APPL Foundation in association with ASMI, organized a Cancer Care Camp for workers and staff at Kellyden Tea Hospital, in February 2016. Our endeavour is to create awareness, particularly among women on the topic of breast and cervical cancer. The day-long workshop was led by Dr. Tapan Saikia (M.D. –…

In partnership with Tata Medical Centre (TMC), Kolkata, cancer screening is conducted at RHRC, Chubwa and the estate hospital in Damdim. Annually, 10 needy cancer patients from within the estate workforce of Amalgamated Plantations are provided with free cancer treatment at TMC. TMC’s housing facility for patients travelling from out…

APPL entered into a “Project” titled, “Productivity Study of Presbyopes Engaged in Rural Agriculture (PROSPER A)” with Vision Spring. The project is a Randomized Control Trial (RCT) to assess the impact of near vision correction on the productivity of presbyopic Pluckers in three APPL Estates, measured by weight and quality…

Caring for women and children of the tea tribe community is one of the prime focus areas of APPL Foundation. Project Sambhuya is an initiative to build a robust maternal and infant care system at the tea garden hospital. APPL Foundation partnered with SAATHI to implement Project Sambhuya which adopts…

Tea garden hospitals act as the lifeline to the communities in and around the garden. Transforming tea garden health centre into smart Health & Wellness Centre can be a stepping stone in facilitating quality primary healthcare to the communities at large. With vision transform garden hospitals into hubs of technologically…

Indian Institute of Cerebral Palsy( IICP) is a specialist resource centre for cerebral palsy working since 1974 for the rights of persons with disability, particularly cerebral palsy. IICP is based in Kolkata but works on a national level in partnership with a close network of NGOs in many districts of…

Little dietary neglect leading to vitamin deficiencies in the prime stage of a woman and child’s life risks their lifelong wellbeing. Realizing the long term impact vitamin supplementation can have in lives of children below 5 years and pregnant and lactating mothers, ushered APPL Foundation to forge partnership with Doctors…

As the primary healthcare system of the country suffocates due to lack of basic infrastructure, diagnostic tests for patients remain a distant facility for the PHC’s. A mobile diagnostic kit can make or break the life of every patient as diagnostics today is one of the major pillars on which…

APPL Foundation in collaboration with Starbucks Foundation, Barefoot College and SHRI Foundation has initiated a positively impact the lives of rural Assamese women and their communities at Hathikuli. The programme addresses holistically; better health and wellness, sanitation at community level and economic Opportunity, vis à vis secondary livelihood development. In…

The wellbeing of individuals and communities as a whole lies in their intake of nutrition. Irrespective of the urban and rural divide, changing lifestyle is a constant has impacted the nutrition practices of communities adversely. Communities can achieve better health as well as reduced expenditures in healthcare by adopting better…

As a major breakthrough in enhancing maternal and child health in the tea gardens, APPLF has partnered with Solidarity & Action Against HIV Infection in India (SAATHI) to implement the project Sambhuya. The project will focus at maternal and neonatal healthcare development along with family planning promotion. The focal point…

Nutrition in mothers and infants in daily diet is the root cause for steep maternal and infant mortality. Interventions’ addressing the nutritional needs of young mothers can lead to a better health for not only mothers but also for the newly born infants. APPL Foundation in partnership with WISH Foundation…