Torrent launches medical healthline

Torrent Pharmaceuticals Ltd, in association with State Mental Health Authority, Health and family Welfare Department, launched 'Sanidhya - Torrent Medical Healthline' in Bhat near Gandhinagar on Saturday.

"Times are getting more competitive and there are more pressures on the human mind than ever before. This often lead people to take extreme steps. Our helpline is meant to help these kinds of people. This initiative is extention of our corporate social philosophy to go beyond the usual call of healthcare and look at life."

said Narayan Menon, assistant general manager, marketing, Torrent Pharmaceuticals.

The first phase of the programme will be target the school students of 10 and 12 standards, who will appear for their board examination this year.

"It has been seen that the students are most susceptical to anxiety regarding their performances in the examinations and depression during the post-examination period when their results are announced. Failure to live up to the expectations of family and peers takes a huge toll on their mental faculties." said Hansal Bachech, the chief programme co-ordinator and helpline incharge.

The initiative aims at generating awereness about mental health related problems and providing support and counseling. Expert opinion and extensive counseling sessions from a part of Sanidhya Torrent Mental Helpline, which has been conceived and co-designed by the State Mental Health Authority along with Torrent Pharma.

Anyone seeking help can call the helpline numbers 9898211331 and 9898211332 to seek expert help in mitigating their problems.