World O
steoporosis Day was commemorated at International Islamic University on October 21, 2021. In this regard Department of Anthropology (female campus) organized a seminar on “Osteoporosis: An Orientation and Solution”.
This program was organized in collaboration with Office of the Student Affairs. A poster competition to sensitize the students and academic community on osteoporosis was also held for students before this seminar in which students from almost all the departments and faculties enthusiastically participated in it.
Madam Shagufta Umer from Dawah Academy chaired the session. The students and faculty members termed this session as an informative and wisdom-oriented session on osteoporosis. Dr Noreen Saher who spoke on causes and solutions of osteoporosis also conducted question-answer on the occasion. She said that purpose of this event was to create awareness about a prevailing but overlooked critical issue of weakness of bones and microarchitectural deterioration especially among women. She added that Anthropology as a discipline has a unique feature to align natural and social phenomena of human life in order to present more dynamic solution to human problems.
The speakers opined that is a global issue though gets critical in Pakistan due to malnutrition, unavailability of pure food items, and unawareness; consistently osteoporosis starts at an earlier age in Pakistan. They said that a proactive, active and healthy life style was a solution to keep the bones healthy and stature un-deteriorated. At the end, the certificates were given to the position holders of poster competitions and the organizers.