New Delhi, Oct 13 (PTI) A bike expedition was undertakenby a group of six dialysis patients to encourage and empowerpeople undergoing the treatment to lead "normal" lives.
Organised by Nephroplus -- a dialysis delivery network inthe country, the four-day long journey kicked off on October 9from Jalandhar, covering parts of Ludhiana, Kurukshetra,Panipat, and Sonipat on the way.
The bikers, who rode over 400kms across eight cities,were felicitated by paralympic and Arjuna awardee RajinderSingh Rahelu in Connaught Place today.
"A lot of the people undergoing dialysis unfortunatelybelieve that they cannot lead a normal life or cannot dothings an otherwise healthy person can do.
"We are creating a guest-centric culture at NephroPluswhere all the 10,000+ guests are empowered to lead a normallife owing to our emphasis on holistic care," Vikram Vuppala,founder and CEO OF NephroPlus said.
Keeping in view the medical needs of the bikers, a fullyequipped ambulance capable of conducting a dialysis session enroute also accompanied them on the ride.
"We are positive that seeing fellow people on dialysistaking part in this expedition will dramatically improve theconfidence of kidney-disease patients across India," SohailBhagat, Vice President of strategy at NephroPlus said.
The expedition was flagged off as a curtain-raiser to thesecond edition of the world's only Dialysis Olympiad to beheld in Thyagaraj Sports Complex on October 29.
The event will include a series of activities likerunning, cycling and basketball for the patients. PTI RJSTRS.
This is unedited, unformatted feed from the Press Trust of India wire.