By IANS,
New Delhi: Commonwealth Games Organising Committee chairperson Suresh Kalmadi Thursday flagged off a health parade in the capital to highlight healthy Games this October.
“The parade concentrates on sensitising doctors about tourist-related health hazards, their prevention and cure as this will be an area of major concern during the Games,” Kalmadi said during the flag-off ceremony.
The parade was organised by the NGOs – the Heart Care Foundation of India and the Loomba Trust – in association with health department of the Delhi government, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) and the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC).
The Commonwealth Games are scheduled Oct 3-14 in Delhi.