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Delivering healthcare, safety and hope on wheels

The Mobile Medical Units provide consultations to rural communities and in urban slums on Healthcare and informed action
diabetes and hypertension besides screening for malnutrition, anaemia and cancer prevention. Over the past year-and-a-half, Reliance Her deep knowledge of local needs Healthcare
Foundation’s front-line healthcare and the entire sector has directly
Reliance Foundation’s Public Health Outreach Program is aimed at 7,500+ young children providers have amply proved how contributed to her ability to ensure the
providing preventive and primary healthcare to underprivileged families dissemination of proper knowledge, well-being of school children, adults and
across locations. During the year, over two lakh health consultations were Screened for malnourishment leadership and empathy can bring Anganwadi beneficiaries. Dr. Nishad is a
provided across locations including Mumbai, Nagothane and Dahanu in 2020-21 about a sea change in the health of any true champion, encouraging everyone
(Maharashtra), Shahdol (Madhya Pradesh), Jhajjar (Haryana) and Gazipur community. in the community to approach her
(Uttar Pradesh). Over 7,500 children (less than 5 years old) were screened ~12,000 women Dr. Rajkumary Nishad from Shahdol and her team members whenever any
for malnourishment and ~12,000 women and adolescent girls were Screened for anaemia in 2020-21 district of Madhya Pradesh handles medical support is required. Under her
screened for anaemia. 72 medical stations as part of Reliance leadership, many villages have come
forward to seek quality healthcare and
In Shahdol, Reliance Foundation’s Mobile Medical Unit (MMU) has been 35,000 consultations Foundation’s Mobile Medical Unit. better knowledge of what will keep
steadily following up on women’s healthcare needs through doorstep visits, For 17,000+ people provided by Her everyday routine includes travelling communities healthy.
providing them antenatal and prenatal care even during the lockdown. Public Health Outreach Program to three villages and spending hours
Regular health check-ups have been provided along with necessary in addition to COVID-19 care working with her community for
medicines for malnourished and anaemic patients, as well as nutritional support raising awareness around safe hygiene Dr Rajkumari Nishad providing medical services at local
support with protein, calcium and iron supplements to malnourished practices, prenatal care and child communities through MMU at RIL CBM, Shahdol, MP
children and women. malnutrition.

Ensuring safe deliveries during the pandemic

Poonam, a pregnant woman and her easily diagnosed cancers – that of the
husband were migrant workers but when oral cavity, breast and cervical cancer.
the pandemic struck, they returned to
their native village, Katkona in Shahdol, The aim is to diagnose early in order to
Madhya Pradesh. As they were no longer prevent end organ damage. An extensive
working, they could not afford the anaemia and nutrition programme helps
medical expenses for Poonam. screen each visitor for anaemia and
provide treatment for iron deficiency,
The Reliance Foundation MMU team and referral to others. Under the
came to know about Poonam’s malnutrition programme, children under
condition and provided her with the age of 6 are screened and provided
regular health check-ups, counselling, nutrition and counselling. Those
medicines and supplements. The team diagnosed with malnutrition are treated
also followed up regularly to ensure her accordingly.
safety. Poonam had a healthy baby and During the past year, the health
continues to visit the MMU for nutrition outreach programme carried out over
advice and to take care of herself and her 35,000 consultations of 17,000+ unique
child.
individuals in addition to providing
The health outreach programme focuses constant COVID-19 care support. A
on the twin problems of diabetes and majority of these patients were older
hypertension besides undertaking adults and chronic diseases patients
screenings for the most common and who need regular care.

Migrant labourer Poonam Baiga, MMU Shahdol
Poonam Baiga receiving medical support from an MMU at RIL CBM, Shahdol, MP