Smile Foundation to launch nine Smile on Wheels mobile healthcare units in two mths

Each mobile healthcare unit covers a vicinity of up to 25 kilometres from its base and visits two to three villages a day

Smile Foundation will launch nine Smile on Wheels mobile healthcare units across the country over two months to support the delivery of primary healthcare services to underprivileged people. This will bring the total number of Smile on Wheels projects to 60 across the country.

Smile Foundation’s Smile on Wheels programme covers urban slums and rural locations to provide for the public healthcare needs of the underprivileged population. Each mobile healthcare unit covers a vicinity of up to 25 kilometres from its base and visits two to three villages a day. For secondary and tertiary healthcare, the mobile units refer patients to the nearest health facilities. Apart from providing curative services, the health teams attached to Smile on Wheels units also carry out preventive and promotive activities to encourage health-seeking behaviour.