment is for us,” he said.
In view of environmental degradation, the directorate has decided to plant trees across health care institutions.
“I appeal all of you to join hands to bring in change and make our planet healthier. We need to be engines of change for our future generations. We all aware of the dangers of polluted environment and we need to join hands with government and give our support to the government in all the initiatives which are being taken for a healthy environment,” he said.
Spokesperson, Directorate of Health Services Kashmir, Dr Mir Mushtaq said the plantation drives were also carried out in all hospitals across Kashmir valley.
Later, the director also participated in a function organized by Volunteer Medicare Society where he was the chief guest. He appreciated the work of the NGO and said that more and more people should come forward and work for specially-abled children.
