FTCCI holds interactive session on ESI benefits

The Federation of Telangana Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FTCCI) organised an interactive meeting on ESAI Benefits & Employee’s Rights to Health at FTCCI premises at Red Hill on Thursday.  
The programme addressed the rights and benefits for employees; the advantages of ESI Medical Services, ESIC Hospital and Services and the importance of screening. Experts including Dr Dwarakanatha Reddy, Chair; Dr Krishna Reddy Nallamalla, CEO of Access Health International; Yadagiri Shekhar Rao, State president of PRAJNA; Dr Shirish kumar G Chavan, Dean, ESIC Medical College & Hospital; Dr Abhijeet M Dashetwar, Prof at ESIC Super Speciality Hospital, Dr Imran Ahmed Siddiqui, Senior Specialist, ESIC, Super Speciality Hospital participated in the event.  Suresh Kumar Singhal said, “ESI stands for Employees’ State Insurance, a social security scheme in India that provides medical care and financial support to employees.  But many industrial workforces are familiar with its facilities.  A programme like this will help create awareness about their rights and benefits.”  
 Dr Shirishkumar G Chavan, Dean, ESIC Medical College & Hospital said, “ESIC Medical College and Hospital Sanathanagar along with its blood bank is NABH Accredited. It is the first ESI Blood Bank in the state to get NABH accreditation.  ESIC Sanathnagar can boast of the latest and multi-disciplinary facilities on par with the best of the best corporate hospitals.”  
 Dr Abhijeet M. Dashetwar, Prof at ESIC Super Speciality Hospital spoke about their ambitious initiative called Touching Million Hearts, a comprehensive screening and health awareness program.  It is a mission to screen IPs and their families for cardiac, kidney and brain ailments.  
 Dr Krishna Reddy Nallamalla, CEO of Access Health International, said that companies must cultivate a system where employees volunteer to be ambassadors for good health and create awareness among their colleagues.