Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Limited (Glenmark), has commemorated the World Heart Month in the month of September, by organizing 300 Hypertension public awareness rallies and more than 8000 hypertension screening camps across India.
These rallies were organized in association with various hospitals across the country and emphasized on a detailed conversation on spreading awareness about Hypertension and its signs and symptoms followed by a mass hypertension screening camp. While 28 such rallies have been done in Delhi, Kolkata and Mumbai; Chennai and Hyderabad have done 13 awareness rallies.
One such public awareness campaign was organized by Glenmark in partnership with Association of Physicians of India (API), Indian Medical Association (IMA) ‐ Mumbai West region, and Malad Medical Association, at Suchak Hospital, Malad, Mumbai on 25th September. During the event, the world’s first ‘Hypertension Awareness Symbol’ conceptualized by Glenmark was unveiled. This symbol was developed in consultation with 50,000 leading doctors from across India with an aim to raise awareness of the growing burden of hypertension and the need for timely screening; and endorsed by API and Hypertension Society of India (HSI). Speaking about the initiative, Alok Malik, Group Vice President & Head of India Formulations, Glenmark, said, “ As a leader in Hypertension management, Glenmark is committed to taking every possible step in the country’s fight against this disease, which affects millions of people every year.”
