Improving access to healthcare in rural India

06 Nov 2023

During Intertek Group CEO André Lacroix’s visit to the South India textile belt in October 2023, the company launched a new community welfare project called Arogya.

Arogya is a mobile healthcare unit (MHU) project aimed at providing preventive and curative healthcare to more than 35,000 beneficiaries across 20 villages in the greater Tiruppur district, especially in remote and inaccessible parts of the region where access to basic health infrastructure is often limited.

The MHU has been fully equipped with the general outpatient services, equipment and medicines needed to provide early diagnosis and effective patient management. Arogya is designed to offer inclusive and affordable basic healthcare in addition to a reliable doctor-patient follow-up system, ensuring timely treatment for those in need. It also helps enhance local awareness of best practices around health and hygiene, with the aim of combating the prevalence of diseases and other ailments in the region.