Health
No. of direct beneficiaries: 25000

‘HEALTH with SMILE’ is a special programme initiated by Smile Foundation with an aim to reaching out to underprivileged children across India. Under this innovative approach, intensive health camps are being organized across India, covering preventive, curative and referral services.

Health with Smile is a special health care initiative by Smile Foundation, besides its other three strategies namely ‘Smile on Wheels’ [mobile health care programme in outreach], Multi-disciplinary Annual Health Camps and Integrated Education & Health Care Projects. Smile on Wheels - a Mobile Hospital Services Project in rural outreach, focusing on mothers and children from poor community who have no access to such services. Mega Health Camps providing integrated multi-disciplinary health care services (preventive, curative and referral) including investigative and surgical interventions in a make-shift hospital environs in rural settings with support from a dedicated team of medical experts.

The Health Camps under HEALTH with SMILE are being organized by SMILE all over the country. Available medical expertise along with para-medical assistance would also be arranged with local health facilities present at each location. Particular care is to be given on general health condition, check-ups of poor children (residing in slums areas/ JJ clusters and in urban-rural hinterland).

The health services for the children include deforming /vitamin deficiency/vision /ENT-Tests, vaccination including treatment of skin infections (diseases), oral health care, night blindness, eye check-up, pediatrics, basic health care need etc.

In course of such camps, each child will be issued Health Card which they can produce in local hospitals [under partnership with SMILE] to avail preferential curative treatment free of cost.

Through HEALTH with SMILE, Smile Foundation seeks to cover as many children as possible across the country and cater to their problems. It also aims to create health awareness among the under-privileged children and needy young women, besides free health care check-up and services, for a healthy life and dignified life.

Few of the Projects under "Health with Smile" Programme are as follows:

  Project Partner Organisation & Place  
HINDALCO and SMILE Health Initiative
HINDALCO Industries Limited, Kolkata, West Bengal  
Canara Bank for Kolkata Children
Canara Bank, Kolkata, West Bengal  
Canara Bank supports SMILE in Health Initiative
Canara Bank, Mumbai & Pune  
Annual Mega Health Camp
Women's Wing- Jain Conference (Rajasthan)  
Free Comprehensive Gynaecological Camp -
for Rural Women in Rajasthan

Women's Wing- Jain Conference (Rajasthan)  
Disability a part of Human Diversity:
Taking over immobility with a Smile
Many (Uttar Pradesh)  
Free Multi-disciplinary Health Services
for Rural Outreach in Rajasthan
Women's Wing- Jain Conference (Rajasthan)  
National Mobile Hospital Programme Many (Delhi)  
Moving Hospitals & Widows' Health Care ABLE Charities Foundation (Haryana)  
Mega Health Camp at Bhilwada Women's Wing- Jain Conference (Rajasthan)  
WORLD DISABILITY DAY Many (Delhi)  
Multi-Disciplinary Mega Health Mela Women's Wing- Jain Conference (Rajasthan)  
FIRST AID AND ORAL HEALTH CARE AIIMS & RED CROSS SOCIETY (Delhi)  
Tsunami Rehabilitation Programme
- for the Differently-Able Victims
Ajay Memorial Foundation (AMF) (Tamil Nadu)  
Intensive Child Health Care Project
Utsarga (Orissa)  
Adolescent Health Project Association of Obstetrics and Gynecology Delhi (Delhi)  
Multi-Pronged Efforts Prayatn (Delhi)  
Bhilwara Pediatric & Surgery Camp

Many (Rajasthan)

 
Hepatitis B Camp Shri Nathnagar Trust (Gujarat)  

Health with Smile's Special Series of health camps
on World Health Day 2007
St. Martha Hospital (Bangalore)  

Sagar Aollo (Bangalore)

 
Lifeline Hospital (Chennai)  

Bosco Ashalayam (Kolkata)

 
Matri Seva Sagha (Kolkata)  
Vinayak Hospital (Delhi & NCR)  

Mega Health Camp at Bhilwada

Free Multi-disciplinary Health Services
for Rural Outreach in Rajasthan

Free Comprehensive Gynaecological Camp -
for Rural Women in Rajasthan

Multi-Disciplinary Mega Health Mela

Bhilwara Pediatric & Surgery Camp