Page 48 - GCU Quarterly

HIGHLIGHTS
2020

Government College
University Lahore

Seminar, walk at GCU mark World Alzheimer's Day

progressive disease and worsens over Eminent neurolo gist Prof. Dr.
time; in its early stages, memory loss is Muhammad Athar Javed briefed the
mild, but with late-stage Alzheimer's, symptoms and risks factors of
individuals lose the ability to respond to Alzheimer. He said all memory loses
their environment. w e r e n o t d e m e n t i a a n y o n e
The Health Minister said awareness experiencing dementia-like symptoms
about Alzheimer is still very low in should see a doctor as soon as
Pakistan, a couple of decades ago possible.
much people in Pakistan were not even He said as Alzheimer's advances
aware of its name. She asked students through the brain it leads to increasingly
s e v e r e p r o b l e m s , i n c l u d i n g
and teachers to act as volunteers in
A seminar on Alzheimer's disease their families and communities to raise disorientation, deepening confusion
and related dementia was held
awareness about different diseases.
about events, time and place;
here at Government College
University Lahore on the occasion of Dr. Yasmin Rahsid appreciated the work suspicions about family, friends and
World Alzheimer's Day. done by Alzheimer's Pakistan towards professional caregivers and more
Punjab Health Minister Dr. Yasmin the welfare of people with dementia serious dif ficulty in speaking,
Rashid chaired the seminar and also and their caregivers. swallowing and walking.
Dr. Ali Hashmi, a Professor of
Alzheimer's Pakistan Secretary, Dr.
led an on-campus awareness walk
PAGE 47 along with Vice Chancellor Prof. Dr Hussain Jafri provided details of University Lahore, said Alzheimer could
Psychiatry at King Edward Medical
services offered to persons with
Asghar Zaidi, Alzheimer's Pakistan
President Mr. Zia Haider Rizvi and
Vice Chancellor Prof. Zaidi said that
patients could be improved. He advised
eminent doctors to raise awareness dementia their caregivers. not be fully cured but quality of life of
about memory-loss related diseases Pakistan has close to 14 Million older the caregivers to regularly consult
and their risk factors. persons and by the time it would get to doctors and physiatrists, keep
Addressing the seminar, Dr. Yasmin 2050, we will have 44 million older environment comfortable and calm for
Rashid laid stress on raising persons in our society. “We need to start patients, maintain their regular daily
awareness about healthy lifestyle and preparing for the challenge we are activities and structure and assess
early detection of dementia related going to face in the next three decades,” sleep and eating patterns.
diseases. She said Alzheimer's is a he added.
GCU ensured 100pc merit in sports admission
he annual meeting of the University Sports Board was held here at GC
University Lahore which provisionally approved admissions of 87
Tstudents to intermediate classes on sports basis.
Prof. Zaidi chairing the meeting thanked all Presidents of GCU Sports Clubs for
their efforts towards ensuring admissions completely on merit.
The Board discussed criteria, credentials and trial results of each candidate
before granting approval for the admission.
Speaking on the occasion, Vice Chancellor Prof. Zaidi said 100 percent
admissions on merit was a prerequisite to win back our titles and positions in
sports. He appreciated the efforts of GCU Sports Board to ensure merit and
transparency in trials.
Prof. Zaidi said he had personally inspected many of the trials where winners
were announced on the spot.
Vice Chancellor also announced special scholarships for three candidates of
each sports. He also discussed improved sports facilities for the students and
staff.
VC proudly said this year GCU sports merit remained high and champions of
different sports competitions showed interest in becoming GCU student.
All members of Sports Board unanimously paid glowing tributes to the Vice
Chancellor for ensuring 100 percent merit on sports admissions, and revealed many national level professional sportsmen
were selected during the trials.