The initiative has provided free primary health and counseling to more than 1 lakh people in the last two years
Jaipur, 8th Jan 2021: Hindustan Zinc’s Smile on wheels project which is aimed at providing free healthcare services to people in rural areas has completed two years. Started in the year 2018 in association with Smile Foundation, the project is also helping people to become health conscious and diagnose the disease on time.
The project Smile on Wheels is being executed from the operational units of the company and covers people across 83 villages. The project is playing a prominent role in providing first aid service towards the public health, generating awareness and providing counseling and therapy.
Intensive awareness programs related to Corona infection were organized in state-level schools throughout the month of February 2020 February 2020. In the last two years, around 3070 OPDs were conducted by Smile on Wheels through which around 97,670 people were benefitted from the primary health care services through free health check-ups. During this period, around 18.69 % of children, 42.96% of women and 38.34% of men were provided health benefits.
Even in the times of Corona pandemic, the medical staff did a commendable job of providing continuous health services to the people despite faced with challenges such as wearing PPE kit in the scorching heat and humid days.
Under the Smile on Wheels project, various health and nutrition-related awareness programmes programs are being organized in almost all the villages of the project area such as personal hygiene and hygiene, anemia, pregnancy and child care, diabetes, malnutrition and balanced diet and key issues like World Suicide Day, First Aid Day, Arthritis Day. Around 230 community awareness programs were organised on the ORS day in which around 13590 people participated.
The Smile on Wheels health team is ensuring continuous point of care, rapid test in addition to OPD, referral service as well as the screening of expectant mothers and providing proper health care through ASHA and ANM.
In the last two years, more than 3690 point of care tests were was done by the team and medication and counseling was were given as per requirement. Also, more than 1,110 patients were also referred for better health checkups and facilities. During this period, a health check-up of around 992 pregnant mothers was also conducted and they were provided nutritional advice along with iron and calcium supplements.
As part of its core philosophy, HZL works closely with its communities to create value for its stakeholders and drive overall social-economic development. The company is currently impacting the lives of about 5 Lakh people through various community development initiatives. The CSR initiatives focus on 184 villages in the vicinity of its business operations in Rajasthan.
About Hindustan Zinc Limited
Hindustan Zinc, a Vedanta Group company in Zinc-Lead and Silver business is world’s 2nd largest integrated Zinc producer and 5th largest Silver producer. The company governs about ~80% of the growing Zinc market in India with its headquarters at Udaipur along with Zinc-Lead mines and smelting complexes spread across the state of Rajasthan.
Hindustan Zinc is self-sufficient in power with captive thermal power plants and has ventured into green energy by setting-up wind power plants. The company ranked highest in the S&P Global Corporate Sustainability Assessment in 2023 amongst Metals & Mining companies reflecting & reaffirming its constant commitment towards sustainable and responsible mining practices. Hindustan Zinc is a certified Water Positive company and is the only Indian company to be recognized at the S&P Global Platts Metal Award 2022 winning two prestigious awards for ‘Industry Leadership Award – Base, Precious & Specialty Metals’ Award and ‘Corporate Social Responsibility’ Award. Hindustan Zinc is also the only Indian company in Mining sector with validated & approved SBTi targets in alignment with 1.5 °C target.
The company takes pride in having some of the best-in-class people practices and employee-centric initiatives, which have certified Hindustan Zinc as – ‘Great Place to Work 2023’, ‘Company with Great Managers 2022’ by People Business and the ‘People-first HR Excellence Award’.
As a socially responsible corporate, Hindustan Zinc has been relentlessly working towards transforming lives of 1.7 million people in 237 villages in the states of Rajasthan and Uttarakhand with a spend base of INR 276.3 crores in FY23 for various community development initiatives and is amongst the Top 10 CSR Companies in India.
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