A mega health camp was organized for the residents of Dhani Slum, Wazirabad. The objective of the camp was to provide specialized health care facilities to the poor slum population, mobilize larger beneficiaries for the specialized health service and thereby increase their accessibility towards health services, generate awareness on the basic health care services to […]
LG joined hands with Smile Foundation to fight the mosquito menace that has gripped the capital city of Delhi by launching the campaign ‘Save your Family, Save the Community’. The campaign will make people aware of the problem and take the necessary preventive steps. Fumigation and spraying drive was carried out in all 83 slums […]
A multi speciality health camp was conducted in Mandiga on the 10th of November 2016. A panel of 4 doctors; a pediatrician, a general physician, 2 dentists and an optometrist provided their services in the camp. A total of 217 patients attended the camp of which 83 were male, 85 female and 49 children. 30 […]
Smile Foundation conducted a health camp on the 20th of January 2017 for the residents of Vijinapur slum, Bengaluru. The health camp included facilities like General Health check-up, Eye check-up and ECG and ECO. Women, children and aged people attended the camp to reap the benefits of the camp and expressed a desire for more […]
A health camp was conducted under the Smile on Wheels mobile hospital project to serve the elderly at Gurugram on Saturday, 18th February 2017. The facilities available were general health check-up, ECG facilities, sugar test, check-up for arthritis. A lot of people attended and benefitted from the camp. Medicines were distributed free of cost to […]
A workshop was organized for volunteers and PRIs on the 6th of March 2017at Hotel Sagar View in Bilaspur. The health department of Bilaspur, International Union against TB and Lung Disease and World Health Organization supported the health camp and oriented the volunteers on TB control. 50 people attended the workshop.
A special eye care cum cataract detection camp was conducted at Palampur and Bilaspur, Himachal Pradesh from the 6th to 10th of April 2017. A total of 449 elderly people attended the camp at the cataract detection camp of which 120 patients were identified for surgery. Special tests and screenings were done before conducting the […]
Awareness sessions and promoting the use of vaccination against diseases was conducted on the eve of World Immunization Week in Karnataka. The population of the locality is majorly daily wage earners who seldom seek healthcare for the fear of losing a day’s wage. The awareness session was a success because of the major turn out […]
Hundreds of children and families from the brick kiln factories of Kalyan, Maharashtra received free healthcare facilities at their doorsteps on the 20th of May 2017. Primarily occupied in working at the brick kilns, these families remain exposed to many hazardous health conditions. To combat such diseases the Smile on Wheels mobile hospital which makes […]
Doorstep healthcare services have been made accessible for the families living in 10 slum clusters (19 service points) in the city of Chennai, including Nagalgani, Pallavaram, Shankarnagar, Thrishulam, Astinapuram, and Chomepet. A new Smile on Wheels mobile hospital project was launched for the purpose, powered with a team of qualified doctor, nurse, lab technician, pharmacist, […]
The people living in the middle of the Dapodi garbage have long ignored their health and the hazards of living in the middle of a garbage dump mainly because rag picking is their main source of livelihood. The Smile on Wheels mobile hospital introduced for the locality has bought many smiles to the residents of […]
Smile on Wheels Chitradurga turns one! Children and families from the community got together with the Smile on Wheels mobile hospital team in Chitradurga district, Karnataka, to celebrate the successful completion of one year of operations. Powered with a team of qualified doctor, nurse, lab technician, pharmacist, driver and a group of volunteers in the […]
Senior citizens at Muthayanagara slum in Bengaluru inaugurated a new Smile on Wheels mobile hospital project, supported by Philips. This project will provide free healthcare to children and families in over 20 slums in rural and urban Bangalore, right at their doorsteps. The community comprises mostly of migrants and is in constant search of daily […]
People from within the community cut the ribbon to launch a new Smile on Wheels Mobile Hospital project in Dharwad district in Karnataka. The project will make healthcare services accessible at the doorsteps of families living in 19 remotely located villages in the district, including Salakinakoppa, Devagiri, Yarikoppa, Nuggikeri, Pudakalakatti, Devara Hubballi, Tadasin Koppa, Mansur, […]
A new Smile on Wheels mobile hospital has been launched in Alwar district in Rajasthan. The project will make healthcare services accessible at the doorsteps of families living in 14 villages in the district, including Tapukara, Burhi Bawal, Khijuriwas, Jhiwana, Nimbaheri, Gwalda, Pathredi, Kehrani and Chopanki. Powered with a team of qualified doctor, nurse, lab […]
