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‘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.
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