On the Occasion of World Health Day, Global Hospital Releases Short Film ‘Khayaal’

 by Shrutee K/DNS

Mumbai, 5^th April 2019: Global Hospital, released a short film ‘Khayaal’ on the occasion of World Health Day, 2019 celebrated on April 7^th every year. The theme of this year’s World Health Day is Universal health coverage: everyone, everywhere. A short Video release is an initiative of Global Hospital to Inspire the citizens to repose their trust and believe in Hospitals care.

Indian healthcare has undergone a sea of change in the recent decade with an increase in infrastructure and availability of super-specialties in the Tertiary care Hospitals. Through his film ‘Khayal’, Global Hospital wants to highlight that comprehensive quality healthcare services should be accessible to all without any kind of discrimination and applauds the services Tertiary care Hospitals provide. The film was shot in the Hospital and showcases the Hospital’s commitment to the overall health and well-being of the society. 

Dr. Bharat Shah, Director- IRS, Global Hospital, Parel, said, “A lot of medical problems today results from poor lifestyle. These are called lifestyle diseases and they can be completely prevented by avoiding junk and doing regular exercise. Today there is a high incidence and prevalence of obesity, diabetes, and high blood pressure. This can be prevented and controlled. That is what Global Hospital strives for. Today we have seen more than 300 people came together to support the initiative, by taking a pledge for good health through placing a colorful handprint mark on board.”

Commenting on the world health day, Dr. Vivek Talaulikar, Chief Executive Officer of Global Hospital, Parel said, “Tertiary Hospitals are important stakeholders in the Indian Healthcare Ecosystem. And through this short film, ‘Khayaal’ we want to inspire the citizens to repose their trust and believe in Hospitals, given the incidents of increased violence against doctors in India. We strongly feel that the tireless and exceptional care provided by the medical community without any discrimination should be acknowledged by all of us and selfless service provided by them across the world must be viewed in good light.”

Dr Ajit Baviskar, Head of Emergency, Global Hospital, Parel stated, “Emergencies can be frightening and during those times, our very first attempt is to save the life of the patient and attend to his/her needs immediately. Our attention and speed are to deliver the first aid, get the preliminary investigation done and start the treatment as soon as possible. And we do all of this without any discrimination of caste, creed or religion of the patient. Patient’s trust and belief in the Hospitals and in us is our only strength to deliver qualitative outcomes in emergencies.”

About Global Hospitals, Mumbai: Global Hospitals located at Lower Parel, Mumbai is the latest addition to the geographical footprint of Gleneagles Global Hospitals India. The 450-bed facility comprises of 17-stories, housing state-of-the-art infrastructure and advanced medical care facilities. The hospital offers end-to-end clinical, surgical and diagnostic services. The Hospital offers advanced Endoscopic procedures, Hepatobiliary and Liver Surgeries, Surgical and Medical Gastroenterology, Bariatric Surgery and Transplants. The hospital is a centre of excellence for Orthopaedics, Joint Replacement, Knee Replacement, Hip Replacement surgery. The hospital has round-the-clock services for Emergencies, Critical Care and Trauma.

Gleneagles Global Hospitals has multi-super specialty hospitals in Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Chennai and Mumbai. The brand is the most preferred hospital group for multi-organ transplants in Asia region. The parent entity of Gleneagles Global Hospitals is IHH Healthcare, a leading premium integrated healthcare provider with a network of 84 hospitals and more than 16,000 licensed beds. It is one of the largest healthcare groups in the world by market capitalization and is listed in the Main Market of Bursa Malaysia and Main Board of SGX-ST. IHH is a leading player in the home markets of Malaysia, Singapore, Turkey and India, and in their key growth markets of China and Hong Kong.