Trimex Sands Pvt Ltd gives utmost priority for providing medical facilities which can instill confidence among the patients of poor families. The Company’s CSR initiatives through Koneru Prasad Charitable Trust were lauded by Several VIPs including Union Minister of State for Communication and Technology KilliKruparani, former minister DharmanaPrasada Rao and Srikakulam Collector Saurabh Gaur and others. Locals of Srikakulam district are also appreciating the initiatives of Koneru Prasad Charitable Trust saying that it did commendable job with the improvement of medical facilities and establishment of hospitalsand dialysis unit which has become a boon for hundreds of kidney patients of Uddanam region.
It has spent around Rs.1.5 crore for setting up of a dialysis unit in Tekkali area hospital. It has become a big boon for patients as well as attends who were earlier forced to go eitherVisakhapatnam or Srikakulam for dialysis facility. Tedious and expensive problems are over with availability of dialysis unit Tekkli. No need to say that hundreds of people in Uddanam region have been suffering from kidney problems. Several studies couldn’t find the exact reasons for the spread of kidney diseases in the district. The Trust planned to take up studies in future with the help of government to extract reasons apart from providing immediately medical support in the form of dialysis for the poor patients.
Support to RIMS:
The Trust provided beds and medical equipment to the Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences- helping poor patients to get better treatment facility in the hospital. It is also helping RIMS to improve greenery in its premises by providing saplings and tree guards. Fully grown trees would help patients to have natural oxygen apart from providing shade for the attendants who spend more time in the premises. RIMS administration and senior doctors apart from patients lauded the initiatives of the Trust.
Hospital with State of Art Technology:
It has also established a poly clinic with State of Art technology in Vatsavalasa where Trimex Sands Pvt Ltd has its unit. It has spent around Rs.25 lakh for establishment of the hospital. Two doctors and four staff members work to provide round the clock medical facility. Earlier, the villagers were forced to go all the way to government hospital in Srikakulam even in the time of emergency. Thank God, the Trust’s clinic relieved all their tensions providing medical facilities round the clock. There is no charge even for costly tests and medicines, helping poor patients to get best medical support in their vicinity.TSPL allocates Rs.2 lakh every month for supply of medicines andsalaries of the staff. A 30 bed facility will be a reality very soon with steps being taken for upgradation of the hospital. The company has also provided an ambulance to the Vatsavalasa poly clinic apart from Ampolu sub-jail, helping the authorities to send sick prisoners to the hospital immediately whenever it is necessary. People of around 10 villages got benefitted with the hospital and other facilities.
Medical Camps:
The Trust is helping old persons to have proper vision by conducting medical camps to identify eye problems. It helped hundreds of patients for cataract operations and post care. Around 1000patients got benefited with medical camps conducted in association with Shankar Foundation. The senior citizens can lead happy life while seeing the changed life style of next generation with the rapid progress in Gara and Srikakulammandals. The Trust has also been organizing blood donation camps in several parts and helping Blood Bank being operated by Red Cross Society.
source: htp://www.groundreport.com / Ground Report / Home> LifeStyle> Non-Profit / by Koneru Prasad / February 26th, 2014