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Taking healthcare


                                                           to the people


















                                                                  Cancer screening,
              With a focus on preventive healthcare, Reliance
              services through Mobile and Static Medical Units (SMU  preventive care
              Foundation’s primary care programmes provide quality

              & MMU), community camps, door-to-door screening,    and treatment
              health awareness and referral services in many parts
              of India.
                                                                  Reliance Foundation established in Nagpur a state-of-
              in Mumbai, MMUs and SMUs cover 74 urban slum        the-art facility for cancer treatment in partnership with
              pockets in 11 wards. In 2021-22, over 60,000        Dr. Abaji Thatte Sewa Aur Anusandhan Sanstha. This
              consultations were provided and 9,650 new families   project offers low-cost medical services and 20% of
              were enrolled to access healthcare through remote   the beds are reserved for economically disadvantaged
              clinics. In Shahdol, the MMU continued health check-  patients, who are treated free of cost.
              ups and delivered supplements to children and
              antenatal/ postnatal women. The MMU in Nagothane    Reliance Foundation has also supported the Rajasthan
              continued to conduct COVID-19 screenings for local   Medicare Relief Society with a preventive oncology
              communities around that plant.                      van for early cancer detection. This van is expected to
                                                                  address up to 50% of the female cancer burden and
                                                                  about 25% of the male cancer burden in the region.

                                                                  Reliance Foundation is providing vital support to
                                                                  Jamnagar’s public health institutions in reducing
                                                                  emergency response time. It provided two ambulances
                                                                  equipped with life support facilities to municipalities
                                                                  in Dwarka and Khambhaliya. Another ambulance with
                                                                  advance support facilities was provided to the Suvali
                                                                  Primary Care Centre (PHC) in Hazira. A similar initiative
                                                                  was taken up for the District Police in Shahdol.









              Better health through early detection
              Reliance Foundation’s initiatives have significantly
              impacted the early detection and prevention of disease.
              Of the nearly 10,000 newly enrolled adults screened
              for preventable diseases, about 1,000 were identified
              being at risk for diabetes and 2,300 people were found
              to have high blood pressure. Around 4,100 screenings
              were conducted for oral, cervical and breast cancer
              of which 87 suspected cases were referred for further
              care. All people identified as high risk for preventable
              diseases were referred for treatment.

              Over 8,500 individuals were diagnosed, and 800 were
              treated for anaemia. As part of Reliance Foundation’s
              malnutrition prevention initiative, treatment was
              provided to 211 malnourished children.




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