- Haemophilia awareness sessions were organised in the vicinity of Hindustan Zinc’s Operational areas in Kayad, Dariba, Debari, and Pantnagar
- Liver awareness sessions were conducted via Mobile Health Van (MHV) across different villages in Bhilwara, Udaipur, and Chittorgarh
Udaipur, 19th April, 2022: On World Haemophilia Day and World Liver Day, Hindustan Zinc Limited, one of the world’s largest and India’s only integrated producers of zinc, lead, and silver, held multiple awareness and health programmes for employees and the residents of the areas surrounding the company’s mines. Under the purview of these campaigns, expert-driven education on haemophilia as well as its symptoms, prevention, and treatment was provided to the audience which included the people most susceptible to the disease. These programmes were organized around Hindustan Zinc’s operational areas in Kayad, Dariba, Debari, and Pantnagar.
More than 375 villagers benefited from these haemophilia health education programmes, including 150 from Dariba’s Chauthpura, Kabra, and Makhanpuria villages; 100 from Kayad’s Makarwali, Kayad (Bhutton’s pal), Bhopali’s Debari, Singhawat’s Wada; 100 from Rehta, Pataliya’s, and Pantnagar’s Vijaynagar.
To commemorate World Liver Day, the company conducted awareness sessions about liver diseases in Indra Ka Kheda, Parshurampura, and Nagri villages of Bhilwara, Udaipur, and Chittorgarh. These sessions, conducted via Hindustan Zinc’s Mobile Health Van (MHV), offered crucial information about the liver, its function, its importance, etc. Besides that, these awareness sessions also covered various aspects of liver diseases, including causes, prevention methods, and importance of vaccinations. A total of 90 villagers were educated as part of these educative sessions about the liver.
About Hindustan Zinc Limited
Hindustan Zinc Limited (BSE: 500188 and NSE: HINDZINC), a Vedanta Group company, is the world’s largest integrated zinc producer and the third-largest silver producer. The company supplies to more than 40 countries and holds a market share of about 75% of the primary zinc market in India. Hindustan Zinc has been recognized as the world’s most sustainable company in the metals and mining category for the second consecutive year by the S&P Global Corporate Sustainability Assessment 2024, reflecting its operational excellence, innovation, and leading ESG practices. The company also launched EcoZen, Asia’s first low carbon ‘green’ zinc brand. Produced using renewable energy, EcoZen has a carbon footprint of less than 1 tonne of carbon equivalent per tonne of zinc produced, about 75% lower than the global average. Hindustan Zinc is also a certified 2.41 times Water-Positive company and is committed to achieving Net Zero emissions by 2050 or sooner. Transforming the lives of 1.9 million people through its focused social welfare initiatives, Hindustan Zinc is among the Top 10 CSR companies in India. As an energy transition metals company, Hindustan Zinc is pivotal in providing critical metals essential for a sustainable future.
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