RADIO TALKSHOW

World Malaria Day is an annual event which takes place on the 25th April to highlight the global efforts to control and prevent malaria. Longowal Group of Colleges, Derabassi has organized a seminar with the collaboration of Sub Divisional Hospital, Derabassi on 25-April-2024 to educate the students about malaria. A team from Civil Hospital comprising Dr. Dharmender Singh (SMO), Dr. Rahul Mahajan, S.I. Rajinder Singh, S.I. Shiv Kumar, MPHW Kulwinder Kumar and MPHW Rajinder Singh conducted this seminar. Their presentation included historical brief of malaria, causing agents and its symptoms and also its diagnosis and treatment. They also provided information on how do people can avoid getting malaria. A poster making competition was also held to raise awareness on the prevention of malaria. Students also took out a rally to spread the message in society to not let water stagnate or get collected in houses and around them. Dr. Rosy Katyal (Principal) in her address said that we all have the responsibility to end malaria within the society and through these kinds of activities we can urge students, people and community to come together and fight this disease, so that we can have a malaria free world. College Event Committee also played an active role to make this event a success.