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Sports Science and Medicine National TB Elimination Programme
in Ahmedabad
The Centre for Sports Medicine housed in Sir H. N.
Reliance Foundation Hospital and Research Centre is As part of National TB elimination programme,
dedicated to help every athlete, professional or Reliance Foundation is providing one-year nutrition
kits to 5,000 individuals in Ahmedabad. Each nutrition
recreational, to achieve their fullest potential and
kit includes - 3 kgs wheat flour, 1.5 kgs Pulses and 250
remain injury-free, through the use of sports medicine
grams of edible oil. This project has received
and exercise science.
recognition from the Governor of Gujarat.
The sportspersons supported by the initiative have
Reliance Foundation Drishti
gone on to bring laurels for India. In FY 2022-23,
Reliance Sports Science supported Birmingham A holistic community level vision care programme,
Commonwealth medal winners including weightlifters Reliance Foundation Drishti encompasses initiatives
including eye screening, correcting refractive errors
Mirabai Chanu, Jeremy Lalrinnunga and Achinta
through free distribution of spectacles and facilitating
Sheuli, jumper Eidhose Paul and seven other athletes.
corneal graft and cataract removal procedures.
Athletes Jyothi Yarraji and Amlan Borgohain,
Through 2022-23, over 11,000 consultations were
and boxer Lovlina Borgohain are among the other
provided, and facilitated 545 cataract removal and
high-performing sportspersons supported by Reliance
767 corneal transplant procedures.
Foundation Sports Medicine who recorded stellar
The Marathi edition of the Reliance Foundation
performances during the year.
Drishti Braille fortnightly newspaper was launched in
This year, Sir H. N. Reliance Foundation Hospital has March 2023. The launch marked the completion of
encouraged and trained patients to participate in the 20 years of the vision care programme.
Tata Mumbai Marathon 2023. This marathon began Produced in collaboration with the National
20 years ago and attracted 55,000 runners in this Association for the Blind, with Shri Swagat Thorat,
year's edition on January 15th, 2023. Beating all odds, noted editor and writer as the paper’s Chief Editor,
under the guidance of doctors at Sir H. N. Reliance the Drishti Braille newspaper was first launched in
Foundation Hospital patients participated in the Hindi in 2013. It covers news and updates from the
marathon this year. world of sports, business, education, current affairs
and entertainment. The newspaper also features
Many others, who had undergone heart transplants
recipes and reader contributions like poems and
and had recovered from critical illnesses, trained with articles. At the start of every year, a Braille table
the Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation centre and calendar is also distributed to readers, across 16
participated in the marathon. countries including India.
