Health Center in Rajasthan
As a part of the Company's Corporate Social Responsibility Initiative, Lafarge India recently launched a Health Center in Chittorgarh district. Located at Bhujia Kheri village in Nimbahera tehsil, the health center will be managed by NIDHEE, a not for profit trust promoted by Lafarge India.
This health center will help strengthen and institutionalize the health initiatives being currently undertaken by Lafarge like the village health checkup camps, health awareness camps. Residents of the surrounding 7 villages viz. Ukhliya, Tilakhera Arnia Joshi, Motha, Sitaramji Ka Khera, Arnia Paliwal & Tai will have access to basic and primary healthcare through this center.
The Medical Center will have a full time doctor and a para medic staff. The center will offer free medical checkups, first aid facilities, medicines for general and common ailments. It will also facilitate weekly general health checkup and awareness camps in surrounding villages, distribution of health related awareness material, building linkages with existing government health facilities for strengthening referral services and pro-active participation in government health programs like pulse polio campaigns, DOTS programme etc.
