Deepak Foundation’s mobile health unit service has come to the rescue of 3 lakh people from disadvantaged communities across Jharkhand, Maharashtra and Gujarat. The increasing cost of healthcare is one of the major public health challenges in developing countries and India is no different. The extent of poverty, impoverishment and indebtedness due to high out-of-pocket expenditure (OOPE) is on the rise. In the backdrop of all this, accessing quality healthcare indeed remains a challenge, especially for the disadvantaged communities. Deepak Foundation through its unique mobile health service has been reaching out to such vulnerable groups in far flung and difficult areas across Jharkhand, Maharashtra and Gujarat. Deepak Foundation’s mobile medical units generally supplement the existing public health facilities and provide the community access to primary healthcare services at doorsteps. The main goal of initiating the Mobile Health Units (MHU) is to achieve universal health coverage by ensuring access to basic primary healthcare services for the underserved population in remote areas.

Mobile Health Unit

Deepak Medical Foundation- Nandesari, Gujarat

Deepak Occupational Health Centre- Nandesari, Gujarat

Medical services at SSG hospital- Vadodara, Gujarat
- Extending 24*7 medical services to be a part of “Accessible India Campaign”
- Assistance and guidance to emergency cases
- Counseling and guidance on family planning services, maternal and child benefit schemes, and other welfare schemes
- Assistance in procurement of blood/ diagnostic tests

CEmONC- Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, and Jharkhand

Deaddiction & Counselling Centre- Hyderabad

Sub-centre upgradation- Madhuban, Jharkhand

Kalyan Hospital
An MoU between Deepak Foundation and Tribal Welfare Commissioner was done to strengthen health care services provided at Kalyan Hospital, Arki and Kuchai for developing the facility as First Referral Unit (FRU) in July – 2018. The MoU aimed at upgrading facilities to provide comprehensive health services apart from, training health staff to manage obstetric complications as well as the complications of the new-born; providing dental check-up and availability of Pathologist, Ophthalmologist, General Physician to the tribal population.
Title |
Key Objectives |
Location |
Year |
Partners |
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MHU | Affordable, accessible, and quality healthcare services to unreached and under-privileged rural and tribal areas. | Madhya Pradesh | 2018 | Sofotel Infra Private Ltd |
Eye healthcare campaign | Preventive healthcare and hygiene awareness & regular eye check-up | Anand, Kheda, and Vadodara | 2017 | ONGC Cambay |
Health Camp | Awareness camps on various topics | Sakarda Community | 2016 | VTV |
CEmONC | Quality maternal and childcare services | – | 2016 | Dept. of Health & Family Welfare, Madhya Pradesh DNL |
Anemia Control Project | Prevention & control of maternal anemia | Vadodara & Chhota Udepur districts of Gujarat | 2007 | Dept. of Health & Family Welfare, Govt. of Gujarat & Deepak Group of Companies |
Mobile Health Unit | Reach out to the tribal population having little or no access to health facilities due to poor roads and transport facilities | Naswadi & Pavi Jetpur blocks,district Chhota Udepur, Gujarat | 2007 | CDept. of Health & Family Welfare, Govt. of Gujarat & Deepak Group of Companies |
HIV/AIDS Prevention Among Out of School Adolescents | Conduct a situation analysis, environmental conditions, knowledge and awareness levels | Pavi Jetpur and Kawant block of Chhota Udepur district, Gujarat | 2007 | UNICEF, Gujarat & Deepak Group of Companies |
Safe Motherhood and Child Survival (SMCS) | Reduce Mother Mortality Ratio (MMR) to less than 100 per 100,000 live births and Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) to less than 30 per 1000 live births in the Vadodara district, Gujarat | Vadodara & Chhota Udepur districts of Gujarat | 2005 | Dept. of Health & Family Welfare, Govt. of Gujarat & Deepak Group of Companies |
Emergency Transport Facility | Provide Emergency Transport FacilityIncrease Institutional DeliveriesProvide Guidance regarding health facility | Vadodara & Chhota Udepur Districts | 2005 | Dept. of Health & Family Welfare, Govt. of Gujarat & Deepak Group of Companies |
Sustained Nutrition, Education, Health and Livelihood Project (SNEHAL) | A multidimensional development project that aimed to bring about a sustainable improvement in the condition of nutrition, health and education in the extremely deprived and marginalized communities | Tikkar and Halvad of Surendranagar district, Gujarat | 2005 | CARE-India & Deepak Group of Companies |
Sexual Health project |
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Nandesari Industrial area, Vadodara | 1999 | DFID & GSACS & Deepak Group of Companies |