Awareness walk held at LGH: steps needed to discourage suicide incidents

Principal Post Graduate Medical Institute Professor Dr Sardar Mohammad Alfareed Zafar has said that our religious teachings do not allow us to end our life and with view of medical treatment mental and psychiatric health must be focused to discourage suicide incident in the society. He said that such measures should be adopted which can avoid such incidents and people should not confront for killing themselves.

He expressed these views in awareness walk and educational programme held here at Lahore General Hospital under the aegis of Mental & Psychiatric Department. Associate Professor of Mental & Psychiatric Health Department of Mayo Hospital Professor Dr Ali Madeeh Hashmi was the Chief Guest while Medical Superintendent Dr Mahmud Salah Uddin, Professors, senior goctors, and nursing & para medical staff were present in a large number.

Dr Altaf Qadir Khan in his views said that unfortunately day by day trend of suicide is increasing and especially young generation is more in this trend. Talking on different aspects of suicide he said that easy access to dangerous chemicals and pesticides is another factor of suicide which can be reduced by little exercise. Chief Guest Professor Dr Ali Madeeh Hashmi stressed upon the need to inculcate those different methods which can help in reducing the suicide chances and provide opportunity to live health live.

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