World Heart Day

Every year on the 29th of September, World Heart Day is celebrated to increase awareness about cardiovascular diseases, including their prevention and their global impact. To mark this day a workshop was held for construction labourers in DLF Park Place, Park Drive Road, Phase V, Gurugram on the 29th of September, in collaboration with Adharshila Trust, a reputed non-governmental organization in the field of community healthcare and poverty alleviation.

The workshop consisted of an awareness session on cardiac health, symptoms and immediate steps to be taken while one is having a cardiac arrest. As a part of Cardiac Awareness session the topics covered were reasons for heart attack, symptoms of heart attack, immediate steps to be taken if one notices symptoms and steps to be taken for having a healthy heart. In addition to this, free health screening, medical counselling. tetanus vaccinations, and medicines were provided to all attendees. Over 280 beneficiaries attended the awareness session and participated in the free health screening.