Thousands of blood donors took part in the blood donation BALCO's camp

Over 1000 People Participate inBALCO's Record-breaking Mega Blood Donation Camp

Balconagar; 23rdJune 2023  :////  Bharat Aluminium Company Limited (BALCO), India's iconic aluminium producer and a subsidiary of Vedanta Aluminium, organized a mega blood donation camp at the BALCO Hospital, in collaboration with the District Medical and Health Departments of both Korba and Bilaspur. This noble cause drew wide participation from the company’s employees, families, and surrounding community members, witnessing blood donations from over 1000 people. Their united efforts resulted in a remarkable number of 1000+ life-saving units being collected in a single day, setting the highest-ever record in the Korba district.

Organized in commemoration of World Blood Donor Day, BALCO's day-long mega blood donation camp was led by the expert doctors and nurses of BALCO Hospital, in partnership with the District Medical and Health Departments of both Korba and Bilaspur. The dedicated medical staff not only provided technical support for blood collection during the camp but also helped generate wider awareness among the volunteers on the donation process and its several benefits. Subsequent to careful screening and checks, the units collected will be stored at the blood banks of Govt. Medical College, Korba and Chhattisgarh Institute of Medical Sciences, Bilaspur. These units will be provided free of charge to communities in need, addressing their critical blood requirements for treating Thalassemia, sickle cell disease, cancer, road traffic accidents, pregnant mothers, and individuals with Haemophilia. The Chhattisgarh Institute of Medical Sciences will further distribute the blood units to other medical facilities such as the District Hospital, Bilaspur, the Railway Hospital, Bilaspur, Jan SwasthyaSahyog, Ganiyari, and the District Hospital, Mungeli.

Appreciatingthe overwhelming response to the camp, Mr. Rajesh Kumar, CEO, and Director, BALCO, said, “Blood donation is a noble cause, as every unit has the potential to support people in need, including accident victims, surgical patients, and those battling life-threatening illnesses. We are grateful for the overwhelming response to BALCO’s blood donation camp, and truly appreciate the selflessness and generosity displayed by our employees and communities.At BALCO, we strive to prioritize the well-being of our communities byimplementing various health interventions such as these for promoting wellness and improving lives. The mega Blood Donation Campisyet another testament to our unwavering commitment towards making a positive and meaningful impact in the lives of those around us.”

Appreciating BALCO’s efforts, Mr. S. N. Kesari, Chief Health and Medical Officer, Korba, said, “I wholeheartedly commend and appreciate the blood donation camp organized by BALCO, and congratulate them on achieving 1000 blood donations within a single day. It is truly an inspiring effort. This collaborative initiative will help meet crucial requirements and address any shortagesof blood in both Korba and Bilaspur districts, positively impacting countless lives.”

BALCO’s mega blood donation camp wassuccessful in not only collecting numerous lifesaving blood units but also bringing a sense of fulfilment to all the volunteers, who were recognized for their contributions throughBlood Donor Certificates. These were aimed at honouring their selfless acts and providing additional encouragement to continuesupporting this essential cause.

BALCO, as part of its commitment towards contributing to the community’s well-being, undertakes several impactful healthcare interventions, which helped impact over 1 lakh lives in FY23:

• Project Arogyaensures accessibility of primary healthcare services through Rural Health Posts (RHPs) and conducts awareness campaigns on crucial topics such as HIV, Maternal & Child health, and malnutrition. The project reached 30,248 people last year.
• Mobile Health Van (MHV) Program includesafully equipped mobile health unitthat visits communities every 15 days. The van addresses primary healthcare challenges through home visitations, reaching over 14,410 people in FY23 alone.
• Quarterly mega health camps and awareness campaigns that promote vaccinations, hygiene practices, and overall healthcare.
• Project-Nayi Kiran which has helped sensitize 48,000+ people on hygienic practices during menstruation through awareness generation and capacity-building activities across45 villages of Korba.
• Balco Medical Centre, a 170-bedded tertiary care oncology facility that catered to over 18,000 people till date since, its inception in 2018.

BALCO Hospital, a 75-bed facility, not onlyserves the company's employees and their families but also township residents, and patients from across several districts.

• It features a team of 12 specialists, including general physicians, physiotherapists, dentists, ophthalmologists, ENT specialists, paediatricians, radiologists,anaesthesiologists, gynaecologists, and orthopaedic surgeon. It is supported by 27 nurses and 80 staff members.
• This hospital participates in the Ayushman Bharat scheme, organizes regular screening camps, and awareness camps, and supports government vaccination programs.
• BALCO Hospital caters to over 2,50,000 patients each year from across Korba, Raigarh, Bilaspur, and JanjgirChampa districts in Chhattisgarh.

Bharat Aluminium Company Limited (BALCO) is India’s iconic aluminium producer. It is owned 51% by Vedanta Limited and 49% by the Government of India and. BALCO is part of Vedanta’s Aluminium Business, a division of Vedanta Limited, which is India’s largest manufacturer of aluminium. BALCO operates a 0.57 million tonne per annum aluminium smelter in Korba, Chhattisgarh. It is also a leader in value-added aluminium products that find critical applications in core industries. With its world-class smelter and power plants, the company fulfils its mission of spurring emerging applications of aluminium as the ‘Metal of the Future’ for a greener tomorrow.

 About Bharat Aluminium Company Limited (BALCO):

Bharat Aluminium Company (BALCO) is a subsidiary of Vedanta Limited, operating a 0.57 million tonne per annum aluminium smelter in Korba, Chhattisgarh. It is part of Vedanta’s Aluminium Business, a division of Vedanta Limited, which is India’s largest producer of aluminium, producing more than half of India’s Aluminium i.e., 2.29 million tonnes in FY23. Vedanta Aluminium is a leader in value-added aluminium products that find critical applications in core industries. With its world-class Aluminium Smelters, Alumina Refinery and Power Plants in India, the company fulfils its mission of spurring emerging applications of aluminium as the ‘Metal of the Future’ for a greener tomorrow. For more information, please log on to www.balcoindia.com

About Vedanta Limited:

Vedanta Limited, a subsidiary of Vedanta Resources Limited, is one of the world’s leading Oil & Gas and Metals company with significant operations in Oil & Gas, Zinc, Lead, Silver, Copper, Iron Ore, Steel, and Aluminium & Power across India, South Africa, and Namibia. For two decades, Vedanta has been contributing significantly to nation building. Governance and sustainable development are at the core of Vedanta's strategy, with a strong focus on health, safety, and environment. Vedanta has put in place a comprehensive framework to be the ESG leader in the natural resources sector. Vedanta is committed to reducing carbon emissions to zero by 2050 or sooner and has pledged $5 billion over the next 10 years to accelerate the transition to net zero operations. Giving back is in the DNA of Vedanta, which is focused on enhancing the lives of local communities. The company’s flagship social impact program, Nand Ghars, have been set up as model anganwadis focused on eradicating child malnutrition, providing education, healthcare, and empowering women with skill development. Under the aegis of the Anil Agarwal Foundation, the umbrella entity for Vedanta’s social initiatives, the Vedanta group has pledged Rs 5000 crore over the next five years on social impact programmes with a thrust on nutrition, women & child development, healthcare, animal welfare, and grass-root level sports. Vedanta and the group companies have been featured in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index, and was conferred Frost & Sullivan Sustainability Awards 2020, Golden Peacock Award for excellence in Corporate Governance 2022 and certified as a Great Place to Work 2022. Vedanta Limited is listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange and the National Stock Exchange. For more information, please visit www.vedantalimited.com

बालको के रक्तदान शिविर में  हजारों  रक्तदाताओं ने लिया हिस्सा

बालकोनगर,23 जून 2023।   ////  वेदांता समूह की कंपनी भारत एल्यूमिनियम कंपनी लिमिटेड (बालको) ने जिला स्वास्थ्य विभाग के सहयोग से बालको अस्पताल में एक मेगा रक्तदान शिविर का आयोजन किया। रक्तदान को बढ़ावा देने वाले अभियान में 1000 से अधिक समर्पित बालकोकर्मचारियों और समुदाय के सदस्यों की भागीदारी निभायीजो निस्वार्थ भाव से रक्तदान करने और जीवन रक्षककार्य केलिएएकजुटहुए। सभी के एकजुट प्रयाससे कोरबा जिले मेंएक दिन मेंसबसे अधिक रिकॉर्ड1000 यूनिट रक्तदान हुआ। रक्तदाताओं को उनकेनिस्वार्थकार्य के लिए प्रमाणपत्र प्रदान किया गया।विश्वरक्तदातादिवसकेअवसर पर आयोजितएकदिवसीयमेगारक्तदानशिविरकोबालकोअस्पतालऔरजिलास्वास्थ्यविभाग, कोरबाऔरबिलासपुरकेडॉक्टरोंऔरनर्सोंकी देखरेख मेंकिया गया।समर्पितचिकित्साकर्मचारियोंनेशिविरकेदौरानरक्तसंग्रहकेलिएसहायताप्रदानकीतथा रक्तदानप्रक्रियाऔरइसकेमहत्वपरमार्गदर्शनभीदिया।शिविरमेंमानवताकेपरिणामस्वरूपबालकोकर्मचारियों,व्यावसायिकसाझेदारों, बालकोटाउनशिपकेनिवासियोंऔरसमुदायकेलोगों द्वारा लगभग 1000रक्तयूनिटका रक्तदान किया गया।सावधानीपूर्वक स्क्रीनिंग और जांच के बादएकत्रित रक्तकोकोरबामेडिकलकॉलेजऔरछत्तीसगढ़इंस्टीट्यूटऑफमेडिकलसाइंसेज, बिलासपुरकेब्लडबैंकोंमेंसंग्रहीतकियागया।थैलेसीमिया, सिकल सेल,कैंसर, सड़क यातायात दुर्घटनाओं, गर्भवती माताओं और हीमोफिलिया वाले व्यक्तियों के इलाज के लिए उनकी रक्त आवश्यकताओं को पूरा करने के लिए निःशुल्क प्रदान की जाएंगी। छत्तीसगढ़ आयुर्विज्ञान संस्थान (सिम्स)अन्य चिकित्सा सुविधाओं जैसे जिला अस्पताल, बिलासपुर, रेलवे अस्पताल, बिलासपुर, जन स्वास्थ्य सहयोग, गनियारी और जिला अस्पताल, मुंगेली में रक्त इकाइयों को वितरित करेगा।

बालको के मुख्य कार्यकारी अधिकारी एवं निदेशकश्रीराजेशकुमारनेकहा कि रक्तदानएकनेककामहै।रक्तकीप्रत्येकयूनिटसेदुर्घटनापीड़ितों, सर्जिकलरोगियोंऔरजीवन-घातकबीमारियोंसेजूझरहेलोगोंकोसहायता प्रदान किया जा सकता है।रक्तदानशिविरमेंकर्मचारियोंऔरसमुदायोंद्वाराप्रदर्शितनिःस्वार्थ भावऔरउदारतासराहनीयहै।कंपनीअपने विभिन्नस्वास्थ्यपहल से सामाजिक कल्याणकोबढ़ावादेनेऔरजीवनकोबेहतरबनाने तथासमुदायोंकीभलाईकोप्राथमिकतादेनेके लिए कटिबद्ध हैमेगारक्तदानशिविरहमारेआसपासकेलोगोंकेजीवनमेंसकारात्मकऔरसार्थकप्रभावडालनेकीहमारीअटूटप्रतिबद्धताकाएकप्रमाणहै।

मेगारक्तदानशिविरकीसराहनाकरतेहुए कोरबा के मुख्य स्वास्थ्य एवं चिकित्सा अधिकारी श्रीएस.एन. केसरी ने कहा कि एक दिन में 1000 यूनिट रक्तदान प्राप्त करने के महत्वाकांक्षी लक्ष्य के साथ बालको द्वारा आयोजित रक्तदान की सराहना करता हूँ। बालको के इस सराहनीय प्रयास से कोरबा और बिलासपुर दोनों जिलों में रक्त की कमी को दूर करेगा जिससे कई जिंदगियां बचाई जा सकती है। बालकोकामेगारक्तदानशिविरजीवनरक्षकरक्तइकाइयाँएकत्रकरनेमेंसफलरहा है। बालकोसमुदायकीभलाईमेंयोगदानदेनेकीअपनीप्रतिबद्धताकेतहतपूरेवर्षकईस्वास्थ्यकार्यक्रम आयोजित करताहैजिसमेंग्रामीणस्वास्थ्यपोस्ट (आरएचपी) केमाध्यमसेइलाके में सर्वोत्तम स्वास्थ्य सुविधाएं प्रदान कर रहा है। साथ ही एचआईवी, मातृएवंशिशुस्वास्थ्यऔरकुपोषणजैसेमहत्वपूर्णविषयोंपरजागरूकताअभियानचलाताहै।परियोजनासे वित्तीय वर्षमें 30,248 लोग लाभान्वित हुए हैं। बालको अपने ‘चलित स्वास्थ्य इकाई’ (एमएचयू) के माध्यम से आसपास के क्षेत्र में ‘उपचार आपके दरवाजे’ थीम पर स्वास्थ्य सेवाओं को सुलभ बनाने के लिए लगातार काम कर रहा है।वित्तीयवर्षमेंइससे 14,410 नागरिक लाभान्वित हो चुके हैं। बालकोत्रैमासिकमेगास्वास्थ्यशिविरऔरजागरूकताअभियानआयोजितकरताहैजोटीकाकरण, स्वच्छताप्रथाओंऔरसमग्रस्वास्थ्यदेखभालकोबढ़ावादेताहै।नईकिरणपरियोजनाकेतहतबालकोनेकोरबाके 45 गांवोंमेंजागरूकताकेमाध्यमसे 48,000 सेअधिकलोगोंकोमाहवारी केदौरानस्वच्छप्रथाओंकेबारेमेंजागरूककियाहै।बालको मेडिकल सेंटर 170 बिस्तरों का अत्याधुनिक कैंसर उपचार केंद्र है। देश में कैंसर उपचार के क्षेत्र में यह अग्रणी केंद्र के रूप में स्थापित है। वर्ष 2018में केंद्र के उद्घाटन के बाद लगभग 18000 पीड़ितों को विभिन्न विशेषज्ञों ने उपचार मुहैया कराए हैं।बालकोकेस्वास्थ्यपहलो सेवित्तीयवर्ष 2023 में 1 लाखसेअधिकलोगोंको फायदा हुआ है।

बालको के 75बिस्तरों के सुपर स्पेशिएलिटी अस्पताल ने अपने विशेषज्ञ चिकित्सकों की मदद से बालको अधिकारियों, कर्मचारियों, उनके परिवारजनों, ठेकाश्रमिकों और स्थानीय नागरिकों की स्वास्थ्य संबंधी जरूरतों की पूर्ति पूरी दक्षता से की है। यहां पांच बिस्तरों वाला गहन चिकित्सा कक्ष मौजूद है जहां गंभीर रूप से पीड़ित मरीजों का इलाज एमडी मेडिसिन की देखरेख में किया जाता है। विशेषज्ञोंकीएकटीमहैजिसमेंसामान्यचिकित्सक, फिजियोथेरेपिस्ट, दंतचिकित्सक, नेत्ररोगविशेषज्ञ, ईएनटीविशेषज्ञ, बालरोगविशेषज्ञ, रेडियोलॉजिस्ट, एनेस्थेसियोलॉजिस्ट, स्त्रीरोगविशेषज्ञऔरआर्थोपेडिकसर्जनके अलावा27नर्सों और 80 सहायक कर्मचारियों के साथ बालको अस्पताल उच्च गुणवत्ता की चिकित्सा सेवाओं के प्रति कटिबद्ध है।

बालकोअस्पतालहरसालछत्तीसगढ़केकोरबा, रायगढ़, बिलासपुरऔरजांजगीरचांपाजिलोंसे 2,50,000 सेअधिकमरीजोंकोसेवाप्रदानकरताहै।आयुष्मान भारत और राष्ट्रीय पल्स पोलियो टीकाकरण अभियान के साथ ही सरकार द्वारा निर्धारित समस्त टीकाकरण कार्यक्रमों का अनुसरण बालको अस्पताल में किया जाता है।