More than 500 people of the city people including doctors, patients,
school children and others participated in the “Pink Walk”
Ludhiana, October 18, 2014: Fortis Hospital, Ludhiana today organised
a “PINK WALK” in the city to conclude the week long activities in lieu
of the Breast cancer awareness week, organised in the hospital.
Starting early morning, the walk started from Hotel Le’ Baron on
Ferozepur road to PAU Gate no 1.
To conclude the Breast Cancer Awareness week, during which an array of
activities were organised, a ‘Pink Walk’ was organised which was a
Breast Cancer Awareness Walk and people from all spectrums of life
participated in it including the Doctors, patients, cancer survivors,
school children and others to spread awareness on breast cancer. The
walk saw participation from various schools & colleges in the city
namely DAV Public School - Sarabha Nagar, Sacred Heart Convent School
– Sarabha Nagar, DCM School - Jamalpur and Springdale School –
Chandigarh Road and All Saint Institute of Physiotherapy - Ludhiana.
The participants were given free t-shirts, caps, hand bands and
refreshments. The key idea behind the walk is to create awareness
amongst women about this disease and to educate them that early
detection can help save lives. The walk was flagged off by Dr. J.S
Sekhon - Director of Medical Oncology, Dr. Harish Matta - Senior
Consultant Onco Surgery & HOD of General Surgery, Dr. Harpreet Brar –
Admin Head and Mr. Vivan Singh Gill, Facility Director of Fortis
Hospital Ludhiana. The event saw tremendous participation from various
schools which clearly shows that schools are playing their part very
responsibly in the overall education of the kids and making sure that
the youth is made well aware of the medical complications in life and
how one be treated effectively if the conditions are detected timely.
Speaking on the occasion, Dr. J.S Sekhon - Director of Medical
Oncology; Fortis Hospital Ludhiana, said, “Medical Science has made
significant advances and early detection is of upmost importance in
treatment of breast cancer. We and trying to make women aware of the
same as diagnosis at an early stage helps 90-95 percent of patients
become cured totally.”
Adding further, Dr. Harish Matta – Senior Consultant Onco Surgery &
HOD of General Surgery; Fortis Hospital Ludhiana, said “The most
unique achievement in this walk is the launch of a survivor group of
more than 200 breast cancer survivors. This group of survivors is a
great resource and help to the newly diagnosed breast cancer patients.
Contact details of survivors are shared with the recently diagnosed
patients and women can get in touch with the survivors. This helps
greatly in coping up with the disease and most important message out
of this is that BREAST CANCER DOES NOT SIMPLY MEAN DEATH. The hospital
will ensure regular support to these survivors in the form of follow
ups and activities pertaining to awareness and treatment. This unique
initiative by Fortis Hospital, Ludhiana will be an amazing confidence
booster to the breast cancer patients.”
On the occasion, Mr. Vivan Singh Gill – Facility Director of Fortis
Hospital Ludhiana, announced that “Fortis Hospital Ludhiana is
launching a Fortis city centre soon on Ferozepur road which shall meet
the requirements of people in this part of the city. At Fortis we
ensure that the best of healthcare services are provided to the
patients as we are a patient centric hospital. The new city centre
will also provide the best of diagnostic and healthcare facilities to
the people of Ludhiana.”
About Fortis Healthcare Limited
Fortis Healthcare Limited is a leading integrated healthcare delivery
service provider in India. The healthcare verticals of the company
primarily comprise hospitals, diagnostics and day care speciality.
Currently, the company operates its healthcare delivery services in
India, Singapore, Dubai, Mauritius and Sri Lanka with 63 healthcare
facilities (including projects under development), over 10,000
potential beds, over 240 diagnostic centres and a team strength of
more than 17,000 people.