A special health camp was conducted for the residents of Bhalswa JJ Colony, Delhi. Most of the residents in this area are daily wage earners who neglect basic health problems which later on escalate to bigger problems. 376 patients were treated and 40+ lab tests were done to benefit the people. The camp was catered […]
Children of Mission Education centre in Karnataka observed National De-worming Day on the 10th of February 2018. The teachers spoke about the importance of maintaining hygiene and the importance of washing hands before and after eating food and the importance of brushing their teeth and drinking clean water. Deworming day is a day dedicated to […]
The World Cancer day was observed on 4th February 2018. Continuing the observation a general awareness activity was conducted with the beneficiaries of Smile on Wheels in Mumbai. An OPD session was conducted for the people. The harmful effects of consuming different types of tobacco were discussed with the people and the measures for preventing […]
A new Smile on Wheels Mobile hospital project has been launched in Sonbhadra district, Uttar Pradesh. The project will make healthcare services accessible at the doorsteps of families living in 12 villages in the district, including Baburi, banki, Suwarsuth, Lahwua and Cherui. The people living in these villages are mostly agricultural labourers who belong to […]
The annual health camp conducted at Bhilwara, Rajasthan every year got a kick start on the 5th of January 2018. For 10 days, every year the remote village of Shahpura Block, Bhilwara District, Rajasthan, is turned into a hospital. More than 20,000 people from villages near and far line up to receive free healthcare services […]
A six day community health camp was organized for the people residing in various towns in the Udhampur district of Jammu and Kashmir. Inaccessibility of hospitals due to the strenuous walks up and down the mountains makes it impossible for the people living in the remote villages to avail healthcare services. To make healthcare services […]
People living in slums and rural areas are often prone to many communicable as well as curable diseases which in later stages become life threatening due to the lack of treatment. The people living in rural areas and urban slums many a times do not want to avail facilities in the hospital as it means […]
A school health camp was recently conducted at a school in Ludhiana on the 29th of November 2017. An eye check up was conducted for the students to check whether or not they had clear vision and general check-up was conducted for all children. A short documentary was also screened where in the children were […]
People living in slums and rural areas are often prone to many communicable as well as curable diseases which in later stages become life threatening due to the lack of treatment. The people living in rural areas and urban slums many a times do not want to avail facilities in the hospital as it means […]
An awareness session was conducted in Bengaluru on the 9th of October 2017 for sweepers and cleaners. They are the people most prone to communicable and water borne diseases as they have to clean the streets, public restrooms, dustbins etc. They keep our society clean and yet they are the ones who fall sick most […]
It is very important to eat nutritious food in order to keep ourselves healthy. Many a times our food intake does not provide us with the necessary nutrients for the day to day functioning of our body, making us weak and sick. Keeping all these things in mind a health camp was organized for the […]
Awareness sessions and sensitizing programmes were conducted for the people of Wazirpur industrial area. People were informed about symptoms and causes of heart attacks, what healthy rules should be followed to avoid diseases of the heart and what actions should be taken immediately if someone suffers from a heart attack. The people from the community […]
A general health check-up was conducted for the people of Nimabahera, Bhiwadi on the 21st of September. The people living in the village seldom go to the doctor because of the lack of immediate medical facilities. The elderly of the village were much relieved with the facilities provide which included check-up, diagnosis and prescription of […]
A specialized doctors’ training was held in Mumbai by Smile Foundation for the doctors working under various Smile on Wheels project at the PAN India level on 16th and 17th September 2017. The session started on the 16th September with immense enthusiasm at 9 am during which the doctors first introduced themselves after which the […]
A health awareness programme was conducted for students from a school in Chennai. The children were sensitized about the importance of washing their hands before and after eating and exercising daily and the importance of playing sports and inculcating other healthy habits to avoid falling sick. The children were asked to share their daily routines […]