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OTHER IMPORTANT EVENTS & CELEBRATIONS
Medical health camp
29 SEPTEMBER
A Medical Health Camp was organised to commemorate World Heart Day with the theme "Cardiovascular
Health For Everyone" on the Permanent Campus for all students and staff. Dr. Ch N Raju, MD, DM-
cardiology, Consultant Interventional cardiology, delivered a health lecture on heart-healthy behaviours. For
the conduct of the camp, specialists from Medicover Hospital, Sai Godavari Super Specialty Hospital, and Sri
Satya Sai Dental Hospital were invited. The Camp is organised by the Institute's Health Centre in
collaboration with the Student Group - Vatsalya.
Doctors from Medical Specialties such as Gynecology (Dr. R Suchitra, MS, Fellow in Gynec Oncology),
Cardiology (Dr. Ch. N Raju, MD DM), Dermatology (Dr. Swapna Priya, MD DVL), and Dentistry (Dr. Siva Babu,
MDS) conducted a variety of preventive checks on students and staff. The that were provided at the free
ECG, random blood sugar testing, ophthalmology and dental consultations were provided at the camp.
About 150 students and faculty members participated in the camp.
General Eye camp
08 OCTOBER
On the occasion of World Sight Day, the Health Centre organised a general Eye Camp for screening
refractive errors at IIMV’s permanent campus.The team from Maxi Vision Eye Hospital conducted
preventative and corrective eye checks. About one hundred students, staff, and faculty members attended
and benefited from the Eye Screening Camp.
International immersion of PGP-DGM students at eGA, Estonia
10 OCTOBER
PGP-DGM second and third batch students attended an international e-governance best practices study
tour at eGovernance Academy (eGA), Estonia between October 10-15, 2022. The destination was chosen
as Estonia is regularly ranked very high on e-governance index and is known world-wide for excellent
e-governance solutions for service delivery to citizens. Among many other concepts, the students were
informed about the much-acclaimed X-road concept for interoperability . Students explored the e-Cabinet
solution in use by Estonian government, and visited Centre of Registers, Statistics Board and University of
Tartu to study inclusive administration of Smart City.
IIMV observes Vigilance Awareness Week 2022
31 OCTOBER
IIMV observed Vigilance Awareness Week from October 31 to November 6, 2022. This year’s Vigilance
Awareness Week theme is ‘Corruption free India for a developed Nation’. To mark this event, faculty and
staff took an integrity pledge, led by Prof. Deepika Gupta, IIMV's Chief Vigilance Officer.
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