MANIPAL HOSPITALS BENGALURU ENTERS

GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™

FOR ADDRESSING AN AWARENESS TALK TO 311 PEOPLE ON PREVENTING KIDNEY DISEASES AND A FREE SCREENING HEALTH

CAMP FOR 623 PEOPLE ON THIS WORLD KIDNEY DAY

Bengaluru, 13 March 2019: India’s leading Healthcare service provider, Manipal Hospitals

Bengaluru celebrates as it bags two new GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™ titles at the same

time today. On the occasion of World Kidney Day, the hospital attempted and successfully

accomplished two new GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™ titles of conducting the longest kidney

disease awareness session as well as the most number of urine analysis tests.

In line with the theme for World Kidney Day, ‘Kidney Health for Everyone, Everywhere’, the

hospital conducted urine analysis test for 8 hours and an awareness lecture on kidney disease

for 1 hour. Both the awareness session and urine analysis test witnessed 311 and 623 people

respectively, creating two new GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™ titles on the same day.

This attempt to enter GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™ was made as an effort to create

awareness among the general public to look at wellness rather than illness as Manipal Hospitals

being a responsible healthcare group.

Certificate for the largest Kidney Awareness Lesson Certificate for the most number of Urinalysis test in eight hours

Both initiatives that won the GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™ titles were adjudicated and

certified by Mr. Rishi Nath, Adjudger, GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS. The largest gathering was

addressed by Dr. Sudarshan Ballal, Chairman, Manipal Hospitals Bengaluru on the importance

of kidney to our health.

Dr. Sudarshan Ballal, Chairman, Manipal Hospitals, Bengaluru with the Certificate

Elated by the achievement, Dr. Sudarshan Ballal, Chairman, Manipal Hospitals Bengaluru said,

“It is a matter of great pride for all of us at Manipal Hospitals Bengaluru to be recognized

by GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™ for our initiatives. We are delighted to be entitled as the

only hospital in India to be conducting the longest kidney disease awareness session as well as

the most number of urine analysis tests. Through our initiatives we wanted to reach out to as

many people as possible on this World Kidney Day to create awareness on kidney disease and

we are glad to have achieved our goal.”

Hence, we need to put our minds and resources in making our country healthier and fitter by

moving our focus from curative to preventive care. This can only happen by creating awareness

about kidney health with emphasis on screening for kidney disease.

Glimpses of the memorable event: