Dinesh Kamath's news item 'Health Awareness Camps for creating a Healthier Society' that was published in Newsband

Health Awareness Camps for creating a Healthier Society

By Dinesh Kamath

Dr Shalin Dubey, Consultant – Minimal Access Surgery, Wockhardt Hospitals, Vashi delivering a lecture on Prostrate and Hernia

The Patients being examined by the medical team of Wockhardt Hospitals, Vashi at the Sacred Heart Church

VASHI: Wockhardt Hospital Vashi has a special significance in the overall healthcare delivery system of Navi Mumbai since 7 Years. A social seed sown a decade ago is today the city's one of the prominent healthcare provider serving comprehensive care that is both curative and preventive in nature for a wide spectrum of patients. Wockhardt hospitals, Vashi is a 45 bedded tertiary care hospital including 10 beds of ICU, consists of wide spectrum of more than 50 Super Specialty & Specialty Consultant and having all diagnostic service under one roof. We operate 24/7 Accident and Emergency services, Lab Services, Pharmacy and Ambulance Service. State-of-the-art technology like Digital X-Ray, Endoscopy, Operating Rooms with laminar Floor and Hepa filters.  

Wockhardt Hospitals, Vashi, is conducting a series of camps for the masses of Navi Mumbai, as part of its initiative of creating a healthier society by providing information about healthcare and spreading awareness amongst the masses of the society.

Sterling Wockhardt Hospitals, Vashi, a 45-bedded multispecialty hospital, is conducting two health awareness camps on 18 January 2014, as part of its initiative of creating a healthier society by providing information about healthcare and spreading awareness amongst the masses of the society. On the occasion of Annual Day Celebrations of Kannada Samaj, Wockhardt Hospital Vashi will be conducting a health talk session by Gynecologist, Physiotherapist and Dietician for around 100 women at Kannada Samaj, Vashi Sec-8 from 4 to 5 pm., and will also provide concessional PAP Smear & Gynecologist Consultation at Wockhardt Hospital, Vashi.  In addition to this, hospital is also conducting a health talk by Physiotherapist on Arthritis in Elderly at Senior Citizen’s Club in Vashi from 4 pm to 6 pm.

Commenting on the same, Mr. Nishant Jaiswal, Centre Head, Wockhardt Hospitals, Vashi said, “We, at Wockhardt Hospital, always aim at creating a healthy society with the initiatives we undertake. We have been conducting health awareness camps to improve the quality of life and we are proud to drive such initiatives for the well-being of the society with an aim to make basic healthcare and health awareness accessible to all. We are conducting a series of health check up camps and health talks in Vashi as a part of our initiative".

On 12 January, 2014, Wockhardt Hosptials, Vashi conducted a health awareness camp at Sacred Heart Church, Vashi. The camp was a part of the initiative. The Health awareness camp started with a thorough Health examination for around 46 patients for Blood Pressure, Height, Weight, Body Mass Index, Temperature, Pulse, Random Blood Sugar & Electro Cardio Gram, by the Wockhardt Team of medical professionals. Few Patients were recommended to the Specialist doctor for the further treatment. The patients included the adults and the children from Sacred Heart Church, they were examined and various health complaints and medical histories were assessed through detailed consultations conducted by doctors.

Dr. Shalin Dubey, Consultant - Minimal Access Surgery, Wockhardt Hospitals, Vashi delivered a lecture on Prostrate and Hernia to create awareness about the various problems faced by individuals beyond the age of 40 years. He spoke about the causes, the symptoms and the treatment of Prostrate and Hernia. He said, "There is a rapid change in diet and lifestyle, various disease and problems are faced due to our sedentary lifestyle and lack of awareness which can be avoided by taking necessary precautions. Our Health Camps are targeted to make common people aware about healthy living.”