RB and Apollo Hospitals Group join hands to build healthier communities

 ‘Arogya Rakshak’ – a program focusing on school hygiene, health clinics and community nutritional centers aims to transform over 60,000 lives in Andhra Pradesh

 Reckitt Benckiser, the world’s leading consumer Health and Hygiene Company joins hands with Apollo Hospitals Group to drive India’s health narrative through #HealthierIndiaTogether. With the launch of ‘Arogya Rakshak’ Protected by Dettol, Cared by Apollo, the two pioneer brandswillwork towards improving India’s Health Index. The program aims to touch60,000 lives by strengthening the school hygiene program, health clinics and supporting community nutritional centers in Andhra Pradesh by 2021.

This unique partnership will enable an infection free environment by empowering clinics and members of the medical fraternity with resources to create awareness programs to promote good health. Special focus will also be on providing a balanced nutrition with local foods to safeguard and protect the health of pregnant women, lactating mothers, children and the elderly.

Dr.Prathap C Reddy, Founder Chairman, Apollo Hospitals Group speaking about this partnership, said “This unique initiative with RB will complement Total Health’s objective of providing comprehensive care from prevention to cure to the people and help them lead healthier and happier lives. Our partnership will help raise awareness about the importance of hygiene amongst the masses.  In 2013, Apollo Hospitals launched Total Health initiative – a comprehensive preventive care program in the Thavanampalle Mandal, Chittoor District, Andhra Pradesh. As part of our initiative residents of 195 villages were regularly screened, treated and given lifestyle advisory on preventive care. It has resulted in hundreds of ‘disease-free diabetics’ and a stunning decline in cancer mortality especially amongst women.”

Gaurav Jain, Senior Vice President, Africa, the Middle East and South Asia (AMESA), RB Health said “We are extremely proud of the alliance between RB and Apollo Hospitals Group that will help us build a #HealthierIndiaTogether. Both companies have been proactively working in the space to bridge the disparity in our healthcare system that primarily arises due to the variance in availability and access to quality healthcare between across different regions in India. Therefore, ‘Arogya Rakshak’ Protected by Dettol, Cared by Apollo will create an enabling environment for both the companies to show the power of working together towards building a healthier India.”

Over 2,000 employees of RB and Apollo Hospitals Group together have taken a pledge to make personal hygiene a priority for themselves and their families to help create a healthier world.

With this wholistic healthcare approach, the program will be a great value addition that will also allow adoption of global best practices through trained medical practitioners. With groundwork

already kickstarted in Chittoor District, Andhra Pradesh, some key interventions of the program are:

●       5 clinics in Aragonda have been named ‘Protected by Dettol & Cared by Apollo’ that will maintain an infection free environment through training

●       A first of its kind training module launched for paramedics and doctors which will focus on providing guiding principles of maintaining infection free clinics by having SOPs for using various disinfectants and personal protection methods to ensure hygiene. This will start with 25 doctors which will be scaled up to 300 over the course of three years.

Arogya Rakshak aims to promote a healthy and happy living atmosphere through promotion and protection of health, prevention of diseases, provision of sanitation and a need-based community infrastructure development.

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Apollo Hospitals launches Apollo Clinical Knowledge Network

Apollo Hospitals launches Apollo Clinical Knowledge Network (ACKN) on the Medvarsity Assimilate Platform and introduces Virtual Grand Rounds

Apollo Hospitals today announced the launch of the Apollo Clinical Knowledge Network (ACKN) on Medvarsity’s Assimilate platform. Under its aegis, the ‘Grand Rounds’ was introduced, the largest virtual live lecture hosted in India bringing together 44 hospitals and close to 3800 clinicians from across the country. The occasion also marked the formal launch of the very first of the ACKN case presentation series which will soon be scaled up to include the entire Apollo Hospitals network in the region.

The Virtual Grand Round which saw participation of hospitals from across India and overseas, facilitated diverse perspectives, vital for the ongoing Diplomate of National Board programme for multiple specialties. In addition, numerous healthcare consultants, clinicians, medical students and medical practitioners participated in the discussion from their respective cities.

Speaking at the launch of the ACKN, Dr. Prathap C Reddy, Chairman, Apollo Hospitals Group said “Since our inception in 1983, over 150 million people have come to us from over 140 countries and honoured us with their trust. This we believe is our greatest strength and in this journey of healing, it is our doctors who have been the protagonists, and their commitment to keep raising the bar in clinical excellence inspires us every day. Now, as we move ahead, the Apollo Clinical Knowledge Network powered by the Medvarsity Assimilate Platform will further stretch the boundaries of clinical acumen and leverage the power of knowledge sharing for superlative patient care.”

The Apollo Clinical Knowledge Network was initiated to build a robust clinical community and to impact the quality of healthcare through education. Now ACKN will be a robust platform for the DNB teams across hospitals and will assist them to collaborate for clinical case studies and share knowledge.

Medvarsity brought together hospitals and participating members on its single online platform by streaming the session live for all the participants, making it possible for them to be an active part in the discussion. Medvarsity’s Assimilate platform is the leading platform of choice for healthcare professionals to attend live medical lectures, surgical demos and grand rounds.

Commenting on this, Mr. Gerald Jaideep, CEO, Medvarsity said “We are privileged to be partnering with Apollo Hospitals on this prestigious initiative and thank them for giving us this opportunity. Bringing the best faculty live to a large clinical audience is a critical aspect of medical education. ”

Medvarsity enabled the Grand Round via live streaming which allowed the clinicians to discuss critical cases. After the case presentation, 15 minutes of Q&A session via chat box, along with special AV access to the remote participants ensured their part in the discussion.

Medvarsity is committed to accelerate innovative change in medical education and medical training by harnessing contemporary technologies.  Medvarsity currently offers wide-ranging online courses in healthcare related subjects that have been designed for healthcare professionals looking to enhance their knowledge and expertise in a chosen field.