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Bangalore, March 12: A walk through the sylvan premises of Cubbon Park. That is how 40 renal patients from Narayana Hrudayalaya celebrated the World Kidney Day.
The “Amazing Kidneys Walkathon”, flagged off by Shri Madan Gopal, Principal Secretary of Health and Family Welfare, began in front of Cubbon Park Police Station at 9:15 am and ended at the Press Club.
Dr. Devi Prasad Shetty, Chairman, Dr. Ishthiaque Ahmed and Dr. Nithin Hegde, Consultant Nephrologists, Narayana Hrudayalaya, took part in the Walkathon to spread awareness about the chronic conditions of the kidney and preventive measures that most people tend to overlook.
“Diabetes, hypertension and kidney-toxic drugs are the three most common causes of renal disease. However regular screening of the kidney, which costs about Rs. 200 and an early diagnosis can prevent the heavy costs of a dialysis or even a transplant”, said Dr. Ahmed.
For the patients there, some of them on dialysis, it was a walk for a cause—to alert all those who ignore the seemingly insignificant symptoms; a plea to take a closer look at ones lifestyle and dietary habits.
About Narayana Hrudayalaya:
Founded by the Shankaranarayana Group of Companies, Narayana Hrudayalaya is one of the largest cardiac centres in the world with two heart hospitals in Bangalore and Kolkata that perform about 12% of India’s total heart surgeries. It has the world’s largest Pediatric ITU attracting children from over 52 countries. With 1000-bed multi-specialty set-up, Narayana Hrudayalaya Bangalore has performed more than 35,000 cardiac surgeries and 40,000 catheterization procedures in only 7 years.
The hospital has a reputation of being Asia’s first and only centre for Artificial Heart Transplant. It also runs the world‘s largest Tele-cardiology Telemedicine network in association with ISRO and has treated over 52,000 heart patients.
Narayana Hrudayalaya pioneered Yeshaswini, India’s largest Micro Health Insurance Programme and the world’s largest self-funded health insurance scheme for nearly 3 million farmers at a monthly premium of 10 rupees. This ensures cashless treatment in around 350 state-run hospitals in the country.
Apart from Bangalore and Kolkata, the group currently runs more than 16 hospitals across Dharwad, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Jamshedpur and Assam.
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