The Chennai based Malar Hospital, a network hospital of Fortis Healthcare, has launched Fortis Gudlife Center, a dedicated Centre to focus on the detection of potential ailments.

Fortis Gudlife Center will focus on preventive healthcare, in order to provide an economical option to the people, by investing in preventive health rather than visiting hospitals only in case of distress. With increase in the awareness levels on early diagnosis, Fortis Gudlife Center could play a significant role to upgrade the life-style of the community at large, sources from the hospital said.

The Gudlife Center was inaugurated by Robin Singh, renowned cricketer and currently fielding coach for the Indian team and coach of the Deccan Chargers of the IPL. Robin Singh also announced the Malar Hospital Cricket Team, which will boost sportsmanship of the Malar Hospital employees.

On the occasion, Robin Singh, said, "It's not worth ignoring the likelihood of contracting a disease and today, with so many life-style disorders plaguing us, it becomes necessary to get specialized preventive health checks done at regular intervals. Good health leads to happiness, which is primary to maintain for balanced life. Cost of preventive healthcare over a period of time is far less compared to not having done."

Dr Vivek Talaulikar, medical director of the hospital said, "It is extremely important to make the right prognosis on the basis of the early symptoms of a potentially serious disorder. Fortis Gudlife initiative is unique in a way to provide customized healthcare check-up facilities to ensure good health of the incoming patients. Our hospital is backed by robust infrastructure and highly talented team of medical experts which will together add to the success of the programme".

Malar Hospital, a network hospital of Fortis has state-of-the-art medical facilities with super specialties in heart care, neuro-sciences, renal sciences, Internal medicine and gastro-intestinal diseases. The preventive healthcare packages are designed to address different disease risk profiles and vary according to the age, gender and other risk factors.

Fortis Gudlife Center portfolio of health check-ups includes basic health check-up and executive health check-up and other models like whole body health check-ups. The tests offered also include women specific health checks and pre-employment check-ups mainly catered to corporate houses.

"Health problems like heart conditions, cancers, osteoporosis, diabetes, thyroid related problems, high cholesterol and kidney related problems may not have symptoms in the early stages but may have life-threatening consequences. Early screening of such diseases is important and therefore preventive health can save further damage to the health system," said Dr Jimmy Prabhakar, senior physician in the hospital.

Fortis Gudlife Center will certainly prove to be a boon for the people who want to invest in their health and lead a disease free life. With the increase in the health consciousness amongst the people, such initiatives should be promoted on a large scale in order to make more people disease free and with healthy state of mind.