Apollo Tele Health(ATHS) organizes free screening camps under 'Get Active' program

November, 2016: Apollo Tele Health Services in association with Landmark Group under the CSR initiatives organizes free screening camps under their “GET ACTIVE” program. The program includes assessment of ‘risk factors’ for Non Communicable Disease (NCD), screening using point of care devices testing devices, diet & lifestyle modification counseling and teleconsultation for identified beneficiaries. The program has already finished one year of screening activities in the city of Bengaluru, and now has entered the second phase, which covers three cities Chennai, Bengaluru and Delhi.

Commenting on the preventive health care program, Founder Chairman Dr. Pratap C Reddy said, “Get Active’ program validates our commitment towards bring healthcare of International standards within the reach of every individual. The joint effort with Landmark for preventive healthcare brought promising results with more than one lakh people screened across three metros. Ms. Sangita Reddy Joint Managing Director added, “The program not only imparts knowledge on Non Communicable Diseases for promoting prevention and management but also identify population “at risk” for development of diseases. Early identification of unaware diseases reduce morbidity; improve subsequent lifestyle modification and preventive health care which improves quality of life. “


Non Communicable Diseases (NCDs) include a broad category of long-term diseases like Diabetes, Hypertension, Cardio Vascular Diseases (CVD), Stroke and Cancers. NCDs are the primary reasons of mortality and morbidity attributing to more than 63% of all global deaths and middle-income countries like India contribute to 90% of preventable, premature deaths due to NCDs. In India 26 percent probability of deaths between 30 and 70 years are from four main non-communicable diseases (NCDs), like heart attack, cancer, diabetes and respiratory diseases.