'Grand Health Challenge' of RTC yeilds good results

Hyderabad: The Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (TSRTC) MD, V C Sajjanar on Tuesday said that a record number of 46,340 RTC personnel went through medical examinations in November last year. He claimed that the lives of 300 employees who were facing serious heart related problems were saved in the medical examinations conducted under 'Grand Health Challenge'.

On Tuesday, Sajjanar reviewed the health condition of the staff under the 'Grand Health Challenge' at RTC Hospital in Tarnaka. He watched the presentation of the 'Cal Health' organisation which conducted medical tests for the staff. "The management of TSRTC has focused on the health and skill training of the staff and has given skill training to around 50,000 personnel phase-wise in two months. The corporation also conducted medical examinations for 46,340 personnel in the Grand Health Challenge," he added.

Sajjanar honored Cal Health CEO Hari, and others who conducted medical examinations as part of the Grand Health Challenge and certificates of appreciation were given to the doctors who provided the best medical services.

The medical examinations for 46,340 people were conducted in 100 areas in the State within a month and said that no organisation has conducted medical tests on such a large scale.

Blood Bank inaugurated in RTC Hospital

Later, Sajjanar inaugurated the new blood bank jointly established by Challa Charitable Trust and TSRTC at Tarnaka Hospital on Tuesday. He inspected the facilities of the blood bank and started the ultrasound scanning machine in the hospital.

He along with officials inspected the RTC Hospital building expansion works and directed the officials to complete the construction work at the earliest and make it available to the patients.