Badr Al Samaa launches campaign on hypertension

MUSCAT: Badr Al Samaa Hospital, Ruwi launched World Hypertension league initiative on May 10. The public can get free blood pressure check at all its branches from 10am to 12 noon; 6pm-8pm until May 31. World Health Organisation (WHO) recognises May 17 as the World Hypertension Day.

Board of directors P. A. Mohammed, V. T. Vinod and Abdul Latheef were present on the occasion. Senior management staff, doctors and support staff were also present on the occasion.

Abdul Latheef said, “Badr Al Samaa management is happy to support this noble initiative taken by senior consultant interventional cardiologist Dr Benny Panakkal for a one-month awareness campaign.”

This year the campaign is based on the theme ‘May Measurement Month’. High blood pressure is a silent killer. Left unchecked, high blood pressure will over the years cause damage to the blood vessels of the heart and brain that leads to heart attacks and strokes. It also places extra strain on the heart, causing thickening of the heart muscle and heart failure and it damages the kidneys and can lead to kidney failure. Early detection, the diagnosis will help to manage this silent killer effectively.

Vinod said, “Hypertension remains one of the silent killer diseases and as part of our corporate social responsibility it is Badr Al Samaa’s responsibility to spread awareness about its risk factors to the public. An early detection and diagnosis can help the public through such campaigns.”

Badr Al Samaa also celebrated ‘World Nurses Day’ across all its medical establishments throughout the Middle East. A variety of programmes was held as part of the celebration, including a health exhibition by the Al Khoud branch.

Mohammed said, “Nurses are committed to watch and take care of your health, always with the most attentive and a great smile, carrying comfort and hope to thousands of patients. It is amazing to see the affection and the enormous patience with which they provide care to all our patients. There are more than hundreds of nurses currently practising in our hospitals across the Middle East.”