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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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