The Force Gurkha RFC India has announced Manipal Hospitals, a healthcare group based in South India and Jaipur, as their medical partner for the launch edition of the event which is set to be held in Goa from August 8-14.
Safety is one of the key focus areas of the organisers. The partnership with Manipal Hospitals has been forged with an aim to ensure safety of all the participants and spectators coming for the event.
Since the latter stages of the event will be held in unchartered terrains of Goa and the participants will be working against the forces of nature, cooking their own food and dealing with menacing insects during camp nights, Manipal Hospital will endeavour to provide all necessary medical assistance to the teams. A fully-equipped ambulance will be on standby throughout the course to deal with minor injuries, food poisoning, insect bites, skin rashes caused by the rain, fractures et al.
“The safety of all the people coming for the event is our primary concern. We are delighted at this association with the Force Gurkha RFC India 2014. This is an extreme off-road event which means a lot of things can go wrong, but that’s why we are here, to make sure nothing does. Our hospital is a multi-specialty one and has all the facilities and infrastructure to deal with injuries and medical problems – small or big – specific to an outdoor event. We have all the safety measures and precautions needed for an event of this kind in place,” said Saleem Yaragudi, Head of Marketing of Manipal Hospitals.
Speaking about the safety measures employed at Force Gurkha RFC India, Ashish Gupta, Founder and Director of Cougar Motorsport, the company introducing RFC in India, said, “All international motorsport events have the best procedures in place to ensure the safety of all the participants and spectators. Our alliance with Manipal Hospitals is so that we can offer the best medical assistance to our participants. It is mostly a precaution though.”
EH News Bureau
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