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Telangana Ministers Lead Yoga Session to Promote Health Week & Preventive Care

Telangana Health Minister Damodar Raja Narasimha and Minister Ponnam Prabhakar participated in a yoga session in Hyderabad to kick off the state's Health and Wellness Week. The event, themed "Prevention is Better than Cure," aimed to spread public awareness about integrating yoga into daily life for wellness. This follows another recent initiative where Minister Narasimha led a human chain and "Red Run" on the Durgam Cheruvu Cable Bridge to promote AIDS awareness. The government's concerted efforts focus on educating citizens to eliminate the social stigma associated with HIV while advocating for preventive healthcare.

Key Points: Telangana Ministers Promote Yoga, Health Week in Hyderabad

  • Ministers promote preventive healthcare
  • Yoga session held at Gachibowli Stadium
  • Part of Praja Palana Health Week
  • AIDS awareness campaign also conducted
  • Aim to remove social stigma around HIV
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Telangana Health Minister participates in yoga session during Health Week celebrations in Hyderabad

Health Minister Damodar Raja Narasimha leads yoga session for Health Week, emphasizing preventive care and AIDS awareness in Hyderabad initiatives.

"We are going to send a message to the common man about the importance of yoga--that yoga is a part of your daily life. - Damodar Raja Narasimha"

Hyderabad, April 10

Telangana Health Minister Damodar Raja Narasimha and state Minister Ponnam Prabhakar on Friday participated in a yoga session organised by the AYUSH Department at Gachibowli Stadium in Hyderabad as part of the 'Praja Palana - Pragati Pranalika' Health Week celebrations.

The yoga session was held under the theme "Prevention is Better than Cure," aimed at spreading awareness about the importance of preventive healthcare and wellness among the public.

Speaking to ANI, Health Minister Damodar Raja Narasimha said the Telangana government is observing Health and Wellness Week to promote healthy living practices.

"Today's program is about yoga. The government of Telangana has organised a health and wellness week. We are going to send a message to the common man about the importance of yoga--that yoga is a part of your daily life," he said.

The ministers also performed yogasanas during the session along with participants as part of the awareness initiative.

Earlier, Health Minister Narasimha on Thursday also led a human chain on the Durgam Cheruvu Cable Bridge in Hyderabad as part of the 'Praja Palana - Pragati Pranalika' initiative to promote awareness about HIV/AIDS.

Speaking to ANI, the minister said the government organised an AIDS awareness "Red Run" programme to educate citizens and remove social stigma associated with the disease.

"We have organised an AIDS awareness red run program. AIDS should not be a social stigma and every citizen should be aware of what it is, how we can get infected, the prevention... It is generally a sexually transmitted disease and we must take all the precautions. Testing is important, particularly for pregnant women... It is not a social stigma anymore," the health minister said.

- ANI

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Rohit P
While promoting yoga is excellent, I hope the Health Week also focuses on the ground realities. Our government hospitals in many districts still lack basic medicines and staff. Awareness is good, but infrastructure is crucial.
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Sarah B
The AIDS awareness run is a very important initiative. Removing social stigma is the first step towards effective prevention and treatment. Kudos for addressing this openly.
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Arjun K
Yoga sessions at Gachibowli Stadium are a great idea, but what about making it accessible in every municipal ward? Free weekly community yoga in local parks would have a much wider reach.
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Kavya N
Love this! Combining our traditional practices like yoga with modern health campaigns (HIV/AIDS awareness) shows a holistic approach. This is the kind of Swasth Bharat we need. More power to the AYUSH department!
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Michael C
As someone who recently moved to Hyderabad, it's impressive to see public health being promoted so actively. The 'Red Run' for AIDS awareness sounds particularly impactful. Hope these messages reach all communities.

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