NTT and Bhumi came together to build a new hospital block at Government Periyar Hospital in Mayiladuthurai. The new building was inaugurated by honourable minister Thiru. Ma. Subramanian, Department of Health and family welfare, Government of Tamilnadu. Thirumathi R.Lalitha, Mayiladuthurai Collector IAS, Mr. K.N.Murali, Vice President, NTT Limited and Dr. Prahalathan KK, Co-Founder, Bhumi were present during the opening ceremony.
Bhumi partnered with NTT Limited to construct an integrated healthcare complex housing a communicable diseases isolation hospital and urban health centre as a part of a covid relief initiative in August 2021. The two-storied block, spread across 9000 sq.ft is an exclusive block for communicable diseases. The total project cost is ₹3.65 Crores (Rupees Three Crores and Sixty Five Lakhs).
“Healthcare in rural areas still remains a huge challenge. We at Bhumi believe the long-term solution to healthcare issues is to provide government hospitals with the resources they need to deliver high-quality patient care. This partnership with NTT Limited represents our first significant step toward advancing accessible and affordable healthcare for the underserved communities in the district,” said Vaishnavi Srinivasan, Executive Director, Bhumi.
“At a time when the country was struggling to cope with the surge in Covid cases, we at NTT realised the acute shortage of critical facilities to tackle infectious diseases, particularly in rural India. The NTT Group decided to step in to address this issue and to provide its support to rural communities when and where it was needed the most,” said Mr. KN Murali, Vice President of NTT Limited.
Rural areas can develop a strong healthcare system through public-private collaboration. Social organizations can act as the partnership’s curators and endeavour to attain the objectives while investing time, money, and resources for the good of the neighbourhood.
Bhumi expresses sincere gratitude to NTT Limited, its CSR Partner.
