new delhi in the 95th edition of his monthly radio programme mann ki baat on sunday prime minister narendra modi talked about muscular dystrophy and appreciated the efforts of a health centre in himachal pradeshs solan in spreading awareness about itthe prime minister said that muscular dystrophy is a genetic disease that can occur at any age in which the muscles of the body begin to weakenthe world of medical science has made a lot of progress with the help of research and innovation as well as stateoftheart technology and equipment but some diseases even today remain a big challenge for us one such disease is muscular dystrophy it is mainly a genetic disease that can occur at any age in which the muscles of the body begin to weaken it becomes difficult for the patient to do even his small tasks of daily life the treatment and care of such patients require a great sense of service he saidappreciating the efforts of manav mandir hospital pm modi said it is a wonderful example of human service true to its namewe have such a centre at solan in himachal pradesh which has become a new ray of hope for the patients of muscular dystrophy the name of this centre is manav mandir it is being run by the indian association of muscular dystrophy manav mandir is a wonderful example of human service true to its name opd and admission services for the patients started here threefour years ago manav mandir also has a facility of beds for about 50 patients along with physiotherapy electrotherapy and hydrotherapy are also treated here with the help of yogapranayama said the pmhe said that through all kinds of hitech facilities this centre also tries to bring a positive change in the lives of the patientsa challenge associated with muscular dystrophy is also a lack of awareness about it thats why this centre organizes awareness camps for patients not only in himachal pradesh but across the country the most encouraging thing is that the management of this organization is mainly done by people suffering from this disease like a social worker urmila baldi ji president of the indian association of muscular dystrophy sister sanjana goyal ji and other members of this association shriman vipul goyal ji who played an important role in the formation is playing a very important role for this institution he saidthe prime minister said that efforts are also on to develop manav mandir as a hospital and research centrewith this patients will be able to get better treatment here i heartily appreciate all the people trying in this direction as well as wish the best for the recovery of all the people suffering from muscular dystrophy he addedwhile concluding his radio programme pm modi said the creative and social endeavours of the countrymen that were discussed in todays mann ki baat are examples of the countrys energy and enthusiasm