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Procurement of Oxygen Cylinders and Concentrators
for underprivileged communities: During the COVID-19
pandemic, our hospitals were overburdened with
COVID-19 patients and a shortage of Oxygen supply.
Balmer Lawrie procured 200 Nos. Oxygen Cylinders and
100 Nos. Oxygen Concentrators for the Govt. hospitals and
patients having respiratory problems (referred for home
care treatment).

BL has taken initiatives to ensure the availability of Oxygen
concentrators and Cylinder facilities for patients coming
from poor families in its operational areas. The Company
has given responsibilities to the regional CSR committees
to take care of the Oxygen Cylinders and Concentrators so
that optimum use of the resources was done.

Street medicine program-Project Location visit by the CSR
Team

Mobile Health Van for Elderly: (HelpAge India, Chennai):
Balmer Lawrie extended its support for the Mobile Health
Street Medicine Program- Calcutta Rescue (Taratala, Van to provide medical services to the elderly in Manali,
Kolkata): Balmer Lawrie allocated Rs. 5.47 Lakhs to Chennai. HelpAge India is working as a partner organisation
Calcutta Rescue for running a street medicine program for to carry out the project. Through this project, 12000 elderly
the slum community of Paharpur, Kolkata. Doctors and are getting benefited. Medical check-ups, medicines,
healthcare providers were committed to visiting the slum consolations, and referral services are the primary services
community regularly during the pandemic so that the made available to the beneficiaries.
community did not deprive of healthcare services. The
mobile clinics are run from the back of mobile vans, which
had basic medical equipment and a stock of drugs for
common ailments.

Doctors from Calcutta Rescue examining infants during the Mobile Health Van at Manali, Chennai
pandemic

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