Indian Oil, Gauri Kaul Foundation join hands for mobile Cardiac Care

Srinagar, Oct 16: MoA for CSR project 'IndianOil Heart Clinic on Wheels' was signed between Gauri Kaul Foundation and Indian Oil Corporation Limited, Chandigarh. The MoA was exchanged at Punjab State Office by CGM (Plg & Cord), PSO Atul Aggarwal and Director, GKF Dr Upendra Kaul in the presence of Senior IndianOil officials.

The MoA was signed by founder Director, Dr Upendra Kaul from GKF and GM(HR-CSR), IndianOil, Arif Akhtar. Under this unique CSR initiative, IndianOil shall be providing financial assistance of around Rs.78.5 lakhs for setting up the mobile facilities and executing the project. Dr. Upendra Kaul thanked IOCL for this noble gesture which would help large needy population of South Kashmir.

Under the project “IndianOil Heart Clinic on wheels”, Gauri Kaul Foundation shall be developing state-of-the-art cardiac Care for underserved areas of South Kashmir. The Heart Clinic on Wheels will be a fully equipped mobile cardiac care unit that will travel to remote areas of South Kashmir to provide State-of-the-Heart cardiac care services to underserved populations. South Kashmir, with a population of 2 million people, comprises mostly underserved communities living in backward areas.

The clinic will be staffed with experienced doctors, nurses and technicians, who will conduct Screening of children for rheumatic heart disease & treatment, Screening of IV drug abusers for infective endocarditis & treatment and Screening and treatment of elderly for heart problems, diabetes, hypertension and other diseases. This shall help the people of the area in big way in getting diagnosed for any medical issue and simultaneously getting proper treatment at right time.

The Mobile Cardiac Care Unit shall be stationed at Prasd Joo Khan Heart Centre (Gauri Kaul Foundation) and Gauri Heart Centre, Chanapora, Srinagar Kashmir.

The Gauri Kaul Foundation (GKF) is a non-profit organisation founded by its Director Upendra Kaul in memory of his late mother, Gauri Kaul.

The foundation was established three years ago on April 13, 2021 following camps conducted in remote areas of six districts in Jammu and Kashmir, as well as one in Mumbra, Thane district in Maharashtra, and one in Kakchin, Manipur near the Myanmar border. These camps were carried out under the banner of the Gauri Healthy Heart Mission, starting on World Heart Day on September 29, 2020. The local administration, as well as Health and Finance Commissioner Atal Dulloo, provided their support for this initiative. The primary objective was to assess the prevalence of heart problems, hypertension, and diabetes control among patients receiving treatment in remote areas of several districts in Jammu and Kashmir.