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JHARSUGUDA, OCT 20, 2022
Vedanta Aluminium has launched Mobile Health Unit (MHU) services in Sundargarh district, for making doorstep healthcare services accessible in remote villages.
Through its MHU, Vedanta Aluminium will help people from multiple villages of Sundargarh district access quality healthcare services, which include preliminary medical consultation, blood tests, blood pressure monitoring, basic check-ups and essential medicines for common ailments. All these services are provided free of cost to the people.
The medical team of the MHU comprises a doctor, nurse, pharmacist and coordinator.In all, the initiative is expected to benefit over 4,500 people through easy access to essential healthcare consultations and medicines.
Speaking about the initiative, Vedanta Aluminium CEO (Mines) V Srikanth said, “Vedanta Aluminium’s commitment to the sustainable development goal of ‘Good Health and Well-being’ is reflected in our endeavours to better the collective health status in the regions where we operate. Through focused interventions such as our Mobile Health Units and health camps, we are helping bridge the rural communities’ access to quality healthcare services right at their doorsteps. We intend to scale up our efforts in this space.”
The company recently organised a health camp at Jharpalam village, wherein residents of the village and nearby areas availed of the primary healthcare services provided by the MHU’s medical professionals. The company’s employees also volunteered for successful execution of the health camp.
“Camps like these help us immensely by providing affordable healthcare facilities close to our home. The doctors gave us valuable information and advice and created awareness on various facets of health amongst our community. I thank Vedanta for such initiatives, which I believe will help our villages develop much faster,” said Prasanna Gidali, a local resident who attended the camp at Jharpalam village.
Vedanta Aluminium, a business of Vedanta Limited, is India’s largest producer of aluminium, manufacturing more than half of India’s aluminium i.e., 2.26 million tonnes in FY22. It is a leader in value-added aluminium products that find critical applications in core industries. Vedanta Aluminium ranks 4th in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) 2021 world rankings for aluminium industry, a reflection of its sustainable development practices. With its world-class aluminium smelters, alumina refinery and power plants in India, the company fulfils its mission of spurring emerging applications of aluminium as the ‘Metal of the Future’ for a greener tomorrow.
