Thrissur: Aster Volunteers, the global CSR arm of Aster DM Healthcare, launched its latest Mobile Medical Service in Kerala and Tamil Nadu to serve the city and a few remote villages in both states. In Kerala, 1 mobile medical unit will be made accessible to people staying in the interiors of Thrissur district taking the total number of units in Kerala to 6 while in Tamil Nadu 2 mobile units will be available in Chennai and Ramanathapuram district.
In Kerala, the services are being launched jointly by Flora Group of Hotels and Shanthibhavan Palliative Hospital in collaboration with Aster Volunteers, and in Tamil Nadu, Aster Volunteers have teamed up with Ashok Leyland, Albon Air and Thanal. The mobile medical units are equipped with state-of-the-art facilities and will be operational with all the necessary resources to offer basic diagnostic and medical tests, as well as consultations and first-aid treatment. It has an advanced telehealth System, leveraging technology to extend the reach of healthcare services beyond physical boundaries.
The inauguration ceremony for the services took place at Aster Medcity campus in Kochi, where the mobile medical units were flagged off by Farhaan Yasin, Vice President, Aster India and Aster Retail, V. A. Hassan, Chairman and Managing Director of Flora Group of Hotels, and Fr. Joy Koothur, CEO of Shanthibhavan Palliative Hospital. The services were simultaneously launched in Chennai and Ramanathapuram as well.
Speaking about the new mobile medical unit, Dr Azad Moopen, Founder Chairman and Managing Director, Aster DM Healthcare stated, “The Aster Volunteers Mobile Medical Service has been helping large number of people for medical check up, consultations and first-aid treatment. This is especially done for individuals residing in remote areas where healthcare accessibility is poor. With this initiative, we have the opportunity to bring medical support to the marginalized communities through Aster Volunteers.”
The mobile clinic will have facilities to conduct medical camps at the most remote areas in villages and among tribal and fishermen communities. Identified patients will receive medical and surgical interventions either free or at highly subsidised rates. The medical units will be staffed with doctors, nurses, paramedical staff, and pharmacists to provide prompt and specialised care.
