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Ms.
Kanchan Choudhry Bhattacharya, DGP–Uttaranchal,
arriving for the launch ceremony |
Ambuja Cement Foundation (ACF), one
of the partners under Smile on Wheels programme in Uttaranchal.
ACF and Smile Foundation are reaching out to needy villages
in Haridwar district through this programme.
The Health Department of the Government of Uttaranchal
has also been appreciative of the unique programme for
the state. It has extended full cooperation and has
expressed participation to make it a success.
SMILE FOUNDATION had launched 'SMILE ON WHEELS', its
national level multi-centric mobile hospital programme
named in New Delhi on June 19, 2006. Ms. Sheila Dikshit,
Chief Minister of Govt. of NCT of Delhi inaugurated
the programme and handed over the keys to various partner
organizations of Smile Foundation. She also flagged
off the mobile vans at Delhi Secretariat.
Five vans were flagged off in the first
phase of Smile-on-Wheels with projected health coverage
for 7.5 lakhs people in 249 identified villages across
five Indian states. Five partner NGOs received the vans,
who come from as many states such as Orissa, Chhattisgarh,
Uttaranchal, Uttar Pradesh and Maharasthra.
The five NGO's are Sevadham Trust (Pune,
Maharashtra), Berojgar Mahila Sewa Samiti (Bhilai, Chhattisgarh),
Orissa Institute of Medical Research and Health Services
(Cuttack, Orissa), Ambuja Cement Foundation (Roorkee,
Uttaranchal), and Suraj Hospital (Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh).
These NGO's will access deserving villages where no
governmental health services exist. The van will cover
the vicinity of 20-50 kms from its center and will visit
2-3 villages a day on a regular basis.
Partnership
with Ambuja Cement Limited and Annual
Report (2006-07)
Ambuja
Cement Foundation is a partner of Smile
Foundation under ‘Smile on Wheels’
programme. The initiative provides basic
health services at the doorstep of needy
people in the rural belt of Roorkee and
Haridwar in Uttarakhand state. The beneficiaries
include the population who either do not
have access to health care services or
are too poor to afford it.
Excerpt
from Ambuja Cement Limited Annual
Report (2006-07), Section ‘Health’,
Page No. 114 :
“To
provide access to basic health services,
we have started a mobile health dispensary.
Smile Foundation, New Delhi, has provided
a fully equipped mobile health van. ACF
signed an MOU with Smile Foundation and
the van was flagged off at New Delhi by
the Hon’ble Chief Minister of Delhi.
The van was launched at Roorkee by the
Director General of Police, Uttarakhand.
Our mobile health van covers eight villages;
during the year, 9,026 patients from these
villages were treated”. |
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Smile Foundation launched the programme
as part of its endeavour to introduce healthcare awareness
and contemporary health care services seeking behavior
among the rural masses and the underprivileged.
Under this programme, Smile's aim is
to run a fleet of 30 fully equipped mobile medical vans
in collaboration with NGO's and local administration
in the next two years, reaching out to over 35-40 lakh
beneficiaries.
The services provided are OPD, Ante-natal/post-natal
services, identification of difficult pregnancy and
referral for institutional care, Immunization- Mother
& children, Minor surgery, BP examination, X-ray,
ECG, First Aid, Distribution of Iron Folic tablets,
Vit-A Prophylaxis, Treatment of mal-nutrient cases,
etc.
Project
Update
Smile
On Wheels, Roorkee run by Ambuja Cement
Foundation covers ten villages; covering
more than 32000population . from July,
2006 to August 2007, 15271 patients from these
villages were treated.
Under two different Rural Mobile
health camps 4166 patients were treated . One
of these camps were done in collaboration with NABARD
Medical check –up of students were
done in primary schools where 835 students
were checked and provided with medicines
Eye camps and gynaecological camp were organized
in village Sikanderpur and Sirchandi. Where
159 patients of Sikanderpur and 95 Sirchandi
were given treatment
ACM also supported the health Department/WHO
in successful organization of the pulse polio
campaign in the high risk villages with SOW .
As the result, 25760 children were provided with
polio vaccines. Special polio drive was undertaken
for the brick kiln workers in the Landhora area;
85 brick kiln were covered.
Till today ACMS foundation has utilized
Smile On Wheels facilities to conduct -182 camps and
gave health services to 44877 Patient of
the outreach villages they constantly serve
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