Central Coalfields Limited (CCL) on Tuesday flagged off a Mobile Medical Unit (MMU) ambulance under its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiative to strengthen preventive and primary healthcare services in remote and underserved rural areas of Jharkhand.
The Mobile Medical Unit was formally flagged off by Director (Human Resources), Harsh Nath Mishra, in the presence of GM (CSR) S.S. Lal, senior officials, General Managers, Heads of Departments, and employees of CCL. The initiative underscores CCL’s continued commitment to public welfare and equitable healthcare access for communities residing in peripheral mining regions of the state.
Equipped with advanced diagnostic facilities, the MMU will provide breast cancer screening, tuberculosis screening through X-ray and RT-PCR, and essential laboratory investigations including diabetes testing, Complete Blood Count (CBC), haemoglobin estimation, and blood grouping. The unit will operate in villages surrounding the KBP Project area, covering Gomia Block of Bokaro district and Mandu Block of Ramgarh district.
Implemented through Unique Welfare Foundation, the project will be operational for a period of 24 months. The Mobile Medical Unit will function six days a week, covering around 20 villages, with one visit to each village every month. Over the project duration, the initiative is expected to benefit nearly 37,000 people.
The CSR initiative aims to ensure early disease detection, timely referral and follow-up of identified cases, enhanced delivery of preventive healthcare in rural areas, and improved community-level health awareness.
Addressing the gathering, Harsh Nath Mishra said that CCL remains committed to undertaking impactful CSR initiatives in the areas of healthcare, education, and social development. He emphasized that the Mobile Medical Unit would play a crucial role in extending quality diagnostic and healthcare services to last-mile beneficiaries in rural Jharkhand.
