On
World Health Day, the company reiterated its commitment to providing
high-quality health services to underserved communities
On the occasion of World
Health Day, Vedanta Aluminium, India’s largest producer of aluminium, has
announced benefitting around 4 lakh people in Odisha & Chhattisgarh through
its community health interventions in FY24. The company has been serving its
communities through high-quality health services, encouraging the adoption of
preventive healthcare and providing quality curative health services to the
local populace. Well-aligned with the theme of this year, "My health, my
right”, the company is empowering people to champion the right of everyone,
everywhere to have access to quality health services, education, and
information, in underserved, remote regions.
The company undertook
several initiatives across its operations: in Jharsuguda, Odisha, home to the
company's mega aluminium plant; at its operations in Lanjigarh, home to its
world-class alumina refinery; at BALCO, India's iconic aluminium producer and a
unit of Vedanta Aluminium located in Korba, Chhattisgarh; and at Vizag General
Cargo Berth (VGCB) port operations. In Jharsuguda, the company organised mega
drives through mobile healthcare vehicles and the distribution of informative
leaflets in nearly 30 villages to sensitize the community to adopt healthier
lifestyles. Additionally, a pilot breast cancer screening camp was also
conducted at the Vedanta Aluminium supported Jharsuguda Diagnostic Centre, one
of the largest multi-facility diagnostic centres in Odisha.
In Lanjigarh, a
multi-speciality mega health camp benefitted the community by offering free
healthcare services, including medical consultations, screening tests,
medications, and vaccinations, reaching out to more than 500 people.
Furthermore, a week-long awareness drive on health and hygiene practices was
conducted across 20 villages, benefiting approximately 1,000 residents along
with a blood donation camp.
In Korba, Chhattisgarh, the
company kicked off an assistive device distribution drive towards creating a
more inclusive, supportive, and equitable community, by distributing walking
sticks, tripods, crutches, walkers & wheelchairs to elderly &
specially-abled persons. Moreover, it organized 2 multi-speciality mega health
camps in Bhadrapara & Belakachar benefitting around 500 community members
with specialty healthcare services from dentists, dermatologists, orthopedics,
gynecologists, physiotherapists, and general physicians, along with diagnostic
tests for diabetes, blood pressure.
At its port operations
VGCB, a two-day eye check-up camp was conducted, where around 400 people
underwent comprehensive eye examinations to identify vision impairment and
other ocular conditions. Subsequently, free spectacles were distributed to
address vision impairment in the patients. Moreover, the unit also provided
essential support to people with special needs from marginalised communities,
through battery-operated wheelchairs, tricycles, wheelchair riders, commode
wheelchairs, and tripod walk sticks, with an aim to enhance mobility and
independence for them.
Vedanta Aluminium extends a
comprehensive array of basic and specialized healthcare services to underserved
communities in Odisha and Chhattisgarh, encompassing areas within and
surrounding its operational sites. These initiatives complement existing
healthcare infrastructure in the region and encompass:
• Mobile
Health Units: The communities in Vedanta Aluminium’s
operational vicinity often live in areas that are hard to reach, or far off
from government healthcare facilities. To cater to them, Vedanta Aluminium
operates Mobile Health Units that provide doorstep primary healthcare services
to these communities every week of the year, as per a pre-determined schedule.
Additionally, it operates round-the-clock ambulance services for seamless
referrals.
• Vedanta
Hospital, Lanjigarh: Vedanta Limited Lanjigarh built a
first-of-its-kind 20- bedded Multi- Speciality Hospital at Lanjigarh, Kalahandi
in 2010. It is outfitted with a proficient team of doctors, physiotherapists,
and visiting specialists. It provides preventive & curative healthcare
facilities free of cost to the neighbouring community of Kalahandi &
Rayagada district, with an emphasis on serving the underprivileged.
• Nand
Ghars: Through its Nand Ghars, which are ultra-modern
anganwadis that act as centres of women & child development, Vedanta Aluminium
provides quality healthcare and proper nutrition to small children, pregnant
women and new mothers.
• Vedanta
Diagnostic Centres: Two cutting-edge diagnostic centres in
Jharsuguda and Laikera provide a comprehensive range of Radiology and Pathology
services, including MRI and CT scanning facilities, contributing to improved
healthcare delivery and diagnosis in the region. The Diagnostic Centres offer
services at nominal charges, aligned with the Central Government Health Scheme
(CGHS) rates.
• Project
Arogya: The project is a comprehensive health initiative across
operations that provides high-quality primary healthcare services, encompassing
both preventive and curative measures through rural health posts. It places
special emphasis on maternal and child health, with a particular focus on
combating malnutrition and anaemia. Additionally, the initiative conducts
awareness campaigns on HIV, Tuberculosis (TB), and substance de-addiction.
• Nayi
Kiran, menstrual health program: At Chhattisgarh, the
company’s Nayi Kiran project creates awareness of menstrual health &
hygiene, builds capacity for manufacturing of sanitary products, and develops
local champions of menstrual health. So far, the project has sensitized 57,000+
community members towards menstruation.
• BALCO
Hospital: BALCO Hospital offers 120 beds and a skilled medical
team of specialists. It houses
state-of-the-art facilities including a fully equipped Modular OT, a
cutting-edge CT scan room, an advanced X-ray room, and an emergency and critical
care unit for meeting the healthcare requirements of the community.
Additionally, as an ISO 9001-2015 certified facility, the hospital boasts
robust quality management systems. The hospital receives a yearly footfall of
more than 1. 8 lakh people from the communities.
• BALCO Medical Centre (BMC): BALCO
Medical Centre (BMC) is a 170-bed, state-of-the-art tertiary care Oncology
facility in Naya Raipur. It is the flagship initiative of Vedanta Medical
Research Foundation (VMRF), a non-profit organization by Vedanta Resources and
Bharat Aluminium Company Ltd. (BALCO). BMC is emerging as a national leader in
India’s oncology space, providing comprehensive medical, surgical, radiation,
haematological, BMT, and palliative care services.
Vedanta Aluminium, a business
of Vedanta Limited, is India’s largest producer of aluminium, manufacturing
more than half of India’s aluminium i.e., 2.37 million tonnes in FY24. It is a
leader in value-added aluminium products that find critical applications in
core industries. Vedanta Aluminium ranks 1st in the S&P Global Corporate
Sustainability Assessment 2023 world rankings for the aluminium industry, a
reflection of its leading 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. www.vedantaaluminium.com
