Making quality healthcare accessible and affordable is an ongoing challenge. Precision Foundation has initiated several activities in the area of healthcare to provide aid to the needy.
Financial assistance is provided to patients from the economically backward strata, suffering from cancer, diseases of the heart and kidney, neurological illnesses, severe burns, accidents and other major life threatening conditions.
PCL has been effectively conducting ‘Comprehensive Sexuality Education’ program with the help of Family Planning Association of India, Solapur Branch over the last few years. Started in 2018 it is the 4th year of this initiative.
About 20000 students - boys & girls from class 7 to 10 from 41 schools – have benefitted from this initiative and we expect to reach about 6000 more students this year. The children of adolescent age group are given guidance on subjects like physical, psychological and emotional changes at puberty, good touch and bad touch, gender equality, nutrition, personal hygiene etc. which is a need of the day. They are also educated about law pertaining to sexual harassment. The workshops are followed by a feedback session at the end of the academic year.
A fully equipped Advance Care (CARDIAC) Ambulance was donated by Precision Foundation & Medical Research Trust to Shri Markanday Solapur Sahakari Rugnalay, Solapur. The Force Traveller Ambulance has the following advanced medical equipment: Oxygen Cylinder D- Type, Ambu Bag, Laryngoscope Adult with 4 Blade, Automatic External Defibrillator, Transport Ventilator, 5 Para Monitor, Syringe Pump and Suction Unit.
Our CFO Mr. Ravindra Joshi and the Finance team members Aarohi Deosthali, Swapnil Kulkarni, Parag Bhagwat, Durgaprasad Ege and Shripad Valsangkar contributed generously to this noble cause and set an example for the workforce at PCL. The ambulance was handed over by CMD Mr Yatin Shah, Dr. Suhasini Shah, Mr R R Joshi and Mr. Karan Shah to the Chairman of Markanday hospital Dr Vijay Arkal along with Mr. Shriniwas Katkam, Dr Manik Gurram and Dr Lata Mithapalli in a small program on October 30, 2023.
Inauguration of Dialysis Unit at the ‘Dr. Kotnis Memorial Railway Hospital, Solapur’ The inauguration ceremony of the Dialysis Unit at Dr. Kotnis Memorial Railway Hospital, Solapur was held on 17th January 2023. The dialyzer and RO plant have been provided by Precision Camshafts Limited through its CSR fund. Divisional Railway Officer Mr. Neeraj Dhore, Chairman of Precision Camshafts Limited Mr. Yatin Shah, President of Precision Foundation Dr. Suhasini Shah along with Dr. Anand Kamble, Dr. Ramakrishna Mane and other dignitaries were present for the handover ceremony. Speaking at the ceremony, Dr. Suhasini Shah said that Precision is implementing many philanthropic activities through its CSR and is committed to work in the field of education, health care and sustainable development. She highlighted some of the major projects done by Precision like creating infrastructure for a 12 bedded dialysis unit at the General Hospital, Solapur and donation of 2 dialysers, renovation of the operation theater complex at the General Hospital and installation of state-of-the-art equipment, donation of ventilators to Markandey Sahakari Rugnalay and SPIN hospitals and providing 15 oxygen concentration to Primary Health Centers in Solapur district during the Covid pandemic. Divisional Railway Officer Mr. Neeraj Dhore expressed his gratitude to Precision for this unit. He reiterated that the Railway Hospital strives to provide good healthcare facilities to the common citizens and this dialysis unit will be beneficial for the needy people. He also congratulated that the Railway Hospital team for their commendable work during the Covid period. Chief of Railway Engineering Department Mr. Chandra Bhushan, Senior Finance Manager Mr. Vivek Hoke, Dr. Singhal and all the doctors, nurses and staff of Dr. Kotnis Memorial Railway Hospital were present for this program.
PCL has effectively conducted ‘Comprehensive Sexuality Education’ program with the help of Family Planning Association of India, Solapur Branch over the last 2 years and the this is the 3rd year of this initiative. About 9500 students – both boys & girls – from 40 schools have benefitted from this initiative and we expect to reach about 6000 more students this year.
AIDS and HIV affected patients are given free medication and psychological counselling by the Solapur District AIDS Prevention and Control Center. They are facing difficulties in supply of medicines, hence PCL through its CSR fund, supplied medicines for AIDS patients as per the request received from the office of the Civil Surgeon, Solapur.
The COVID 19 pandemic crippled the world over the past two and a half years. Precision supported the administration in such difficult times by contributing to the PM Care fund and Maharashtra CM fund. We also took up the repair and upkeep of the electric crematorium at Solapur and helped people with food grain, PPE kits, medicines etc as per their requirements. PCL donated 4 Ventilators to 2 hospitals that cater to the underprivileged and 4 Oxygen concentrators to Primary Health Centres in 2020. Additional 11 Oxygen concentrator machines were given to five primary health centers in Solapur district namely Kalman - 2, Mardi - 4, Kondi - 2, Nannaj - 1, Tirhe - 2. It will greatly benefit the patients of respiratory illnesses and cases of medical emergencies till they are shifted to a higher centre.
The shortage of Oxygen and ventilators during the second wave in Corona costed a lot of lives throughout the country.
Precision through its CSR supplied 2 ventilators (Philips make Trilogy EVO ventilator with all standard accessories) each to Shri Markandeya Rugnalaya and SPIN hospital in Solapur. The hospitals agreed to use these for the patients from lower socio economic strata and will not be charged for the same. Precision also supplied 7 Oxygen Concentrators to Primary Health Centers at Bhandarkavthe Tal. South Solpaur, Modnimb,Pimpalner & Tembhurni Tal Madha.
As a continuation of the ‘Comprehensive Sexuality Education’ program covering about 10000 students from 40 schools, we have now installed ‘Sanitary Napkins Vending Machines’ and ‘Incinerators’ (disposal machines) for the benefit of girl students and teachers in 10 schools and also at the Ladies hostels of the Ahilyabai Holkar Solapur University. These will benefit more than 1780 students from these schools and the University.
The machines were handed over to all the schools on Saturday, February 20th in the presence of Dr. Suhasini Shah, Chairperson of Precision Foundation. Every school was given a supply of 400 sanitary pads and boards with instructions for use of the machines, to be displayed next to the machines. The event was held at Sonamata School in Ram wadi, Solapur. Dr. Uma Pradhan & Dr. Nabha Kakade were the guests of honour for this program. The teachers present at the occasion expressed their determination to educate the girl students about hygiene during menstruation and use of these machines.
Precision has always supported healthcare through its CSR activities and will continue to support the healthcare system through their various initiatives in the coming years. The foundation has recently provided a Ventilator to the Shri Markandeya Solapur Sahakari Rugnalaya & Research Center in March 2020 and 3 more ventilators will be provided in the coming months. These ventilators will greatly help in management of critical patients, especially during the COVID 19 pandemic.
