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15 Jun 2018

World Elder Abuse Awareness Day

News Type : General News
Department : Medical Surgical Nursing

World Elderly Abuse Awareness Day was celebrated on 15th June 2018 by 3rd year B. Sc. Nursing students of RajaRajeswari College of nursing. The main aim was to create awareness about the elderly safety and thereby encouraging them to lead a healthy and stress free life. Posters and charts were displayed in the Medical wards of RajaRajeswari Medical College and hospital about the different kinds of abuse the elderly people undergo and how to overcome that. About 45 to 50 general public and elderly patients participated and got benefitted from this awareness programme and their doubts were clarified during the session.