An 80-year-old lady was having a huge dilation of the arch of the aorta, which was leaking and could have ruptured at any instance, causing instantaneous death. Her detailed work up in the form of aortic angiogram and CT aortic angiogram confirmed the diagnosis as well as the exact extent of the disease. Open surgery would have involved a long incision and splitting of her breast bone, long general anaesthesia, stopping her heart, putting the patient on cardio-pulmonary bypass and then replacing the dilated aorta. She was too fragile to withstand the surgery. Endovascular treatment was the treatment of choice for her but the stent would have caused blockage of the arteries supplying her brains and upper limbs. This led doctors to go for a hybrid procedure – the first part was surgical and the second one – interventional endovascular stenting. In the first part a team of surgeons involving Dr. Kshitij Dubey, Dr. Sushil Jain and Dr. Alok Biyani implanted a graft from her right artery of the brain to the left common carotid artery (supplying to the left side of the brain) and left subclavian artery (supplying to the left upper limb). This ensured that even if the mouths of the arteries are blocked by the stent, the blood supply will be maintained by the innominate artery through the graft. This was done under local anaesthesia thereby minimizing the risk of general anaesthesia. Once the circulation to the brain and the upper limb was secured, interventional cardiologists Dr. Sarita Rao, Roshan Rao and Dr. Vikas Gupta under local anaesthesia, through a puncture in the right lower limb artery, implanted the bulky stent graft in the dilated part of the thoracic aortic aneurysm covering brain and upper limb artery which were already grafted so that there was no risk of any compromise to the brain and the upper limb. Team effort by the surgical and the interventional team led to complete cure of the patient with minimal risk. The patient recovered well without any complications and was discharged from the hospital on the third post-operative day.

The patient, a five-year-old girl had multiple health problems including advanced liver cirrhosis, congenital heart defects, severe growth retardation and rickets. Briefing media about this amazing accomplishment, Dr Manish C. Varma, Head of the Liver Transplant Department, Apollo Hospitals, Jubilee Hills; Dr Girish Warrier, Consultant Pediatric Cardiac Surgeon, Apollo Hospitals, Jubilee Hills and Ms Sangita Reddy, Joint Managing Director, Apollo Hospitals; said the baby was suffering from a rare genetic disorder. Though the ailment was diagnosed two years ago elsewhere, the complexity of performing a liver transplant and heart defect correction in one go and not having a precedence to this, prevented them from providing succour to the baby. Five-year-old baby girl, Parvati Rohra, hailing from Hyderabad, was suffering from a rare genetic disorder called Alagille Syndrome. It occurs with a frequency of 1:1,00,000 children and can impact the liver, heart, lungs, kidneys, bones among others. However, the severity of the problem varies from patient to patient. Because of Alagille Syndrome, Parvati had advanced liver cirrhosis, severe cardiac defects including Pulmonary Artery hypoplasia, Pulmonary valve dysplastic, Atrial and Ventricular septal defect, resulting in severe Pulmonary Artery Hypertension, severe growth retardation and rickets. Compounding the problem was her weight of just about ten kilograms. She was leading an extremely traumatic life, deprived of the normal childhood which kids of her age longed for. Although she was mentally developed, she was not going to school or out to play, as any attempt to walk would lead to fractures of the leg bones due to rickets. She was leading a very restricted life and was not able to achieve motor milestones. Her medical history indicated that she presented initially with jaundice in the first few months after birth. Her parents consulted a hospital in Mumbai, which diagnosed this as biliary atresia and were counselled for a liver transplant. However due to the baby being underweight – 10 kgs, the transplant team was not confident of operating on such a small child. Though the problem was later diagnosed elsewhere in Hyderabad, two years ago, looking at the complexity of the patient with heart defects and advanced cirrhosis of liver occurring together and there being no precedence in treating such cases earlier, the hospitals she approached expressed its inability to treat. The family was desperately exploring all avenues known to them in the last 2 years, before they came to Apollo Hospitals. Commenting on the high-risk nature of the case, Dr. Manish C. Varma said “Trying to deal with the problem one at a time would have been definitely fatal. If we attempted to perform liver transplant with a bad heart, she was at risk of dying in the operation theatre. On the other hand, if we tried to correct the heart alone, she was at a very high risk of dying after the heart surgery.” A multidisciplinary team of doctors led by Dr. Manish Varma, consisting of specialists, Liver Transplant Surgeons, Pediatric Hepatologists, Liver Transplant Anesthetists, Pediatric Cardiac Surgeon, Pediatric Cardiologist, Pediatric Anesthetists and Pediatric critical care specialists, took up this case as a challenge. The task ahead was daunting for the team, especially since there is no precedence of treatment for such a complex case being attempted in medical history. “We had no roadmap for us. We could find only one case in medical literature from a different country. However, that was a less complex case and the doctors in that case were able to correct the cardiac defect by endovascular balloon dilatation. We attempted that in our patient’s case but, unfortunately, that failed to correct the heart defect” explained Dr. Girish Warrier. Left with no other option, the doctors at Apollo decided to do something that was never attempted before in medical history. They decided to perform an open-heart surgery for the cardiac defects and then a liver transplant in quick succession. During an eight hour cardiac surgery performed on 23rd January 2017, by Dr. Girish Warrier and his team, the holes in the heart were closed, Pulmonary Artery was widened, Pulmonary valve was excised and an artificial flap valve was created. This was followed by an observation in the ICU for about 12 hours during which the baby was monitored closely for the improvement in heart function and for any deterioration in liver functions. Thereafter, a live donor liver transplant was performed by Dr. Manish Varma and his team, using a part of her mother’s liver, in the earliest available window of opportunity on 24th January 2017. The baby has since recovered and was discharged on February 7th, 2017. Elaborating on the complexity of the case and the importance of clinical decision making, Dr. Manish Varma said, “All our investigations suggested that an open heart surgery would be able to achieve a cardiac function that would enable us to do the liver transplant. However, the most important thing was to identify the correct window of opportunity to do the liver transplant. Attempting a transplant too early would have meant that we would be stressing the heart which had still not recovered fully, and attempting it late meant that the failing liver would have made Baby Parvati so sick that a liver transplant would be impossible. We could attempt this only because we had a living donor transplantation option in her 32-year-old mother Prerna Rohra, as the mother’s liver was a perfect match for the baby.” After this surgery, the baby will have a better growth curve and is likely to catch up on her growth over the next 2 years. The rickets will get treated with vitamin D supplements which will now work due to a functioning liver. The jaundice and itching will go away. She will need to be on some medicines for her heart and will need to be monitored for her heart status. After a few months, she will be able to walk, go to school, and do other age appropriate activities. The multidisciplinary team which was part of this historical surgery consisted of Dr. Manish Varma, Dr. Girish Warrier, Dr. Anand Khakhar, Dr. Anand Ramamurthy, Dr. Mahesh Gopashetty, Dr. L. Sasidhar Reddy, Dr. Manjunath Balasubramaniam, Dr. Meena Trehan, Dr. Kavitha Chintala, Dr. Dinesh Babu, Dr. Vishnu Vardhan Reddy, Dr. Sunita Nareddy, Dr. Shweta Priyadarshini, Dr. Ramesh Srinivasan, Dr. Senthil, Dr. Kirubakaran, Nutritionists, Physiotherapists and pediatric nurses, among others.

Over 250 school children and teachers along with gym instructors received training in “Basic Life Support and First Aid” at Apollo Institute of Medical Sciences & Research (AIMSR) recently The training in Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) was done by a team of Life-Support Instructors from the Department of Emergency Medicine as a part of the National Assembly on Pediatric Emergency Medicine (NAPEM) conference. NAPEM 2017 is being conducted by the Society for Trauma and emergency Pediatrics (STEP) in collaboration with the Society for emergency Medicine India (SEMI), the India Academy of Pediatrics (IAP) and Apollo Hospitals. The conference is hosted with the intent of raising awareness and standard of care for pediatric emergencies in all hospitals. Dr. Imron Subhan, Head of the Apollo Hyderabad Emergency Department, said, “In an emergency, bystanders who witness an accident should provide first-aid and quickly get the victim to the hospital. If they hesitate or delay the transportation, then even Emergency Doctors cannot do much for the Patient”. “Every family should have at one person trained in Basic Life Support and First-Aid skills” said Dr. Dinakar who was the lead Instructor. Dr. Imron, who is also the organizing secretary for the conference said, “We have to make all emergency departments safer for children and better take care of sick and injured pediatric patients. Children with emergency conditions are bound to land up both in pediatric as well as adult emergency departments. All emergency doctors have to be ready to resuscitate and stabilize infants and children, and this can happen only with good training by using simulated scenarios on manikins”.

While frontline staff have to brave difficult terrain, harsh weather conditions, wildlife and poachers in their daily lives, forest-fringe communities are also faced with issues of human-wildlife conflict, and extreme climatic events for which medical assistance is required. The tie-up between Apollo Hospitals Foundation and WWF, India continues after one year of partnership. The continuing tie-up, to be effective from April 2017 for a one-year period, will extend immediate medical support to affected frontline staff of forest department and local community members in the states of Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Sikkim, West Bengal, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Kerala. The partnership covers quality medical treatment of patients that also includes air ambulance services in critical and emergency conditions. This unique partnership between the two organizations will cover medical camps and cases including (but not confined to) grievous injury due to attacks by wild animals; fall from elevated areas (like hills or machines); accidents while patrolling in vehicles (collision, falling off etc); burns during fire-fighting operations; injuries in crowd control operations during incidents of human-wildlife conflict ; medical emergencies during extreme climatic events, life threatening diseases like malaria, dengue etc; venomous bites / stings, and electrocution. Speaking on the necessity of enhancing the welfare of brave wildlife protectors and community members, Mr. Ravi Singh, Secretary General and CEO, WWF-India said, “This partnership is a key milestone where WWF-India and the Apollo Hospitals have come together to provide specialized medical care to both the frontline forest staff and members of the local community, who form an important part of our work. Initiatives such as medical treatment and health check-ups will go a long way in ensuring that people have access to medical care.” Ms. Upasana Kamineni Konidela  Vice Chairperson, Apollo Hospitals Foundation said, “We at Apollo Hospitals Foundation understand the perils that these frontline staff face and we are always there to support them in their endeavour to help conserve our wildlife”.

This minimally invasive surgery could help patients suffering from spine problems like back pain, sciatica, neck pain and tingling numbness. “We are committed to bringing latest procedures, skill and technology for the benefit of population of Nashik and more such procedures will be introduced in future” informed Maj Gen (Dr) Vijay Saraswat, Chief Operating Officer, Apollo Hospital. Dr Shekhar Chirmade, Neurosurgeon, at Apollo hospitals, Nashik, elaborated on the technique, informed that spinal disorder including Lumbar Disc Prolapse, Lumbar Canal Stenosis, Cervical disc prolapse, Injury and fractures of spine frequently require surgery when medical treatment fails. Traditionally, these conditions are treated with open surgery involving long incision, cutting and removal of muscles, ligaments, and some bony parts of spine. It may also involve stabilizing the spine with plates and screws which required more cutting of muscles. All this leads to more pain, long hospital stays and delayed in return of full activity. The scarring of muscles may also lead to long-term spinal pain. Minimal access spinal surgery also known as ‘Key-hole Surgery’ is advanced and innovative technique. It involves smaller skin incision and instead of cutting muscles they are split open with the help of serial dilatation with tubular retractor creating a tunnel. To reach the specific level of spine tube is inserted under X ray fluoroscopy. Once the tube is inserted surgery and decompression of nerves is performed with the help of advanced operating microscope. Spinal fixation, if required, can be performed by fixing screws percutaneously by placing a guide-wire under real time X-Ray guidance and threading the screw over it. The minimally invasive spine surgery offers Very small incision, faster recovery, short hospital stay, no blood loss, less pain and faster return to activity. Dr Chirmade was assisted by team of Anaesthesiologists, Dr. Chetan Bhandare, Dr. Ketan Thombare and Dr. Amita Tipre.  

The National Board for Hospitals and Health care (NABH) Organization is an institutional member of International Society for Quality (ISQua) in Health Care. This esteemed certification is a landmark in our journey of progress and reaffirms our capability to deliver world-class integrated healthcare services to our patients. This accreditation is considered as a symbol of excellence in Clinical Quality and Safety in Patient Care and Apollo Hospitals, Nashik is proud to be in the league of such exceptional and elite organizations in India. The hospital has undergone almost a year of thorough screening process to receive this honoured accreditation. The 118-bedded facility with 3 state of the art Operation Theatres, Cathlab, exclusive infrastructure, finest doctors and dedicated support staff is intended to deliver the topmost level of specialized medical expertise and care to patients across various specialities. Patients will be the biggest beneficiaries of this accreditation as getting NABH accreditation, fully endorses the fact that the hospital has a 360-degree approach towards patient care which entails ethical & safe practices at par with the National Standards; that patient’s interests are kept foremost and patient and family’s rights are respected. The scope of this extends to a number of super specialities like Neurology, Cardiology, Nephrology, Orthopaedics, Gastroenterology, Paediatrics, Trauma Care etc. This will facilitate the patients especially from North Maharashtra to get lifesaving procedures done like Organ Transplant, Heart/Brain surgeries etc. in a NABH accredited hospital that too locally. With this recognition, Apollo Hospitals is committed to exhibit excellent Quality and medical standards with utmost focus on patient care.  

It was a special day when two of India’s largest entities joined hands in the service of the People of Bangladesh – Apollo Hospitals Group and Jet Airways announced their joint service ‘FLY FOR GOOD HEALTH PROGRAM’. This was facilitated by Health Connect International-Bangladesh, a medical consultancy firm. The launch was announced at a joint press meet of Apollo Hospitals and Jet Airways at Dhaka Press Club. The announcement was made by Mr. Rajkumar Bhattacharya, Country Manager – Jet Airways Bangladesh, Mr Jithu Jose, Senior General Manager Apollo Hospitals Group and Mr Shafeeq Azam, Managing Director –Health Connect International, Bangladesh. The program will provide all the guests of Apollo a 10% discount on their flights to Chennai (via Kolkata & Mumbai) and direct flights to Mumbai & Kolkata. The boarding pass will further entail a 10% discount on Apollo’s room rent and health check programs. Speaking at the occasion, Mr Jithu Jose stated that “We are delighted to have this service for our guests from Bangladesh and together with this we are also commencing the Apollo Connect initiative. The Jet offer is a very unique offer and possibly the first of its kind where two major Indian entities have joined hands to provide such a service to our brothers and sisters in Bangladesh, which has become a home away from home. We would also like to announce the Apollo Connect Initiative by our partner Health Connect International and this would be unique service to provide free second medical opinion and I would like to invite all the clinics and doctors to join us in this initiative. Rajkumar Bhattacharya, Country Manager, Jet Airways said, “At Jet Airways, we have always shared a special bond with our guests which goes beyond travel. This unique travel option in collaboration with Apollo Hospitals Group is one more initiative aimed at making air travel more cost-effective for those seeking medical support at a premier institution. This tie up with Apollo seeks to deliver exceptional value while attempting to foster stronger relationships with our guests.” Mr Shafeeq Azam, Managing Director of Health Connect International stated that the service will be offered through their office and in association with Jet airways office at Dhaka Airport. This would help people to have a hassle-free service and absolute handholding right from Dhaka. Mr Md. Abdur Rob, Director of Health Connect International, stated that such initiatives are the need of the hour and especially in healthcare. The established hospitals like Apollo and airline like Jet Airways can help health many lives.

In Crigler Najjar Syndrome, an essential enzyme GT is absent in the liver at birth. This deficiency results in toxic form of bilirubin to rise in the blood to a very high level, which can cross into the brain and produce irreversible complications. To prevent brain damage and hearing loss from this condition, phototherapy (treatment by the use of special light) is needed for 14 – 16 hours a day. As children grow older, their skin gets thickened and the light penetration decreases making phototherapy less effective. For most of 24 hours, children need to remain under the phototherapy unit, bearing the intense light and the heat for survival. The persistent yellow colour of their eyes and skin begins to bother children over time. Their quality of life suffers as normal activities are severely curtailed. Liver transplant is the only permanent cure for this condition and takes away the need to spend 14 – 16 hours every day under phototherapy. Two children, 13 year old Master Khalid Mohammad from UAE and 4 year old Master Abdul Ahad from Pakistan with Criggler Najjar Syndrome recently underwent a liver transplant at Indraprastha Apollo Hospital, Delhi. Khalid received a part of his father’s liver and Ahad received 30% of his mother’s liver. Master Ayanveer Singh from Kapurthala suffering from Criggler Najjar Syndrome underwent a liver transplant in March 2016 with this mother donating a third of her liver. According to Dr Anupam Sibal, Group medical Director, Apollo Hospitals Group and Senior Pediatric Gastroenterologist and Hepatologist, Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals, said, “With the new liver both children have received the enzyme they were not born with and their eyes are pearly white. They have finally bid adieu to their constant companion – the phototherapy unit. We have now performed more than 2800 liver transplants in patients from India and 40 countries. We are privileged to have earned the trust of so many patients over the last 18 years, ever since we performed the first successful liver transplant in India in 1998.”  

Mr Akrur N Rana, 85-year-old, from Nepal, a National Badminton Champion had weakness on right side of the body and was rushed to the emergency department at Apollo Hospitals, Navi Mumbai. He was diagnosed to have stroke for which he was treated by the neurologist after which he recovered instantaneously. However, on evaluation ECG showed rhythm abnormalities for which he was referred to cardiologist. He was further evaluated in details via continuous monitoring of ECG, which showed that his heart rate would suddenly become very slow as low as 25 beats per min and at other times it would become irregular. A diagnosis of sick sinus syndrome (Disease where the heart rate suddenly drops down causing loss of consciousness) with AV nodal disease was made and the Patient needed a pacemaker. After discussing with family, the smallest and most advanced leadless pacemaker was successfully implanted. It offers the advantage of quickness, safety, no cuts, no wires and lasts for more than 12 years. Patient comfort is ensured. The World’s Smallest Leadless Pacemaker Unlike most pacemakers that are placed in the patient’s chest with leads running to the heart, the mini is implanted directly into the patient’s heart. Pacemaker can send electrical pulses when the heart is beating too slowly and can adjust your heart rate based on your physical activity level. The leadless pacemaker is implanted inside the heart and does not require any pacing leads. A traditional pacemaker would require a lead to be inserted into your heart from the pacemaker in your chest. Less invasive – it is placed in the heart via a vein in the leg, thus no chest incision, scar, or bump that results from conventional pacemakers Self-contained – it is completely self-contained within the heart. It eliminates potential medical complications arising from a chest incision and from wires running from a conventional pacemaker into the heart Smaller than conventional pacemakers, about the size of a large vitamin capsule (2 gms in weight) Benefits: Eliminates scar on the chest Eliminates bulge on the chest Able to resume regular activities after implant (no activity restrictions to prevent dislodging of traditional pacemaker leads) No upper chest implant complications (a punctured lung which may require a tube to be inserted into the chest to re-inflate the lung, a blood clot in the subclavian vein) No pacing lead complications (lead moving from original place in the heart, lead breaking, lead infections, and lead not being connected to the device the right way) Mr Akrur N Rana, said, “I’m thankful to the doctors who have saved my life using the most advanced technology to treat me. I feel proud to be the 1st person in this region to receive this treatment.”

The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) works to create and sustain an environment conducive to the development of India, partnering industry, Government, and civil society, through advisory and consultative processes. The Health Tech India Summit is an exhibition on Medical Equipment, Technology, Pharma and Healthcare Services. The main objective behind this Exhibition & Conference is to provide a platform to showcase the latest technology in the Healthcare and Medical Devices industry. It also brings together the key decision makers, manufacturers, suppliers under one roof. Heath Tech India, 2017 aims to educate, inspire and deliver results for the community involved in the design, development, and manufacturing of medical devices and technologies. The 3-day conference was inaugurated by Ms. Shobana Kamineni, Executive Vice Chairperson, Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Limited. Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals, New Delhi provided Emergency Medical cover during the entire conference, with a fully equipped ambulance and Medical team along with a doctor. The event was supported by the Government of India and the Ministry of Health and several associations related to the healthcare sector.  

With growing number of heart related ailments in younger population, heart disease is emerging as the number one cause of death among Indians. There is a huge unmet need for managing heart failure in India and the prevalence of heart failure is estimated to be around 4 to 5 million. Heart disease is a growing epidemic in India. However, continuous advancements in treatment, surgical devices, drugs and effective cardiac transplantation methods have been changing the scenario in dealing with heart patients. Highlighting the care provided for heart patients, Dr Prathap C Reddy, Chairman, Apollo Hospitals Group said, “Heart problems also affect other organs which makes it challenging for a single physician to provide comprehensive care. It is of utmost importance for doctors in other specialties to know about heart failure and administer essential treatments concerning multiple organs.” Heart Failure is fast becoming a staggering public health burden. India is the capital of diabetes & coronary disease across the world, both of which are causes of heart failure. “A failing heart affects all other organs too. No longer is heart failure manageable by a single doctor, making Multi-Disciplinary approach a necessity. Our interdisciplinary team of doctors include cardiologists, cardiac surgeons, anaesthetists, intensivists, pulmonologists, nephrologists, gastroenterologists, endocrinologists, immunologists and infectious disease specialists. This has led to delivering a very high level of care to our patients, of whom a large number are very young.” says Dr. Sunder T, Senior Cardiothoracic & Heart-Lung Transplant Surgeon, Apollo Hospitals. The risk factors of heart diseases include other physical conditions such as blood pressure, diabetes, kidney related ailments and so on. “A healthcare service doesn’t limit to just completing the heart transplant or surgery successfully, but it also involves post-surgery care and rehabilitation. This involves proper diet regime, psychological counselling and a constant check on organ functions. We have been achieving this through our Multi-Specialty services and will continue to improve this in a cost-effective manner. Such comprehensive care was not available 10 years ago, but with developments in healthcare, we are able to provide interdisciplinary services. Access to such healthcare is improving and will continue to improve in the coming years,” he added. There is an increasing number of heart transplants in Tamil Nadu since 2008. With improved technology, equipments and infrastructural developments, organ donation for transplants across states, has become more effective. On multi-organ transplants, Dr Sunder says, “Heart Failure by its inability to pump blood eventually affects all organs in the body – notably the lungs, kidneys and the liver. In advanced cases, performing a heart transplant alone will not suffice and combined transplants of heart , lung, kidney or liver may be needed.” Apollo Hospitals, Chennai has performed the largest number of multi-organ transplants – combined heart-lung, combined heart-liver and combined heart-lung-kidney transplants in India. “The multi-disciplinary team has looked into ways to contain costs without compromising on patient safety and we would be happy to deliver the same standards of care to patients with heart failure who come under government schemes so that the poor people will be benefited” he added.    

Apollo Gleneagles Hospital, Kolkata, over the years, has associated with and promoted several major sporting events to help inspire the adoption of a fitness oriented lifestyle. Further strengthening this commitment, the Hospitals supported the 5K Run, as a significant part of the IDBI Federal Life Insurance Kolkata Full Marathon, 2017. In a society that is increasingly becoming sedentary and ‘desk-bound’, doctors and other healthcare professionals are concerned and worried about the impact of such a lifestyle on the overall health and wellbeing of the populace at large. Ranging from such effects like unwanted and harmful weight gain, to an increased risk of developing high blood pressure, to a host of other complaints – a life devoid of physical activity is therefore a major challenge in the development of a healthy society. Running and jogging, and other exercises that promote good cardiovascular health, have therefore emerged as a viable mode for promoting and ensuring better health outcomes and an overall healthy lifestyle. Flagging off the event with Sporting legend Sachin Tendulkar, Dr Rupali Basu, President and CEO ER, Apollo Hospitals Group, India, observed, “Today’s modern and especially corporate lifestyle is built around the twin ideals of speed and momentum. All are constantly running a race towards our targets. However, this ‘race’ is mostly metaphorical, since a great part of it is run in the confines of our workstations – a scenario that results in an unhealthy lifestyle and poor health outcomes. As the healthcare leaders of the region, the Apollo Gleneagles 5K Run represents our efforts to help you bridge the gap between the metaphorical and the actual. As a corporate leader I urge all corporate professionals to run this 5 km keeping the rising incidence of NCDS which constitute 63% of overall disease and expected to go up to 78% in a decade. We hope that events such as this will help promote an overall healthy lifestyle, and have a significant contribution towards the creation of a healthy society. As the legendary George Sheehan has said “Out on the roads , there is fitness and self-discovery and the persons we were destined to be”.” Speaking on the occasion the cricketing Legend Sachin Tendulkar observed “It is encouraging to see so many corporate professionals run for their health and well–being and take responsibility for their health. If my participation has urged more people to come forward and run, I am happy to be here.”