Kotak Life Insurance Wockhardt Foundation Launch Four Mobile Medical Vans ln Bengaluru Bengalum. 26‘“ August. 2019: Kotak Mahindra Life Insurance Company ltd (Kotak Life) has collaborated with Wockhardt Foundation to launch four Mobile Medical Vans (MMVs) in Bengaluru under Kotak Life's flagship CSR Programme on Healthcare ’Life First’. The MMVs are Primary Healthcare Centres (PHC) on wheels, which will be managed by Kotak Life’s Partner NGO Wockhardt Foundation.
Each MMV will offer free basic medical services like awareness, diagnosis, cure and referrals, to underprivileged people in and around Bengaluru. Each MMV is staffed with a qualified doctor, a pharmacist, a programme coordinator / social worker and a driver. The MMV will extend a range of preventive and curative medicines to patients, and those who require further treatment will be referred by doctors to the nearest government healthcare bodies Primary Healthcare Centres (PHC) or hospitals. Each MMV aims to treat over 60 patients from the slums of Bengaluru per day, and thereby touch the lives of about 22,500 patients annually. Each MMV, has a GPS tracker, will be monitored by Wockhardt Foundation's CSR Programme office. G. Murlidhar, MD & CEO, Kotak Mahindra Life Insurance Company Ltd. said, ”At KLI, our core purpose is to add value to people’s lives; healthcare is vital to life yet many are deprived of basic medical attention needed to lead a healthy life. Our CSR Programme for Healthcare ’Life First’, gives us an opportunity to serve people living in the impoverished pockets of Bengaluru who are in need of basic healthcare facilities.
It gives me great joy to launch four Mobile Medical Vans (MMVs) under Kotak Life’s CSR Programme for Healthcare ’Life First’, which will be managed by our CSR partner Wockhardt Foundation.” Dr. Huz (Sir Dr. Huzaifa Khorakiwala,) Trustee and CEO, Wockhardt Foundation said, "T he provision of primary healthcare in the slums of Bengaluru is a major concern and requires action. Through our effort and this initiative, we aim to address the existing gaps in healthcare. Preventing diseases requires organizing resources, technology and concerted effort both at a local and national level. The cost of preventive and curative medical services is high. Under Kotak Life's CSR Programme for Healthcare ’Life First’, an experienced doctor, pharmacist and the team in the Mobile Medical Vans will provide free preventive and curative medical services, bringing remedy to the diseased, hope to the suffering and better quality of life to the underprivileged." Life First was launched in Chennai last year. On an average, each MMV has treated over 90 people from the slums of Chennai, per day, thereby touching approximately 117,300 lives till date. The intent is to contribute towards bringing about a positive change in the lives of the rural population.About Kotak Mahindra Life Insurance Company Ltd. Kotak Mahindra Life Insurance Company Limited (Kotak Life) is a 100% owned subsidiary of Kotak Mahindra
Bank Limited (Kotak). Kotak Life provides world-class insurance products with high customer empathy. Its product suite leverages the combined prowess of protection and Iong-term savings. Kotak Life is one of the fastest growing insurance companies in India and has covered over 27 million lives as on 30‘h June, 2019.
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About Wockhardt Foundation The group's not-for-profnt arm (which is operationally independent), Wockhardt Foundation was established in
year 2008 and is headed by Sir Dr. Huzaifa Khorakiwala (Son of Dr. Habil Khorakiwala (Ex-President FICCI, Chairman Wockhardt Group) and has a national presence. The Foundation runs various social service programmes in healthcare, education, environment protection. Its programmes have made perceptible change in its areas of operations to the lives of the underprivileged. The Foundation’s “Mobile 1000", its flagship programme, aims at operating 1000 Mobile Medical Vans in rural India and administering free primary healthcare to 25 million Indians every year. As of date, there are nearly 149 Mobile 1000 Vans operating in 19 States. Recently, Wockhardt Foundation was awarded “United Nations Consultative Status”.
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