A couple of months ago, the Community Health project team, in coordination with the Higher Education team, had conducted a dental checkup camp in one of our partner schools, screening a total of 335 students. These students, studying in 5th-10th std. belong to severely underprivileged sections of Vikroli (north of Mumbai) and hence, many of [...]
As part of the annual activities of the Preschool Education project, the drawing competition is organized with the aim to boost the development of motor skills in the tiny tots. The drawing competition was held across all 29 preschool centres at the same time, in which all our 899 students participated with much excitement and [...]
We had blogged about the strategy meet held with the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (MCGM) and World Health Organisation (WHO) held last month in order to organization various health camps with their logistical and medical support. And in the series of health camps, recently one was held specifically for pregnant women and infants of [...]
The celebrations have begun at the preschool centres with all the tiny little children. The practice sessions have continued for weeks, the preparations to set up the stage is complete and parents are excited to see their little ones perform on stage, all dressed up in different costumes and accessories. To accommodate all the centres [...]
We are very happy to announce that a new preschool centre has now open up by Mumbai Smiles for the street children and this is a milestone achieved for us, thanks to all our donors, partners and collaborators! With 27 preschool centres running across the city of Mumbai, right from Khetwadi in South Mumbai to [...]
The Maternal & Child Health (MCH) program, which is run in partnership with ARMMAN’s mMitra project, works around the year to reach out to pregnant and nursing mothers in the most disadvantaged sections of the northern part of the city. For this, the Aarogyasakhis (Community Outreach team comprising of Preschool teachers and assistants) stay in [...]
Another free health camp was organised by the Infectious Diseases team recently, this time in Bhandup area (northern part of Mumbai towards the end) in which 55 beneficiaries were screened especially for Malaria, in addition to general check up. While the Malaria testing included blood test, in addition to checking for the symptoms of Malaria, [...]
We have some amazing news to share with you all. A couple of months ago, we met two school girls (11th graders) who wanted to volunteer with Mumbai Smiles. During our meet, we explained to them the different requirements that we have on daily basis for our citizens and what really struck a chord with [...]
A regular medical health check-up is essential to identify health related problems and also to seek solutions and other remedial measures to prevent diseases from striking again in the future. The Infectious Diseases project at Mumbai Smiles conducted a free medial camp for the people in Vikhroli. Altogether 160 people participated in this camp which [...]
As part of the Community Health Project, we at Mumbai Smiles Foundation organised a free Eye check-up camp on October 12, 2017 near the National Institute of Training in Industrial Engineering (NITIE) area in Powai. This Eye check-up camp was organised for the first time in a mobile van in close collaboration with Doctor Eye [...]
Health is the most important component of human life and access to public health becomes a priority. However the state of public health services in countries especially in India make access to health difficult. This is one of the reasons for the continuous spread of many diseases especially Dengue and Malaria. Dengue and Malaria are [...]
Mumbai Smiles Foundation is a vibrant space for interaction, engagement, and reflection through social action. We are proud of the positive impact in the local communities, especially in the slum areas of the city, and a bond we have developed with our stakeholders in supporting our cause. But our work could not have been possible [...]
