As part of the healthcare endeavor of Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), Dr Reddy’s Foundation for Health Education (DRFHE) has been roped in to offer interesting talks and interactive awareness sessions by medical professionals on cancer, diabetes, communicable & non-communicable diseases, lifestyle diseases, cardiovascular diseases and so on. This series is billed “Continuous Health Education”. As part of this initiative a session on “Kidney Awareness” was organized on the 21st of August 2015 at Satven. Dr. Rajiv M, Consultant Nephrologist from Sunshine Hospitals was the speaker on the occasion. Associates learned the following important actions/points when it comes to caring for their kidneys:

• Take care of your weight
• Exercise regularly
• Quit smoking
• Restrict alcohol intake
• Restrict salt and meat
• If you have hypertension or diabetes, control it with medication as suggested by your physician
• Screen yourself if you are a hypertensive or diabetic patient for more than 5 years to ensure your kidney is performing as it should

Other sessions that were conducted in Satven’s premises as part of the “Continuous Health Education” initiative:

• Heart Diseases session on the 19th of March 2015 by Dr. Kalpesh, Cardiologist
• Cancer awareness session on the 19th of May 2015 by Dr. Rama Mohan Reddy, Oncologist, Omega hospitals
• Cancer awareness session for ladies on the 17th of June 2015 by Dr. Rama Mohan Reddy, Oncologist, Omega hospitals
• Diabetes screening on the 14th of July 2015

   

A health camp was organized by Satven early in September 2015 for associates and their dependents in Hyderabad. Around 375 associates and their family members availed themselves of this benefit.

The following investigations and consultation were offered pro bono at this camp:

General investigations:

• Height
• Weight
• BMI
• BP
• FBS
• RBS

Doctor’s Consultation:

• General
• Cardiology & ECG
• Dental
• Ophthalmology (Eye Screening)

2015 saw a record 14 teams & 200+ associates take part in the T20 Championship of Satven Cricket League, which has been popular for a few years now.

This event was held in August 2015 over a span of a couple of weeks; saw some intense battles and the active participation of seniors and the management.

As passionate as the teams were to bring home the trophy, the spirit of the “gentleman’s” game was upheld.

As always plenty of awards were handed out in various individual and team categories.

In collaboration with CII & Dr. Reddy’s Foundation initiative on Continuous Health Education, the Company had organized various health awareness sessions:

• Heart Diseases session on 19th March, 2015
• Cancer awareness session on 19th May, 2015
• Cancer awareness session for ladies on 17th June, 2015
• Diabetes session on 14th July, 2015 (with screening)

In collaboration with CII & DRFHE – Continuous Health Education – 2015, a free healthcare awareness workshop on the topic “Heart Diseases” was conducted on Thursday the 19th March’15 at Gurukul. Dr. Ram Mohan Reddy, Oncologist from Omega Hospital gave an insight on the awareness on Heart Diseases usually people are prone to. Associates were briefed on how to prevent heart diseases through regular checkup and proper diet. About 50 Associates attended the session.

On the eve of Navaratri, Satven celebrated ethnic day followed by an extremely energizing Dandiya night. Associates vying for top honors for the best ethnic wear, turned out in snazzy outfits such as Dhotis, Kurtas, Sherwanis, Sarees, Lehengas, Anarkalies, among others and danced to the tune of Dandiya songs.

The Dandiya dance form originated as devotional Garba dance, which is performed in Goddess Durga’s honor. This dance form is actually the staging of a mock fight between Goddess Durga and Mahishasura, the mighty demon-king. The sticks of the dance represent the sword of Goddess Durga.

All young associates of Satven along with the Management team celebrated Navratri by dancing away their blues (if they had any to start with, that is).

It indeed was a refreshing break for all associates.

Satven’s annual get-together in the Detroit area was held on the 30th of August amidst the serene settings of Firefighters Park, in Troy Michigan.

Rain was forecast for the day but the clouds stayed away for our beautiful Sun to shine through the green leaves of majestic oak trees. The birds started chirping, kids started playing, the ladies started talking and the menfolk of SVES started the barbeque!

This get-together was attended by over 200 people and was a roaring success.