Women are more prone to heart trouble: Experts
Maureen Hudson from Children’s First Foundation, Melbourne Australia, stressed on the need for greater focus on the well-being of women and children in India. Jennifer Mclntyre, US Consul General of Chennai, and Maureen Hudson from Children’s First Foundation in Melbourne were the guests of the World Heart Day celebrations held by Frontier Lifeline Hospital at Velammal School auditorium.
Launching the Frontier Lifeline and Mediville brochure, She said that institutions like Frontier Lifeline and Frontier Mediville should work together with governments across the globe to foster a better and healthier world. The US Consul General of Chennai distributed prizes to the staff and employees..
There were discussions on various important aspects of cardiac care. Dr Prem Sekar, Consultant Paediatric Cardiologist, Frontier Lifeline, addressed the guests explaining and creating awareness on the various facets of heart care in children, and how important it is to provide special attention to children with heart diseases.
Dr K M Cherian, Chairman and CEO of Frontier Lifeline said, “The World Heart Day is an important day for the healthcare fraternity to spread awareness on the various cardiac diseases that are commonly seen in people these days.”
Apollo to train NCC cadets
NCC Cadets from across the country will receive training from the staff of Apollo Hospital to learn first aid and basic lifesving techniques. To mark World Heart Day, the ‘Billion Hearts Beating Foundation’ — a campaigner against the risks of heart disease and a partner of the Apollo Group of Hospitals announced its partnership with the National Cadet Corps (NCC) in New Delhi, Chennai, Hyderabad, Kolkata and Bangalore.
At the function organised in Chennai, Dr Y Vijayachandra Reddy, senior consultant, Cardiology, Apollo Hospitals, Chennai administered the pledge. Over 225 NCC cadets and army officials took the pledge during the occasion. .The campaign aims at informing people about the basic actions they can introduce into their daily lives to lead a healthy heart existence. The cadets across five metros — New Delhi, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Chennai and Kolkata took the pledge to mark World Heart Day.
Dr Prathap C Reddy, executive chairman, Apollo Hospitals, said, “The number of people with CVDs is growing, and its impact is disproportionately felt by those in the developing world. CVD risk can be lowered by spreading awareness. With this partnership, we seek to highlight the major factors contributing to heart disease and help families, corporates, communities and individuals to inspire and encourage the Indian youth to maintain their heart health through physical fitness and healthy eating habits as well as by curbing harmful lifestyle choices such as smoking and drinking.”
This collaboration aims to train the cadets with the requisite first-aid skills, including basic life support, and to certify the NCC trainers. Apollo Hospitals medical team will be interacting with various NCC academies to begin the training sessions. Apollo Hospitals and Billion Hearts Beating Foundation will train thousands of young cadets to stand united against the heart disease pandemic.
Vivek lights up hearts at GH
Trust Vivek to win hearts wherever he goes. Visiting the cardiology department at the Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital, the comedy actor was at his superfluous best as he told people why it was important to keep their hearts healthy. The audience of patients, doctors and professors were thoroughly entertained at the actors one-liners during his address. As the awareness drive sought to tell people how best they could keep their hearts healthy. Vivek also obliged doctors there by taking a tour of the department and talking to patients and cheering them up.
Walkathon conducted
In an endeavor to spread awareness about the prevention of heart disease and to emphasise the importance of a healthy lifestyle, Global Health City organised an awareness campaign with a ‘Walkathon’ which was flagged off by film stars Sarathkumar and Radhika Sarathkumar. The day also saw the inauguration of Global Heart and Lung institute.
Inaugurated Dr K Ravindranath, Chairman and Managing Director, Global Hospitals Group, the Institute offers a set of cardiology and cardiothoracic surgical solutions from simple procedures to complex surgeries and transplantation of heart and lung. “The launch of Heart & Lung institute at Global Health City would offer entire range of advanced health care facility including diagnostics, consultation, treatment and rehabilitation” he said. It is estimated that 60% of the world’s heart disease will belong to India in the near future. Indians are genetically prone to heart disease. Our sedentary and stressed modern lifestyle just multiplies the risk. An Indian is four times likely to suffer from heart disease as compared to his Western counterpart.
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