Apollo Women’s Hospitals organizes Exclusive Women’s Health Screening Programme for Thamizh Seithi Vasipalargal Sangam

 

In continuation with Women’s Day (March 8^th), Apollo Women’s Hospitals is focusing on Women’s Health all throughout March. To raise awareness about the importance of regular health screening amongst Women, an exclusive Women’s Health Screening Programme was organized for Thamizh Seithi Vasipalargal Sangam (News Anchors Association). The association has leading news anchors from all major Tamil news channels. The screening programme was also extended to the spouses of the news anchors and their dependents.

The programme was inaugurated by Ms. Sheetal Rajani, Regional HR Head - Chennai and Global Head - Engagement with Purpose at Tata Consultancy Services. Speaking at the event, she applauded the efforts of Apollo Women’s Hospitals in raising awareness about regular health screening amongst women and the exclusive health screening programme.

The programme included basic health screening including height, weight, BP, ECG, ECHO, audiometry and PFT test. Further to these tests, the members also consulted with specialist doctors from various specialties including General Physician, ENT specialist, Gynaecologist, Neurologist, Orthopedician and Dentist.

More than 100 news anchors attended the programme and along with their families. They got to know their health status by checking various health parameters, especially after the restricted movements of pandemic during which people were not able to focus on exercise and outdoor activities. This served as a reminder to constantly monitor their health so that appropriate measures can be taken at the right time.

A health talk was also delivered by Dr Sumana Manohar, Senior Consultant Obstetrician & Gynaecologist and Clinical Coordinator, Apollo Women’s Hospitals. She said “Women’s health starts from adolescence when a girl is between 16 & 18 years old when factors like obesity and vaccination have to be taken care of. She also provided guidance on parameters to check and monitor before planning for pregnancy, like blood sugar levels, blood pressure and fitness levels. She urged couples to take pre-conceptional counselling and checkups before planning for pregnancy. During pregnancy, weight, thyroid levels, sugar levels have to be monitored so that the mother does not develop complications later in life. For example, 80% of women can become diabetic, if they develop diabetes during pregnancy. Hence good antenatal care and peripartum care is essential. Mental health is also an important factor to be taken care of throughout pregnancy for a healthy baby and safe delivery. Apollo also offers fertility care for couples who face difficulties in conceiving and that they should seek the help of a Fertility Specialist at the right time. In the next peri-menopausal stage, women should take regular mammogram, papsmear test etc to screen for cancers of the breast, cervix and dexa scan to check their bone density along with other clinical examinations. This would help detect diseases early and helps in effective treatment. So, by eating healthy, nutritious food, exercising regularly for at least 30 mins every day, women can take care of themselves and stay healthy.