Healthcare & Hygiene

In line with Government of India’s National Health Mission, Swachh Bharat Abhiyan and the SDGs; the Bank has geared up to work towards fostering behavioral change among communities to improve the prevailing Health and Hygiene situation in India. Lack of safe drinking water, poor sanitation and hygiene has caused millions of preventable deaths each year – particularly among children. Since the values of cleanliness and hygiene are best inculcated in childhood, awareness programmes on healthcare and hygiene are conducted in schools. The programme focusses on schools as well as communities.

The core programs are

Highlights

In FY 2018-19, the Bank collected over 3 lakh units of blood in a single day which is nearly 42% higher than the previous year. 3.5 lakh people from all walks of life participated in the programme.
Nearly 4,000 camps were held across 1,100 cities in India.
Conducted 1,500 sanitation drives.
Over 22,490 sanitation units have been built, of which 6,954 units have been built in schools and 15,537 in individual households.
Health camps have reached out to more than 86,000 people.

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Nusrat Pathan
Head, Sustainability & Corporate Social Responsibility
HDFC Bank Limited
Nusrat.Pathan@hdfcbank.com