Regional Science Centre, Guwahati celebrated the World Health Day on 7^th April, 2015 in its’ premises with varieties of participatory activities involving school children. The World Health Day is celebrated across the world every year on 7^th of April under the leadership of World Health Organization to draw the mass people attention towards the importance of global health. The topic for the World Health Day 2015 is ‘Food Safety’.

 The following programs were conducted at the Centre on this special occasion:

In the morning, an Art Competition was conducted for schools students in three different groups. Thereafter, a Popular Talk on Food & Health was delivered by Dr. Shashanka Shekhar Chakraborty, Asst. Prof, Department of Community Medicine, Gauhati Medical College. It was followed by an Extempore Speech Competition for students of higher classes conducted by Dr. Pahari Gogoi, Lecturer of Gauhati Medical College. Then, an Open House Quiz Competition on Food and Health was conducted by lecturer Dr. Jhankar Hazarika from the same college for students and teachers. The celebration programme ended with Prize distribution.

Many students with their teachers from different schools took part in the programmes conducted during the celebration.

Details of winners in competitions are as below-

Group – A: Art Contest up to Class IV;                 Topic:-“A child eating fruit”

Position	Name and address of Winners
Consolation	Geetal Nath, Class-I

Faculty School, Guwahati

Group – B: Art Contest for Classes V-VII;Topic- “A view of health check up by a Doctor”

1st	Pratiksha Konwar, Class- VII

Guwahati Public School, Ghy-372^ndNayan Barman, Class- VI

Ganesh Mandir H S School, Guwahati -22

3^rdJauti Das, Class, Class- VII

Ganesh Mandir H S School, Guwahati -22Hirak Jyoti Barman, Class VII

Ganesh Mandir H S School, Guwahati -22

Group – C: Poster Contest   Classes VIII-X; Topic-“Care about your food to Care your good health”

1st	Kritika Mazumdar, Class- X,

Anand Academy, Guwahati2^ndNiku Sharma, Class- IX,

Ganesh Mandir H S School, Guwahati -223^rdJonardon Boro, Class- X,

Saint Joseph’s School, Guwahati- 29

Extempore Speech Competition for classes VIII-X

1st	Kritika Mazumdar, Class- X

Anand Academy, Guwahati-62^ndUpasana Rajbangshi, Class-

Ganesh Mandir H S School, Guwahati -223^rdArbi Chaliha, Class- VIII,

Sudarshan Public School, Khanapara, Guwahati- 22