Healthcare

Comprehensive healthcare programme supporting underserved communities through primary healthcare, medical camps, health awareness and disease prevention initiatives. National, October 09, 2026: Jindal Stainless Foundation (JSF), the CSR wing of Jindal Stainless, is strengthening access to quality healthcare in rural and remote communities of Jajpur, Odisha, through its CSR programme – Niramaya. The programme brings together primary healthcare services, mobile medical support, specialised health camps and awareness initiatives, with a focus on taking healthcare closer to underserved communities. As part of Niramaya, a clinic and mobile medical van provide healthcare services across 15+ villages in the region. The programme also conducts regular health camps and awareness sessions, covering general health as well as specific health concerns such as tuberculosis, cancer, diarrhoea,

New Delhi, 30th September 2026: With more than half of people with diabetes in India estimated to be unaware of their condition, the challenge is not only treating the disease but finding people who may never undergo routine screening. For 50-year-old Bhagwati Tarak of Biroda in Khorpa, Chhattisgarh, a Mobile Medical Unit (MMU) reaching her village led to the detection of persistently high blood sugar after she had been living with weakness, frequent urination, tiredness and body pain for nearly five months. The need for such community-level screening is particularly relevant in Chhattisgarh, where more than 38.6 lakh people have been screened for diabetes and 6.88 lakh people identified with the condition have been receiving treatment, counselling and regular follow-up,

On World Heart Day, Child Heart Foundation (CHF) has announced a year-long commitment to strengthen early detection, timely treatment and medical management of children with congenital heart disease (CHD) across India. The Foundation has set an ambitious target for the year ahead: to screen more than 7,000 children and help save more than 1,000 children through timely treatment and medical management by World Heart Day 2027. Congenital heart disease is the most common birth defect in India. More than two lakh children are born with CHD in the country every year, with approximately one in five having a defect serious enough to require an intervention during the first year of life. “World Heart Day is a day of celebration for

Gurugram, 23rd September 2026: Signature Global, one of India’s leading real estate developers, through its CSR arm, Signature Global Foundation, today announced a mega cancer pre-screening initiative for labour communities working across its project sites. The initiative has been launched under Aarogya Rise, the Foundation’s flagship health programme, in partnership with the Sankalp Cancer Care Foundation. Sankalp will manage the entire process end-to-end, from the initial screening stages through to further treatment and follow-up care. Five health check-up and cancer screening camps were organised simultaneously across different locations today, marking the formal roll-out of the initiative. To ensure comprehensive care beyond screening, the Sankalp Cancer Care Foundation has also partnered with the Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute & Research Centre (RGCIRC), Rohini,

– National training brings together 90 educators and caregivers from across India to strengthen inclusive, person-centred support Bengaluru, 24 September 2026: Sense International India, the country’s only national organisation exclusively supporting persons with deafblindness and multiple disabilities, today commenced a three-day National Training on Deafblindness and Multiple Disabilities in Bengaluru. Held under the theme ‘Empowering Lives Through Comprehensive Sexuality Education and Mental Wellbeing for Persons with Deafblindness and Multiple Disabilities,’ the training brings together around 90 educators, caregivers and Sense India team members from across India. For persons with deafblindness and multiple disabilities, access to information and support around sexual and reproductive health, relationships, consent, personal safety and mental wellbeing remains significantly limited. Yet these are fundamental to dignity, autonomy,

New Delhi, September 15, 2026: Max Healthcare Foundation today announced the launch of the fourth edition of its flagship Max Medical Scholarship Programme, expanding its annual intake to up to 250 new students this year, compared with 100 students in previous years. The expansion will significantly widen the programme’s reach and enable more meritorious students from economically weaker sections to pursue medical education. The scholarship will fully fund the medical education of up to 250 new students this year who have qualified for the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET examination) and secured admission to the Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) program in government medical colleges across Delhi NCR, Mumbai, Nagpur, Lucknow, Mohali, Dehradun, Bathinda and Bhubaneswar for the

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India What happens when conversations around mental health move beyond formal settings and into spaces where people naturally meet, connect and spend time together? Mpowered Voices, the lived experience platform of Mpower, an initiative of Aditya Birla Education Trust (ABET), is exploring that question through ‘Coffee & Conversations’ at in good co’s flagship café in GK2, Delhi. Bringing together diverse voices for an intimate exchange around emotional wellbeing, mental health and experiences that are often difficult to articulate, they explore how something as everyday can create space for conversations that matter. Built on the belief that lived experiences can change the way we understand mental health, Mpowered Voices brings personal stories into the mainstream, fostering empathy, challenging stigma and making conversations around

Nationwide doctor-led awareness drive on kidney stone prevention recognized for scale and reach, reinforcing the role of preventive healthcare in everyday patient care. National | 17th July 2026: Himalaya Wellness Company’s Cystone Break Free Movement has been recognized by the Asia Book of Records for the “Largest Number of Doctors Raising Awareness about the Prevention of Kidney Stones.” The nationwide initiative brought together 8,248 doctors, predominantly General Physicians and AYUSH practitioners from across India. Kidney stone disease is an increasingly prevalent health concern in India, with a high likelihood of recurrence when preventive measures are not adopted. Recognizing the critical role doctors play in driving awareness, the initiative was designed to encourage doctor-led communication on simple, everyday preventive practices. Each participating