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Seen from L to R, Dr. Banshi Saboo, Indian Yoga Guru & Spiritual Leader Sri Sri Ravi Shankar and Rotary International President Shekhar Mehta.

An official attempt for creating a world record

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], September 28: 29th Sept is celebrated every year as World Heart Day to create awareness among the general public. Diabetes is one of the leading causes of death due to heart attack. India is infamously known as the Diabetes Capital of the World for being home to an estimated 74 million people with Diabetes. Around an equal number of people are currently suffering from prediabetes. Various studies have shown that 50% of Indians remain undiagnosed, among those who are diagnosed, only 25% are well controlled.

The second wave of the COVID pandemic has taught us very tough lessons. Diabetic patients, undiagnosed diabetic patients and even prediabetic people were at 2 to 6 times higher risk of severe infections, hospitalization and death. Realising the urgent need for diagnosing the undiagnosed, tracking and treating those who already have diabetes, the Research Society for Study of Diabetes in India (RSSDI) launched Defeat Diabetes Campaign with an objective of reaching 100 million people in 100 days with a message – Test, Track and Treat. The campaign was launched on the occasion of Doctors Day (1st July) by the hands of Chief Justice of India, Honourable Justice N V Ramanna.

As a part of the Defeat Diabetes campaign, RSSDI will be conducting a nationwide blood glucose testing camp on 29th Sept (World Heart Day) in partnership with Rotary India, Art of Living and Beat – O. This camp will be simultaneously conducted at around 10,000 sites spread across various parts of the country. A geolocation-based portal has been launched at https://defeatdiabetes.online from where anyone can easily look for the nearest site offering free blood sugar testing. Additionally, those wanting to test their sugar from home will be able to upload their readings on the same platform.

Dr Banshi Saboo, National President, RSSDI, said, “This will be the first of its kind event and will be monitored by the Asia Book of Records to be considered a record for doing the maximum number of blood sugar tests in one single day. The mega event One Nation, One Day, One Million Blood Sugar Tests will be inaugurated on 28th Sept by Sri Sri Ravishankar along with various international dignitaries”.

Dr Bal Inamdar, Chair, Health, Rotary India, said, “With 77 Million diabetic patients, India is considered as the Diabetic Capital of the world. An amazing 57% of patients are undiagnosed. In this scenario, mass screening becomes of paramount importance. Rotary India is happy to collaborate with RSSDI for this most needed screening. Let’s Defeat Diabetes! All the best to all the partners in this great endeavour.”

First of Its Kind in the South Gujarat Region, ‘Contour Device Placement’ For Ruptured Brain Aneurysm was performed by Dr. Jenny Gandhi at “Centre of Excellence in Neurointervention” Shalby Hospital, Surat.

Surat (Gujarat) [India], September 25: Shalby Multispecialty Hospital is known for its quality healthcare services and the development of an innovative “Zero” technique for Knee / Hip Replacement procedures.

Shalby’s recognition as a multispecialty tertiary hospital chain in the Indian healthcare industry was envisioned by its founder Dr Vikram Shah – CMD. Ethicon India has felicitated Dr Shah for developing the ‘OS Needle’.

Patient-centric care through a professional and ethical approach is the hallmark of Shalby Hospitals.

Dr Vikram Shah says we at Shalby Hospitals strive to provide quality healthcare to the people across the globe by inventing, adapting, and imbibing the world’s best technologies and innovations. ‘Catering total health care under one roof at most affordable costs’ has been our motto, which has helped us establish a chain of multispecialty hospitals and vibrant OPD centers across India and the world. Shalby Hospitals today enjoys a place of pride in the Medical Tourism map of India and continues the mission of providing comprehensive health solutions.

Intervention Radiology is the medical super-speciality that provides minimally invasive image-guided surgery for the body’s blood vessels. All surgeries/interventions are performed through a pin-hole without any incision on the skin.

Dr Jenny Gandhi is an “Intervention Radiologist” in Surat, trained in Neurointervention and Peripheral intervention from the world’s pioneers of Intervention Radiology.

Shalby hospital, with Dr Jenny Gandhi, is the first in Surat to perform a maximum number of successful flow-diverter treatments of brain aneurysms and embolization of dural AVF and brain AVM.

Shalby Hospital is the first and only IR centre in Surat that successfully performed ‘Contour device placement’ for ruptured brain aneurysms in the South Gujarat Region.

Intervention Radiology is the new medical super-speciality by which we can treat simple and complex vascular problems of the body without any open surgery. The recovery rate is speedy, and the complication rates are minimal; most patients usually get discharged from the hospital in 2 days.

Dr Jenny was awarded the ‘Best fellow of Intervention Radiology’ by the Indian Society of Vascular and Intervention Radiology in 2019. She has completed more than 500 Intervention procedures in Shalby. All complex high-end Neuro-interventions, i.e. Endovascular Coiling, flow diverter and Contour/WEB device placement for brain aneurysms, carotid stenting, intracranial stenting, Embolization of dural AVM/AVF, Embolization of brain AVM, are being performed successfully.

Dr Virendra Sinh Chauhan (Cluster COO – Shalby Hospital Surat) said, “Shalby Surat is a state-of-the-art tertiary care multispecialty unit. Our infrastructure & team are ready to manage any critical procedures & medical management. Shalby Surat is a NABH & NABL accredited & backed up 24×7 by more than 35 full-time consultants.

Mr Lalit Sasale (DGM – Shalby Hospital Surat) mentioned patients can avail the Superspeciality Interventional Radiology procedures in Surat now, no need to rush for metro cities like Mumbai. Shalby Surat can get international patients under medical tourism (MVT).

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The Webinar revealed that 810 women and 6700 newborn die everyday due to pregnancy and childbirth issues

New Delhi, September 21: As a part of the global action on patient safety, the World Health Assembly adopted a resolution on 24th May 2019 to address global patient safety in a concerted manner. Part of this resolution is about adopting 17th September as a World Patient Safety Day.

PFPS India and National Thalassemia Welfare Society (NTWS), in association with GAP Health Foundation and Youth Thalassemics Alliance, organised a webinar on 19th September to mark the 3rd World Patient Safety Day (WPSD). The deliberations were focused around the theme of WPSD 2021, “Safe Maternal and New-born Care”, and also another prime focus area of WHO “Medication Without Harm”.

In his opening remark Dr. J S Arora, member of WHO Advisory Group Patients For Patient Safety programme, founder of PFPS India and founder president NTWS informed that as per WHO approximately 810 women and 6700 newborns die every day from preventable causes related to pregnancy and childbirth. He added that most maternal and stillbirths/newborns are avoidable through the provisions of safe and quality care.

Dr Neelam Dhingra, Unit Head WHO Patient Safety Flagship programme 2021-2030, was the chief guest. In her address, she said one in every ten patients harmed while receiving hospital care in high-income countries (HICs) and 13.4 crore adverse events occur each year in hospitals in low-middle income countries (LMICs), contributing to 2.6 crore deaths annually. She added that 83% of harm to the patients is avoidable. She said the vision of Global Patient Safety Action Plan 2021-2030 is “a world in which no one is harmed in health care and every patient receives safe and respectful care, every time, everywhere” and the goal is “Achieve the maximum possible reduction in avoidable harm due to unsafe health care globally”.

Dr Aparna Singh Shah, regional adviser at Department of Health systems Developments, WHO South-East Asia Region Office, New Delhi, was the guest of honour. She highlighted one of the objectives of WHO SEARO is “To assess the nature and scale of adverse events in healthcare and establish a system of learning and reporting”, and the challenge is “lack of actionable quality and safety data, especially at the local level”.

Dr Sanjiv Kumar, former Executive Director National Health Systems Resource Centre, (NHSRC) MoHFW, who was chairing the webinar, highlighted a 1 in a million chance of a person being harmed while travelling by plane. In comparison, there is a 1 in 300 chance of a patient being harmed during health care. He suggested the best way to reduce harm in healthcare is religiously applying a checklist at every step, as is being done in aviation and other industries.

Dr Aparna Sharma, additional professor of Obs & Gynae at AIIMS, Delhi, highlighted steps in patient safety in maternal care. Dr Harish Chellani, professor of paediatrics at VMMC & Safdarjung hospital, said that introduction of a mother’s bed along with a neonatal intensive care unit has reduced neonatal morbidity and mortality to a great extent. Maj. Gen. Dr Atul Kotwal, executive director NHSRC MoHFW highlighted various GOI programmes like JSSK, SUMAN, LaQshya, MusQan and NBCC for care during labour, childbirth and newborn care.

Dr Harmeet Singh Rehan, Professor and Head Department of Pharmacology LHMC, emphasised on reporting of adverse events to learn and improve upon. Dr Eswara Reddy, Joint Drug Controller General of India, said that as the regulator, their primary responsibility is to assure the quality of drug formulations at every step from manufacturing to dispensing. He added that in case of doubt, any person from the public could take a drug sample and send it for investigation. Mr PK Jaggi former Head of Office and Licencing Authority, Drug Control Department, Delhi said pharmacist plays an important role in patient safety by taking adequate precaution while dispensing a prescription.

Dr JS Arora urged the doctors to write the prescription in legible handwriting, minimise the use of abbreviations and avoid distractions while examining a patient.

Ms Sangeeta Wadhwa, another member of WHO advisory group Patients for Patient Safety programme and founder of Youth Thalassemics Alliance, said that Healthcare professionals are not the enemy 99% of the time, and patients are not the enemy 99% of the time. We can bridge the divide by asking the questions FIRST, then have a solution session where questions are reviewed objectively with solutions in mind.

Meeting ended with a note to submit recommendations to the Govt for taking effective measures to minimise healthcare-related harms.

World Patient Alliance, an umbrella organization of patients and patients’ organizations around the globe, supported this webinar.

Students of all streams were invited to participate in a poster competition on the three issues 1) Safe Maternal Care, 2) Safe New-born Care, and 3) Medication Safety. Winning students were awarded a merit certificate and cash prize.

September 1: Therapeuo is a state-of-the-art dental clinic located at Cuffe Parade, Mumbai, that provides simple and complex dental solutions with utmost reliability and uncompromised aesthetics.

Their synergistic combination of specialists and expert diagnostic tools and instruments ensure a well-rounded treatment. Founded by an expert in prosthodontic treatment, Dr. Reiyal, the clinic is also known for its excellent service and patient-inclusive treatment planning. Therapeuo aims to secure their patient’s comfort and happiness by making them an integral part of the entire process.

The clinic hosts one most experienced and skilled professionals, Dr. Reiyal, trained in Prosthetic and aesthetic dentistry and has been practicing for 11 years. Dr. Reiyal has helped hundreds of patients achieve their perfect smiles, and at Therapeuo Dental Clinic, he wants to ensure that one gets exactly what they desire. Dr. Reiyal has noticed that patients undergo dental procedures without a say in the outcome of their treatment, leading to an emotional disconnect and loss of confidence. Keeping these concerns in mind, Dr. Reiyal, the principal dentist and co-founder at Therapeuo Dental Clinic, is introducing’ Digital Smile Design’, the latest innovation in dentistry, which is a powerful tool to help design and create healthy smiles that are customized to suit one’s physical appearance and personality.

Being mentored about Digital Smile Designing by Dr. Christian Coachman (founder of DSD), Dr. Reiyal says, “You can’t build something without assessing, designing and planning first – and this is what Digital Smile Design does for your teeth and smile. It gives you a preview of your new smile before treatment, takes the guesswork out of dental procedures and most importantly, gives you confidence in the plan and the desired outcome” Therapeuo Dental Clinic’s Digital Smile Design has a simple motto – “Assess – Design – Plan”. What’s new in the innovation is that it improves the aesthetic visualization of the patient’s concern, giving them an understanding of the possible solution and educating and motivating them about the benefits of the treatment. It removes any scepticism or doubt that the patient might have before undertaking any treatment, thereby providing a seamless experience. That’s not all. The design created digitally involves the participation of the patients in the designing process of their smile design. This ensures customization of the smile as per the individual’s desires and needs, providing them with emotional acceptance and confidence in the treatment plan for the new smile.

It is more accurate, reproducible and removes the chances of manual error by providing better and long-lasting outcomes. Bettering lives with beautiful smiles, DSD is the new promising treatment that has the power to create a better future with its digital technology and precision.

Mikita Shivang Desai

September 02: We have so many scanners to diagnose the health of the body, but what about the mind? Evidently, it is even ten times more crucial to be emotionally healthy while you have the responsibility of raising and nurturing another human from a null point. And this is precisely where Mind Studios aids and backs the parents. Their PREGSHIFT Program is changing the way we perceive pregnancy, child-birth and parenting, with one happy pregnancy and child-raising at one time.

People often fail to comprehend the correlation between the apprehensive nine months of pregnancy and the upcoming 14 years of a growing child’s life. These initial 14 years is the ideal time to reprogramme, shape and nurture a child right, inside out. It is also the foundational period that will decide the course of his entire life. Having transformed the lives of over 9000 clients from more than 13 countries across the globe, Mind Studios fill this complex journey with contentment and bliss. With their two decades of international exposure and experience, they use the DFR model to bring a unique blend of solutions for these couples in distress.

Mikita has mapped all the essential buttons of the mind and the body that only need to be pushed to pull out someone’s healthier and happier version. They had helped couples in smooth conceiving even when both the fallopian tubes of the mother were blocked. They have successfully aided and rescued a woman from severe trauma that her three miscarriages had pushed her into, leading to a mindful fourth pregnancy which went normal and was rejoice-worthy by both the parents. They delivered an extraordinary cure when a couple brought their 10-year-old child who had the problem of stammering and allergies, and in no time, he was better than fit. They traced the root cause of his issues to be lying at the time of the 3rd trimester of his mother when he was in the womb.

They reverse engineer the problem-causing pathways. Their firsthand experience has endowed them with the proficiency to engineer modules, plans, and training to save the parents from raising a mediocre child and build up the best bundle of talent, skills, manners and joy.

Today, Mind Studios is one of the top 10 psychology-based analytics, consulting, and training companies worldwide. They have been successfully transforming lives with their distinct offering since 2000. Their eccentric use of 12+ modalities, like metaphor and handwriting analysis, and clinical psychology, to reprogram the mind makes them a nonpareil leader in the industry. They help couples identify and break their blocking patterns and rebuild their world starting from neuroplasticity, chromotherapy, and cognitive behaviour therapies.

They have been of enormous help to young and maturing parents and pregnant, to-be mothers and fathers to help them deal with everything in these crucial times. They strive to change the world while reaching out to one home, one family, and one person at a time. If you are expecting a baby soon or have just had one, visiting them might be your call to make the perfect change happen. Let’s embrace parenthood and its intricate beauty together.

Varanasi, September 1: Karauli Diagnostics focuses on providing patients quality, diagnostic healthcare services in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India. Through its network, Karauli Diagnostics offer patients convenient locations for their diagnostic healthcare services and efficient service. With over 3 diagnostic centres in Varanasi (Maldhaiya, Bhojubeer&Manduadih) and related healthcare tests and services offered, The Directors (Mr. Aditya Agrawal & Mr. Anshuman Agrawal) believe that Karauli Diagnostics are capable of performing substantially all of the diagnostic healthcare tests and services currently prescribed by physicians in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh India.

Mr. Aditya Agrawal said that in the last four-five years, immense changes for the improvement of the patients have occurred in the wellbeing administrations in the state.

Karauli Diagnostic’s Centre, Varanasi is equipped with latest technology and best professionals in the industry, delivering world-class diagnostic services round-the-clock. It is a one stop solution for diagnostics-pathology, super-specialized tests, radiology and cardiology. (Blood Test, MRI, CT-Scan, X-ray, Home sample collection, Ambulance Service)

Today, Karauli Diagnostics has become the forerunner in the Medical Diagnostic industry by bringing modernization, digitization and headway in the entire region.

“During the Covid-19 pandemic, the healthcare services in the state have been improved and reinforced and monetarily ad libbed individuals are getting profited with the wellbeing plans dispatched by Karauli Diagnostics. Mr. Aditya Agrawal has also started several schemes for the people below the poverty line so that every citizen could get the benefits.”

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Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], August 20: ManipalCigna Health Insurance Company Limited, has launched a new digital campaign, ‘SAATH DIJYE – Fark Padta Hai’; to celebrate the spirit of togetherness and spread the message of supporting each other through all means and staying strong together in difficult times, as a simple act of kindness can make a big difference to someone’s life.

The COVID-19 pandemic has transformed our lives unprecedentedly; many of us are experiencing social isolation and loneliness at times. For those dealing with hardships, it’s often difficult to reach out for help. Thus the new campaign ‘SAATH DIJYE’ aims to encourage people to take a step forward and start talking to friends and family and be there to support each other in times of difficulties, as things often get better when we are together.

Speaking on the new campaign launch, Sapna Desai, Head of Marketing and Online Sales ManipalCigna Health Insurance, said, “The second wave of COVID-19 was difficult for everyone. But we got through this together. If there’s one thing we’ve learnt in these difficult times, it’s that we’re stronger than we think. And the only thing that makes us more undefeatable is being there for one another, despite the distance or time of day. As we enter a time for healing and getting better, it is important that we don’t forget the lessons that we learnt along the way. Inspired by all the selfless acts and generosity that we saw and our brand purpose of being with our customers in illness and wellness, we have put together this message to celebrate the spirit of togetherness and how it makes a difference.”

Click the link to watch the ‘SAATH DIJIYE’ campaign film on ManipalCigna’s YouTube page.

Humankind needs warmth and care of their loved ones, and it’s often easy to navigate hardships when we have the support of each other as we cope with overwhelming changes alongside uncertainty of health, finances, and futures. Time and again, what we have also seen all over the world is that, with the spirit of togetherness, kindness, and being available to help each other, we can get ourselves out of anything, no matter what obstacles come our way. Thus inspired by the many selfless acts that lifted human spirits during the outbreak, ManipalCigna has put together this new film. ‘SAATH DIJIYE’ kyunki fark padta hai urges people to encourage, uplift, and support one another in difficult times, and this stands true for all times, not just during the extraordinary experiences presented by the Covid-19 pandemic.

Besides the new digital film, the company has also rolled out advertisements on digital and social media along with influencer outreach programs to drive awareness about this new campaign.

ManipalCigna asked people ‘SAATH DIJIYE’, and they did! The campaign film has got support, love and stories from across India since its launch on 10^th August 2021.

• #SaathDijiye trended at number 2 for 4 hours all India on Twitter
• 4500+ posts on Twitter
• #SaathDijiyereached 6.08 million users and generated 17.42 million impressions
• Influencers helped us achieve around 1 thousand retweets, and the conversations are still growing!

About ManipalCigna Health Insurance Company Limited

ManipalCigna Health insurance Company Limited is a joint venture between Manipal Group, an eminent player in healthcare delivery and higher education in India, Cigna Corporation, a global health services company with over 200 years of experience. ManipalCigna is headquartered out of Mumbai and has 50branch offices covering major metros and towns. The company has built a strong multi-distribution network of over 30,000 agents, 250+ major brokers and is present in over 15,000 points of sales locations across the country through its distribution network. ManipalCigna also has tie-ups with ten leading Banks, over 35 NBFCs, MFIs and Corporate Agents for distributing health insurance solutions and has a network of over 6500 trusted hospitals across cities, including tier I, tier II and tier III towns in India.

To learn more, visit www.manipalcigna.com

Pune, Aug 13: Hair loss and skin problems have become widespread in India. Issues related to the skin and hair can have a negative impact on a person’s appearance and ultimately lower confidence and self-esteem. Worry not! Bid adieu to your skin and hair woes and reclaim your youth and confidence with advanced and effective skin and hair solutions at Zayn Skin Clinic with Dr. Sajid Mughal!

As a renowned and reputed clinic, Zayn Skin Clinic in Pune offers a vast spectrum of cosmetic, skincare, beauty, anti-ageing, dermatology, and hair restoration treatments to patients at affordable rates. Since its inception more than a decade ago, Zayn clinic has successfully performed more than 2000 hair transplants and possess a long track record of delivering quality skin and hair treatment, positively transforming lives for many.

Founded by Dr.Sajid Mughal, a highly experienced and decorated cosmetic surgeon, Zayn Skin Clinic was established with the sole aim of providing the best quality of cosmetic, skin, and hair transplant in Pune with the utmost level of skill, precision, and care, ensuring lasting and natural-looking results.

This state-of-the-art clinic in Pune is equipped with the latest cutting-edge infrastructure, modern technology and equipment, and best-in-class facilities to ensure that you get the best skin and hair treatments in the most comfortable and relaxing environment.

Specialised Skin Treatments at Zayn Skin Clinic

Don’t let skin conditions like acne, wrinkles, pigmentation, and scars hold you back from living your fullest. Zayn Skin Clinic offers a comprehensive range of highly effective cosmetic and medical skin treatments that will give you smooth, even-toned, and younger-looking skin in no time.

Their skin treatments include Chemical Peeling, Collagen Induction Therapy, Hydrafacial MD – Elite, best in class Hair Removal Laser, Microdermabrasion, MesoFacial, Laser Scar Removal, Pigmentation Removal, and much more. They also offer treatments for medical conditions such as acne, eczema, hives, moles, psoriasis, shingles, warts, etc.

Zayn Skin Clinic is also popular among patients seeking facial and anti-ageing treatments such as wrinkle removal injectables, Dark Circles Treatment, Vampire Facial, Fillers, etc., that helps them regain a rejuvenated and youthful look.

Innovative Hair Transplants and Treatments at Zayn Skin Clinic

Zayn Skin Clinic, spearheaded by Dr, Sajid Mughal, specialises in advanced and efficient hair treatments and hair transplant surgeries, including the modern FUE Hair Transplant technique. Their hair treatments are painless and minimally-invasive procedures that cause no visible scarring and provide healthy and dense hair growth with a natural-looking hairline.

Zayn clinic also offers non-surgical hair restoration treatments such as Platelet-Rich Plasma (PRP) Therapy, Stem Cell Therapy, Mesotherapy, and Dermapen 4 Treatments. With Dr.Sajid Mughal and Zayn Skin Clinic, you can truly reverse years of hair loss, hair thinning, balding, and receding hairlines.

Zayn Skin Clinic offers you the most comprehensive skin and hair treatment plans that are tailored and customised to address your specific needs and requirements. From your first consultation to your treatment and beyond, you are ensured that you have the most comfortable journey, and you get to experience the best quality of care and treatment that we have to offer.

About Zayn Skin Clinic:

Established by Dr.Sajid Mughal, Zayn Skin Clinic is a reputed and renowned skin and hair treatment clinic known for providing effective cosmetic and medical solutions to patients suffering from a variety of skin and hair problems. With more than ten years of experience and 3000 happy clients, Zayn Skin Clinic prides itself on its ability to deliver successful results and is dedicated to helping patients regain their beauty and confidence.

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Calicut (Kerala) [India], August 4: Meitra Hospital Kozhikode, one of South India’s most advanced quaternary care hospitals, takes a mega step forward towards introducing advanced, innovative, and cutting-edge technology to ensure faster and complete recovery of patients requiring joint replacement surgeries by introducing, for the first time in South Asia, the Smith & Nephew CORI robot-assisted surgical system. The launch of this state of art technology today in the presence of Cine Superstar Padmashree Bharath Mammootty as the Chief Guest, Faizal  Kottikollon, Chairman, Meitra Hospital, Dr. Ali Faizal, Director, Meitra Hospital & Senior Consultant – Department of Cardiology, Meitra Hospital, Dr. George Abraham – Chairman, Centre of Bone and Joint Care, Meitra Hospital and Dr. Sameer Ali Paravath – Consultant and Head – Joint Replacement and Arthroscopy, Meitra Hospital.

The innovative robotic joint replacement technology takes a giant leap in ensuring probably the best possible clinical outcome for patients wherein the surgeries can be done with ultimate precision and accuracy, minimal blood, tissue, and bone loss, minimal pain and post-surgery trauma for patients and most important & significantly a quicker post-surgery recovery period for the patients thereby robot-assisted joint replacement surgeries will prove to be a boon for patients in India and in Kerala particularly.

The advanced and innovative technology used by robotic surgical tools helps the surgeons devise a customised plan based on the uniqueness of the case and the patient’s anatomy using a 3-D digital real-time model of the joint and then perform the joint replacement surgery including total and partial knee replacements with greater precision and accuracy. The 3D view helps the surgeon assess and finalise the best choice of implant required for the patient to ensure faster recovery with minimal blood, tissue, and bone loss. Thereby it will ensure a more natural feel and movement of your joint with better longevity and survival of your implant than conventional surgeries or other types of computer-assisted surgeries.

The addition of CORI-Robotic Joint Replacement Surgical System makes Meitra’s CoE of Bone & Joint Care a fully equipped center to conduct all kinds of Total or Partial Knee and Hip Replacement surgeries thus, making Meitra Hospital the first and only training center for conducting Robotic Arthroplasty (Joint Replacement Surgery) in India.

“As clinical experts, our duties are not limited to only diagnosing a disorder and treating it. We invest a lot of our efforts in understanding the latest technologies in medical science that can help ease a patient’s pain and our efforts to cure them with minimal damage. Joint replacement surgeries using robot-assisted technologies and surgical tools have made the process more accurate and help us plan these surgeries. I am happy that Meitra Hospital has taken the initiative to launch a dedicated facility for Robot-assisted joint replacement surgeries and I am sure that this will help patients recover faster with reduced pain, less blood loss, and shorter hospital stay,” said Dr. George Abraham, Chairman – Bone and Joint Care, Meitra Hospital.

Citing the necessity of adapting robot-assisted joint replacement surgeries, Dr. Sameer Ali Paravath, Consultant and Head – Joint Replacement and Arthroscopy, Meitra Hospital explained, “The traditional methods of joint replacement surgeries, namely the pre-surgery planning methods such as CT scan and MRIs only gave an understanding of the problems in the joints, however, with robot-assisted surgical tools, we have taken a step forward. Since each patient and their anatomies are unique, we cannot use the same methods of surgery on everyone. With robot-assisted surgical tools like CORI Surgical System, we, now can plan the surgery and make the cuts and implant placement with 100% precision and accuracy. These tools ensure that the patients recover and regain normalcy in their lives faster than usual.”

Expressing his delight on the launch of the specialised section of Robot-assisted Joint Replacement Surgery Department at the hospital, Mr. Faizal E Kottikollon, Chairman – Meitra Hospital shared, “Meitra Hospital has always been on the forefront of adopting cutting-edge technologies and delivering high-quality clinical services and uncompromised patient care. Our scientifically augmented infrastructure, state-of-the-art facilities backed by expert teams of doctors have earned us innumerable laurels since our inception. Robot-assisted surgeries have given a new dimension to curing patients and ensuring optimum level of healthcare services delivered to our patients who can now walk out of the hospital with relatively lesser damage post-surgery and heal faster than usual. Having the best robotic surgical tools such as CORI has only helped us yield the best results during such complicated surgeries.”

“Using traditional methods during joint replacement surgeries is no longer an option considering the advancements and innovations in medical technology. Robot-assisted technologies such as CORI Surgical Systems help our doctors diagnose a health problem and pre-plan a surgery, thus providing consistent and predictable results of the efforts and skillsets of both the surgeon and the accuracy of the technology used. The department is an example of our efforts to ensure safety and complete recovery from problems for our patients and we will continue to introduce such innovative technologies at our hospital that would be ably backed by highly trained doctors and state-of-the-art infrastructure,” remarked Dr. Ali Faizal, Director & Senior Consultant – Cardiology, Meitra Hospital.

The Centre of Excellence for Bone and Joint Care at Meitra Hospital, recently, earned recognition from the National Board of Examinations and being awarded the prestigious training programs of FNB Arthroplasty and FNB Spine Surgery.

Meitra Hospital is a 220-bed quaternary care facility spread across a 4.5 million square feet area in the lush greens of Kerala. Established with a vision of creating the best healthcare delivery system in India, the inception of Meitra Hospital was a culmination of collaboration of industry leaders across the world- Patient-Centric Design in collaboration with TAHPI Australia, Superior Hospital Infrastructure manufactured at KEF Holdings’ Offsite Manufacturing Facility, and Care-Path Model developed under the advice of Cleveland Clinic physicians.

In a short span of three years, its six centres of excellence- Heart and Vascular Care, Neurosciences, Bone and Joint care, Gastro Sciences, Kidney Health & Transplantation, Blood Disorders, Bone Marrow Transplant and Cancer Immunotherapy -have established themselves as amongst the best in South India.

The hospital is completely paperless, utilizes a unit dose drug delivery system, and has implemented clinical pathways for key specialties. It has 7 state-of-the-art operation theatres, South India’s first robotic hybrid Cath Lab and 52 one-of-its-kind individualized ICU cubicles. Other medical technologies include a 3-tesla state-of-the-art, cutting edge MRI machine; a 128-slice CT Scan, an O-Arm, tele-ICUs, and many more advanced technologies which will be introduced shortly.

Surat (Gujarat) [India], July 31: Shalby Multispecialty Hospital is known for its quality healthcare services, also known for the development of an innovative “Zero” technique for the procedures of Knee / Hip Replacement.

Shalby’s recognition as a multispecialty tertiary hospital chain in the Indian healthcare industry was envisioned by its founder Dr. Vikram Shah – CMD, who Ethicon India has felicitated for developing the ‘OS Needle’.

Patient-centric care through a professional and ethical approach is the hallmark of Shalby Hospitals.

Dr. Vikram Shah says, “We, at Shalby Hospitals, strive to provide quality healthcare to the people across the globe by inventing, adapting and imbibing the world’s best technologies and innovations. ‘Catering total health care under one roof at most affordable costs’ has been our motto, which has helped us establish a chain of multispecialty hospitals and vibrant OPD centres across India and the world. Shalby Hospitals today enjoys a place of pride in the Medical Tourism map of India and continues the mission of providing comprehensive health solutions.”

NABH accredited Shalby Hospital Surat is now on the verge of completing four years. On this occasion, the hospital is launching south Gujarat’s 1st “Sports Injury Centre”.

Shalby Hospital Surat is instrumental in spreading smiles on over 28000 patients & their caregivers to date.

Dr. Manish Saini (Consultant – Arthroscopy & Arthroplasty) will be spearheading the state-of-the-art department of sports injury. A team of qualified physiotherapists & paramedical staff will support the department. Dr. Manish is an experienced senior consultant certified by FIFA for sports injury treatment. He has done more than 5000 Arthroscopy & Arthroplasty procedures and treated over 4200 sports injury patients.

South Gujarat’s 1st “Sports Injury Centre”:

– focusing on Athletic Activities Restoration,

– focusing on Demand Oriented Physiotherapy,

– focusing on Early Rehab& Personalised trainer therapy,

– Subsidised packages for Athletes & Sportsperson,

– Providing the educational platform on social media in collaboration with colleges & Institutes,

Dr. Virendrasinh Chauhan (Cluster COO – Shalby Hospital Surat) mentioned that our hospital is capable of doing treatment on all types of sports & orthopaedic injuries like Knee, Shoulder and Ankle, including other orthopaedic traumas. Dr. Virendrasinh shared his thoughts on the recent victory of Indian players in athletics. He has assured the quality healthcare services in the interest of patients & their caregivers.

Mr. Lalit Sasale (DGM Corporate Development) said “Sports Injury Centre” will be promoting the importance of a healthy lifestyle and providing an educational platform on social media in collaboration with colleges & Institutes.

(“Sports Injury Centre”- will be running daily 10:00 am to 5:00 pm)