Dr. Abhijeet Jagtap

                            Medical Officer

                                  ahjagtap@sus.ac.in

        Health Centre of the University was established on 5th September 2008. The University Health Centre is located in a separate building constructed from UGC grants in the ten-acre campus near the science centre. The health centre provides all kinds of primary medical care & facilities to the University staff and students. The health centre is well equipped with basic medical equipment such as an ECG machine, Glucometer, Nebulizer, Autoclave, Body Mass Analyser, Pulse-oximeter, Sterilizer, Fowler Bed, Infra-Red Lamp, Cervical & Lumbar Traction Unit, etc. On average 3500 patients avail health services every year from the Health Centre. The health centre is looked after by a Regular Medical Officer who is assisted by a female Nursing Staff and a Pharmacist. Basic primary medicines are provided free of cost to all patients. For the convenience of girl students of hostels and ladies staff of the university, a Lady Doctor has been appointed on visiting basis who visits the Health centre on alternate days for two hours. The health centre has been actively involved in the prevention & control of COVID 19 on campus.

Since its inception Health Centre has always followed the principle “Prevention is better than cure”. Early diagnosis of many health problems prevents potential adverse effects on health of students and staff. For this health centre organizes different health checkup camps every year for students as well as staff of the University. These camps are as follows,

• Anemia detection camp– In this camp, hemoglobin level of students is checked on yearly basis. Those who are found anemic are given iron supplementation and diet advice is given.
• Blood group detection camp– In this camp blood group of the staff & students are checked on yearly basis. Data base of blood groups is maintained.
• Bone Mineral Density check up camp– In this camp bone mineral density of students & staff is checked. This camp is useful in diagnosis of osteoporosis. Vitamin D & Calcium tablets are given to patients having osteoporosis.
• Diabetes detection camp– Blood sugar levels are checked in this camp. This camp helps in detection of diabetes. Patients having high sugar levels are educated about the disease and referred to the specialists.
• Hypertension checkup camp– In this camp High blood pressure patients are diagnosed and advised life style changes in order to control high BP.
• Ophthalmic checkup camp– Basic refractory errors are diagnosed in this camp and patients having refractory errors are sent to ophthalmologist for further treatment.
• Dental checkup camps- These are done in order to diagnose dental disorders. Information about dental hygiene is given in this camp.

Apart from these camps Health centre had organized health lectures on various topics such as quit tobacco, sex education for students etc.
Health centre had also organized Poster Exhibition on HIV-AIDS awareness on occasion of National Science Day.