GMC Srinagar organised Cycling event on International Women's Day:

In the prelude of international women's day, a cycling event was organised by government medical college Srinagar through its block medical officer, Hazratbal from sub-district hospital Hazratbal to Nishat garden which was flagged off by Prof. Nelofar Khan, Vice Chancellor, University of Kashmir and Prof. Masood Tanvir,Principal/ Dean, Government Medical College Srinagar in presence of HOD Community Medicine Prof. S Muhammad Salim Khan, HOD Paediatrics Prof. Muzaffar Jan, HOD Surgery Prof. Mufti Mehmood Ahmed, HOD Anesthesia & Critical Medicine Prof. Ruqsana Najeeb, HOD Gynaecology and obstetrics Prof. Rizwana Habib, from government medical college Srinagar, Dr. Jameel Ahmed Mir,

CMO Srinagar, Dr. Nighat Hameed, Dy CMO Srinagar, Dr, Ashfaq Zari Dy, Registrar University of Kashmir, HOD Dept of Social Sciences KU, doctors from community Medicine GMC Srinagar, chief medical officer Srinagar, Kashmir Harvard and others.

The cycling participants include doctors, staff and students from various health facilities, University of Kashmir, Kashmir Harvard School. The event was supported by Curve electric public E- bike sharing system, Cycling Association Jammu Kashmir and other organisations and organised by Dr. Fara Shafi, BMO Hazratbal and her team. The mementos and certificates of participants were distributed at Nishat Bagh.

It was emphasised that people shall take up cycling as a mode of transportation as well as routine activity to stay healthy amidst a growing pandemic of non communicable diseases. The experts emphasised better care of women at all levels and in all spheres of life. The women need to be protected against domestic, intimate-partner and work-related violence and such cases need to be reported and investigated.

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