NEWS AND EVENTS

Tadoba MHU Inaguration

Uvi Ashok Piramal Foundation has launched one Mobile Health Unit for the village community living in the buffer zone of the Tadoba-Andheri Tiger Reserve, Chandrapur. This is a joint venture of Maharashtra State Government, Forest Department Chandrapur, Wildlife Conservation Trust and Urvi Ashok Piramal Foundation. This Mobile Health Unit will benefit about 70,000 people from the buffer zone villages of Tadoba-Andheri Tiger Project.
Tadoba Mobile Health Unit was Jointly inaugurated by Honorable Mr. Ashok Uike, Minister of Tribal Development, Government of Maharashtra Honorable Minister Mr. Sudhir Mungantiwar, Cabinet Minister of Finance & Planning and Forests departments, Government of Maharashtra on 14th September 2019 at Pimpal khunt, Chandrapur.
Honorable Mr.Ashok Nete, Member of Lok Sabha, Mr. Praveen N.R. Conservator of Forests, Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve Chandrapur, Dr. Santosh Tungare, CSR Head, Ashok Piramal Group & Mr. Prashant Kamble, CSR Project Coordinator, Ashok Piramal Group & Medical staff were present during the project launch.

Orthopedic & General Health camp at Krushnachiwadi, Shenva, Shahpur

In Shahpur location we have been organized Orthopedic & General Health camp at Krushnachiwadi, Shenva, Shahpur- Taluka on 12 Jan 2019 for Tribal villagers. Total of 164 patients has been benefited through these camp.

Health camp for Forest rangers & officers at Bor Forest.

In Nagpur location, on 5th Jan 2019, we have been conducted Health camp for Forest Rangers & officers at Bor Forest. Total of 101 employee’s examinations has been done in this camp, in which few female employees’ examinations was also done. Height, Weight, Hemoglobin, Blood sugar & ECG screening was done in this camp, also distributed the medicine in this camp as per their requirement. Also, our MHU Medical officers and nurses had advised them for nutritional changes that can maintain good health.

Key Partnerships

• UAPF is developing sustainable livelihood models through collaboration with Rajasthan Skill and Livelihood Development Corporation (RSLDC).

• Partnership with Maharashtra Sector Skill Development Society for textile training at Morarjee Mills, Nagpur.

• "Ophthalmology on Wheels", eye care, screening and cataract surgery in the entire Jhunjhunu District,  Rajasthan with the help of Sight Savers International.

MOU with State Tribal Development Department

UAPF has signed an MOU with Maharashtra State Tribal Development Department and have launched third Mobile Health Unit in August 2016 to provide health facilities to children of 10 Ashram schools in Raigad District and two schools of Ratnagiri District. The MHU has a Doctor,nurse and a driver with all medicines catering to primary health services. The team ensures each school is visited on a weekly basis. Along with medicines, health awareness sessions are also conducted on a rotation basis in all the schools. We have adopted all the 16 Ashram schools of Raigad District and our two existing MHUs already cover 6 Ashram schools.  UAPF as an entity works on public private partnership model .Our aim is to provide health services, attend to medical needs and we provide free medicines and tonics such as iron, zinc, protein supplement and folic acid In the second phase all children will undergo Ophthalmology screening and rectification through glasses in case of refractive error.