Telangana Health Minister Damodar Raja Narasimha and state Minister Ponnam Prabhakar took part in a yoga session organised by the AYUSH Department at Gachibowli Stadium in Hyderabad on April 10. The event was held as part of the 'Praja Palana - Pragati Pranalika' Health Week celebrations.

The yoga session, themed “Prevention is Better than Cure,” aimed to raise public awareness on the importance of preventive healthcare and wellness.

Speaking to ANI, Health Minister Damodar Raja Narasimha stated, “Today’s program is about yoga. The government of Telangana has organised a health and wellness week. We are going to send a message to the common man about the importance of yoga–that yoga is a part of your daily life.” The ministers participated in performing yogasanas alongside attendees as part of this awareness initiative.

Earlier on April 9, Health Minister Narasimha led a human chain on the Durgam Cheruvu Cable Bridge in Hyderabad, also under the ‘Praja Palana – Pragati Pranalika’ initiative, to promote HIV/AIDS awareness.

Regarding this event, the minister told ANI, “We have organised an AIDS awareness red run program. AIDS should not be a social stigma and every citizen should be aware of what it is, how we can get infected, the prevention… It is generally a sexually transmitted disease and we must take all the precautions. Testing is important, particularly for pregnant women… It is not a social stigma anymore.”