Hyderabad: Vascular Society of India, founded on 6th August 1994 in Chennai, today, celebrated the National Vascular Day across the nation. On this occasion, a Walkathon was organised in in 26 cities across India including Hyderabad to spread awareness by a message of ‘Walk a Mile to Live with a Smile’ with a theme – Amputation FREE India. The Walkathon started from Durgam Cheruvu Park for 2km and back to same place.
Following the vision of the Prime Minister Narendra Modi for a Fit India, the VSI organised the WALKATHON with an aim to bring the national focus on promoting healthcare, awareness, and timely interventions to prevent conditions that could lead to lower limb amputations (diabetes, smoking, hypertension and high cholesterol).
