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Aster Volunteers & BAPS launch mobile medical units in Gujarat
Healthcare Radius
|March 2025
Aster and BAPS launch two mobile units in Gujarat to provide essential healthcare to underserved communities, enhancing medical accessibility for marginalized individuals.
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Aster Volunteers, the global CSR arm of Aster DM Healthcare, launched two new Mobile Medical Service units aimed at assisting villages in Sankari, Surat and Khedbrahma of Sabarkantha districts of Gujarat.
The newly launched units, equipped with state-of-the-art facilities, aims to deliver essential medical and healthcare services directly to disadvantaged individuals, significantly enhancing healthcare accessibility.
The Mobile Medical Units were launched by Shri Rushikesh Patel, Hon Minister for Health and Family Welfare, and Shri Harsh Sanghavi, Minister of Home, Police Housing & Disaster Management, Govt of Gujrat in the presence of Pujya Swami Brahmaviharidas, Head BAPS Global Outreach & Head BAPS Hindu Mandir Abu Dhabi, BAPS, Pujya Swami Nikhileshdas, Head BAPS Medical Activities, and Mr Jaleel PA Head CSR, Aster DM Healthcare.
This story is from the March 2025 edition of Healthcare Radius.
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