Global Health City organised an event aimed at promoting road safety and spreading awareness about how to prevent head injuries to mark the World Head Injury Awareness Day.

Global Health City organised the Stayin’ Alive campaign that includes a bike rally for the promoting of road safety and encouraging safe behaviour like wearing helmets. Doctors warned that people several thousands of people face head injuries in the country and those who survive head injuries risk facing other problems like cognitive problems, weakness and lack of coordination of muscles.

Sridhar, head of neurosurgery and director of neurosciences at Global Health City said, “Of the 200 patients who came to us with head injuries last year, nearly 70 of them were in a serious condition and had to be operated upon. It is important that victims are given initial treatment without being made to shuttling between hospitals.”

Experts said that the main reasons for high two-wheeler accidents include poor traffic engineering standards and not lane driving in the country. Two-wheeler riders increasing have lesser space to drive and face risk as they often do not wear helmets. Experts recommend making helmets in a way that it suits the weather conditions of the cities.