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.
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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 with it.
Oct 25, 2017
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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 of tea picked.
Oct 25, 2017
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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.
Oct 25, 2017
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The Vocational Training Centre of Damdim in North Bengal was started in the year 1995 with the objective to provide skills training to physically challenged individuals on the estate and in its neighboring areas. This initiative was launched with the intention to ensure that all individuals have equal opportunity to sustainable livelihoods.
Oct 25, 2017
