USM-KLE World Geriatric Day/International Day of Old Person 2013

Each year on 1^st of October, the world celebrates World Geriatric Day, which also known as International Day of Old Person, The holiday is celebrated by raising awareness about issues affecting the elderly, such as senescence and elder abuse. It is also a day to appreciate the contributions that older people make to society.

On 1^st of October 2013, USMKLE Phase 2 Year 3(2^nd batch) student with the guidance of Community Medicine Department has organized World Geriatric Day in a village called Basavan Kudachi, the village where we're currently doing our Community & Family Case Study(CFCS). Basavan Kudachi is a Jain village located about 10km away from Belgaum. Our aim is to spread the awareness regarding health issues affecting the elderly, especially hypertension. The exhibition was held in the school hall of Basavan Kudachi, opposite to the Temple Hall.

The exhibition booth consist of these following topic:

1.Chronic Disease in old man:

-Hypertension

-Diabetes Mellitus

-Rheumatic and Ischaemic Heart Disease

-Blindness

2.Nutrition

-Balanced Diet

         

3.General geriatric health

With the help of social worker and health worker, we are able to convey the message that is written in the poster and explain them to old people who have visited our exhibition.

Last but not least, we also have a booth of Hypertension Screening, where every visitor will get their blood pressure screened. The exhibition started at 9am and ended at 3 noon.

As we arrive at Basavan Kudachi, preparing for the exhibition.

Meet some innocent & curious school children! ^-^

Arief: "Must focus...."

Nadirah is teaching a villager on how to check for nail bed pallor, which is one of the sign of anemia. 

Prof.Wantamutte is explaining the posters on nutrition to the visitors of the exhibition.

Hypertension screening for visitors to the exhibition.

Bravo again USMKLE 2nd batch, Phase 2 Year 3,
2013

USM-KLE World Diabetes Day(WDD) 2012

 Each year on 14^th of November, the world celebrates World Diabetes Day, which is the birthday of Frederick Banting who along with Charles Best, first conceived the idea which led to the discovery of insulin.

What does the blue circle signify? Across cultures, the circle symbolizes life and health. The colour blue reflects the sky that unites all nations and is the colour of the United Nations flag. The blue circle signifies the unity of the global diabetes community in response to the diabetes pandemic.

On 14th November 2012, USMKLE celebrated World Diabetes Day (WDD) with the aim to spread awareness regarding diabetes not only to the students but also to the public. The theme of the world diabetes day is “Diabetes: Protect Our Future”, which means everyone of us are responsible to live a healthy life and prevent diabetes.

For that reason, our celebration of WDD starts with an awareness march from Belgaum’s Kittur Rani Chennamma Circle to USMKLE campus, which is aproximately 3km distance.The awareness march starts with flag-off by our director Dr.H.B.Rajashekhar, cheif guest, Dr.M.V.Jali, our deputy dean Dr.Kamarudin Jaalam and advisor of the event, Dr.Vidya Bhagat.

 Flag-off by our director Dr.H.B.Rajashekhar, cheif guest, Dr.M.V.Jali, our deputy dean Dr.Kamarudin Jaalam and advisor of the event, Dr.Vidya Bhaga

Upon reaching USMKLE campus, students gather around USMKLE fountain to form a blue circle, the symbol of WDD, as to show our support in prevention of diabetes, then a short tea break.

The event is followed by inauguration in lecture hall 3, then welcoming speech by Dr.Kamarudin, Introductory speech by Dr.Rajashekar, and WDD talk by Dr.M.V.Jali, our chief guest, who’s also a Diabetologist, Medical Director and CEO of Prabakhar kore’s charitable hospital, and last but not least, vote of thank by Dr.Vidya Bhagat.

The event proceed with judging of WDD video making competition. Which judge by Dr.M.V.Jali, Dr.H.B.Rajashekar, Dr.Kamarudin Jaalam and Dr.Vidya Bhagat. The theme of the video competition is “Diabetes Prevention and Education”.

The winner of WDD 2012 Video Competition is a video entitled “Dreamception”.

By : Khairie Shamsudin, Nik Khaidir Shauri, Fadhly Hasanoor, Afiq Saidi, Rusydi Mazlan and Mohammad Farhan. (Kura-kura production)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j_fEnZggzfg

1st Runner up won by a video entitled – “Diabetes: A Lesson in Heart”.

By: Atiqah Yusof, Sofea Shahira, Afirul Afiq and Irfan Daniel.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oiH342Ut1zw

2nd Runner up won by video entitled - ‘‘Expanding the circle of influence”.

By: Amirah Haya, Farah Wahida, Zainur Atika, Izzah Amirah.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JIReYT5KvKk

After the prize giving ceremony, the event proceeds to free diabetes screening to general public. Simultaneously going on is the selling of merchandise to raise fund used for the diabetes screening.

Closing ceremony of 2012 WDD was held at USMKLE entrance on 8pm that day, where by there’s vote of thank by the Project Manager-me, and motivational speech by the project advisor Dr.Vidya Bhagat. Then the students form a final blue circle around the fountain to show never fading support for awareness and prevention of Diabetes.

 

Isn't our campus beautiful?

 WDD Night time blue circle...

it signifies our effort to light the awareness in the darkness of ignorance toward diabetes. Students are circling around the fountain with a pen torch wrapped with blue paper to make the blue light. 

Then someone accidentally turn on the fountain!!! AHHHHH 

KLCC One Day Trip

If anyone mention KLCC(Petronas Twin Tower), the first thing that will appear in my mind is the AQUARIA.

Aquaria is an oceanarium located in KLCC.

Till today, I've already been there for Four time!!

Yet it is still my favorite destination to visit whenever I went to KLCC.

The entrance fee for an Adult is RM35.

We will be given RM5 discount if we bring our student card along.

(Extremely expensive, but it worth the price)

Who's that pokemon kinda picture =D

Despite our exhausting journey back to Malaysia from Belgaum, I successfully persuaded Ryan to come along with me to the Aquaria.

We had Dim-sum for our breakfast. They tasted really REALLY nice!
I can't tell you how much I missed Malaysian food,
 I missed them really 'freaking bad'! especially malaysian chinese food!
Since the day I was 'strayed' in the mystical world of India, I was constantly bombarded with the misleading advertisement/restaurant name that claimed themselves serving chinese food.
Example?? China Wall Restaurant(My Belgaum friend know well about it)~They serve food that has NOTHING to do with chinese recipe, and to be frank. I had bad experience dining there(taste bad) !

After having our breakfast, we stop by at the library to borrow some book regarding aquatic life and off we go to KLCC.

Interacting with the marine life in an interacting pool which I call them as 'Touch-me' tank!

It was fun looking at Ryan screaming as I pull his hand toward this sleeping Bamboo shark.
                                          Who is the cry baby now huh?hahaha!!!

Fact: Bamboo shark is a nocturnal shark~ Harmless, sleep(inactive) at day.

There's also horseshoe crab, sea cucumber and chocolate chip starfish to play with in the pool.


As for this fellow, Touch him not because it will electricute you no less then the scary house electric soket will.

So did you know, 4/5 of it's body is electric organ!?

                                                              It is HUGE too!!

It is fun to have these educating board and touch screen computer everywhere to educate us about those fishy fish available here. But it seems that they didn't mention that Electric Eel is actually not classified under the eel family~

Electric eel is a fish, not an eel!

 Electric catfish

Then we enter the insect,reptile and amphibian zone.
This fellow is cute isn't it?
Ryan:"So you think we can't see you huh? With your poor camouflage, you think I really can't see you! Run!!"
And then he was ignored, as always. XD

Colunm of red tail barb(If we're not mistaken)

The ancient aligator fish of the Amazon!

Friendly worker took this picture for us.

Ryan's greeting with this giant grouper fish...

But it seems to ignore him...

Out of anger, Ryan said :"They must have tasted so nice if i steam them!Muahahaha.."

Like usual, we're watching those fish, and try to greet them but always being ignored.

The Man In Black.

"I see sea, that are green~"

 

See, I made some new friend!

Guitar fish

Sand Shark.

The star of Aquaria KLCC.

Nautilus sp, deep sea pokemon~My chilldhood Imagination. They usually live in deep sea, and only came up to the reef to feed at night. I wonder how they(Aquaria guy) kept them in the aquarium.

moon jelly~

After the tour at aquaria, we decided to dine in Kenny Roger's roast chicken.

It was really a tiring journey. Imagine, we took a ~12hour bus from Belgaum to Bangalore, reach there at morning, then we have to wait for our flight which depart at 5.45pm India time zone. Then reach Malaysia at 12mid night...

 Call it a day. A tiring day. Yet a very fun and exciting one.

It's the last destination for me and Ryan. Tomorrow we will be heading back to our hometown. Will meet him again after 1 month.

Gona Miss u roomie~!