The Governor of Punjab and Administrator, U.T. Chandigarh, Shri Gulab Chand Kataria today inaugurated the Adult and Elderly Vaccination Clinic at Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH-32), Chandigarh. The clinic, established by the Department of Community Medicine, GMCH-32, in collaboration with Rotary Club Central, Chandigarh, aims to promote healthy ageing and protect adults and senior citizens from vaccine-preventable diseases.
The clinic will provide vaccination services against influenza, pneumococcal disease, hepatitis A and B, typhoid, tetanus, shingles (herpes zoster) and Human Papillomavirus (HPV). These diseases continue to cause significant illness, hospitalisation and preventable deaths among adults, many of which can be avoided through timely immunisation.
The newly established facility will function as a one-stop centre, offering personalised vaccination assessment and immunisation services based on an individual's age and medical condition. Director Principal, GMCH-32, Dr. Ravneet Kaur Bedi; President, Rotary Club Central, Chandigarh, Shri Vebhu Bhatnagar; Medical Superintendent, Dr. Vishal Guglani; Head of the Department of Community Medicine, Dr. Sonia Puri; faculty members and senior doctors of GMCH, along with other stakeholders, were also present on the occasion