Mumbai: Hyundai Motor India Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Hyundai Motor India Ltd on Saturday released a film on its social outreach initiative Sparsh Sanjeevani. The film captures the journey of its Mobile Medical Van as it travels through rural India to augment the accessibility of healthcare services for people in these regions.   

“At Hyundai, we believe in driving meaningful change for society through every initiative. The film has suitably chronicled the journey of driving a greater accessibility to quality medical support and healthcare services. We have received a very moving response and hope to continue these efforts as we try to bring greater health and wellbeing to people of rural India,” said Hyundai Motor India Ltd. MD & CEO S S Kim. 

Despite an extremely challenging environment, the film was shot in Laxmangarh Block of Alwar district in Rajasthan. All characters are local residents of the village and were happy to be part of this film, the company said. A lifesaving Indian medicinal plant popularly known as Sanjeevani is the protagonist of the film. Talking about its legacy of saving lives, the film goes on to chronicle its journey as a Mobile Medical Unit (Sparsh Sanjeevani) that reaches out to the hinterlands and relentlessly serves people and communities at large.

The medical unit of ‘Mobile Chikitsa’ is managed by Hyundai Motor India Foundation (HMIF) and its partner NGO Wockhardt to cater two villages per day, targeting 25,000 people, with an initial goal of reaching 16 villages.  A qualified MBBS doctor on board is providing free consultation and medicines through the attached pharmacy and the van is equipped with testing facilities for spot diagnostic tests covering blood sugar, BP, Malaria, Dengue etc. Patients are provided with a health card to record their case history and individuals diagnosed with serious ailments will be referred to the nearest government or private hospital.