Archived Projects
Medical Outreach Programme, North Bank, Assam
A medical outreach program, initiated in 1992, has been revived in the North Bank area of Assam in the last financial year. With only a small number of PHCs and specialist hospitals in this region, village communities have limited access to quality medical care. A state-of- the-art ambulance, donated by…
Medical Camps at Closed Gardens in Dooars, Solidaridad
Medical camps were organised with the support of Solidaridad, in the closed tea gardens of Dooars. The gardens on account of being closed for the last 13 years have led to the gross neglect and deplorable living conditions of the erstwhile plantation workers. Accordingly, a decision was taken to look…
Integration of Mental Health Services in Tea Garden Areas
Mental Disorders contribute 13% of global burden of worldwide disease. Three-fourths of the burden occurs in lower and middle income countries. Most Low and Middle income countries have little or no access to proper care especially the marginalised population. The biggest challenge with mental health care is the stigma associated…
Cleft Care
Amalgamated Plantations Pvt Ltd has been a 100% cleft-free company since 2011. Since then consolidated efforts are being made to ensure that the communities around RHRC are also completely free of cleft defect. Regular cleft surgery & screening camps in collaboration with Operation Smile India organized at RHRC, Chubwa. In…
COVID – 19 Prevention Programme
The COVID-19 outbreak has created an unprecedented global crisis. With over 2 million people infected and 100 thousand deaths, this has by far been the largest calamity in anyone’s living memory. Assam and West Bengal has witnessed spike since March. An urgent need to beef up the prevention mechanism in…
Caring for children with special needs
A caring support at an early age can make lives of children with special needs better. Along with Rehabilitation Centre for Children (RCFC), APPL Foundation held medical camp for early identification of children with orthopedic disability and cerebral palsy at Damdim Tea Estate in Dooars. 20 children with need for…