Bengaluru, 20^th May 2025: PNB Housing Finance, one of India’s leading housing finance companies, through its CSR arm Pehel Foundation, announced the launch of the second phase of its Mobile Medical Unit (MMU) Program in partnership with Wockhardt Foundation. The program is aimed at improving primary healthcare access for construction workers and underprivileged communities across key regions of Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai and Ahmedabad, providing doorstep medical services to them.

The program is designed to address the lack of accessible and affordable healthcare services near construction sites and slum areas. Construction workers and their families often forego basic medical treatment due to high commute costs, long queues at hospitals, or fear of wage loss from time away. PNB Housing Finance and Wockhardt Foundation have joined hands to bridge this gap and offer a sustainable solution by bringing primary and preventive care directly to them.

Speaking on the launch, Mr. Girish Kousgi, MD & CEO of PNB Housing Finance said, “Healthcare is a basic right, yet access remains a privilege for many. At PNB Housing Finance, we believe that development must be inclusive, and that means addressing real needs where they exist – on the ground, at construction sites, in underserved neighborhoods. Our Mobile Medical Unit Program in association with Wockhardt Foundation aims to reduce the financial and physical barriers that prevent thousands of underserved families from seeking primary medical care. This is not just about treatment – it’s about creating awareness and promoting long-term well-being amongst the masses.”

Mr. Denis Varghese, Director- Wockhardt Foundation, added, “This collaboration with PNB Housing Finance gives us an opportunity to bring healthcare to those who need it the most – right inside the communities. With over 93,000 lives touched in Phase 1, this next chapter will further expand our reach to over one lakh individuals—a meaningful step toward bridging the healthcare gap. By bringing healthcare to the underserved, we will continue to empower communities to take charge of their health.”

Each mobile unit is staffed with 3 members – an MBBS doctor, pharmacist and licensed driver. The medical vans will offer essential services including general check-ups, treatment for common ailments, diabetes and hypertension management, and referrals for advanced treatment. In addition, the MMUs will continue to conduct health education and hygiene awareness sessions, and promote access to government healthcare schemes, further empowering these communities with knowledge and preventive practices.

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7 steps to beat getting embarrassed are :
# plan your appointments in such a way that it gives room for delay of the other person as well as traffic
# measure timings of your appointments through GPS & keep safety margin
# choose GPS route with minimum traffic route
# arrive minimum 15 minutes early for every appointment
# give reminder to the person you are planning to meet
# use multiple channels of communication to change appointment, also avoid changing at last minute
# before you sleep, check all your next day’s appointments

Above are 7 steps when planning travel through the car or taxi route. However, similar planning needs to be adhered to when using other modes of public transport like bus, train, boat, etc.

Your punctuality protects your self respect. Be on time.

Blaming traffic in the GPS age is only an excuse !

: Sir Dr. Huz
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We have to fight both.

Poverty of the body means a very poor standard of living where even basic needs cannot be met. There is problem in providing for water, food, health, sanitation, livelihoods, and/or education.

Gandhi said, “the world has enough to provide for everyone’s need, but not everyone’s greed.”

It is the responsibility of the rich to ensure dignity of life to the poor. Because we are only trustees of our wealth, not owners. We will have to pay for the sins of not taking care of the poor. We can’t escape.

Then, there is a 2nd type of poverty. Poverty of the mind. Here, the mind feels bankrupt without any passion to live, and engulfed with the dark clouds of depression, and anxiety. The practise of human values can clear these dark clouds and give a vision into the clear sky.

End Poverty !

Happy International Day for Eradication of Poverty (Oct 17) !

– Sir Dr. Huz
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A role model inspires us to a higher living particularly in the fields which we look upto the person as a role model.

But a role model also does exactly the opposite sometimes, which is that it makes us feel inferior & destroys our sense of self worth & self confidence. We often surrender ourselves mentally to our role models. Hence, we reduce the innovative & creative power of our brain to think for itself.

In life, a role model maybe more successful than you, but not necessarily more intelligent. Because we are in awe of that success, we submit to their intellect. We have made a mistake in differentiating success from intellect. This costly mistake robs our minds from expanding its own power through introspection, & self thought. The power of the mind has weakened.

Trust yourself the most !

Sir Dr. Huz
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The male, and female genders have some similarities and differences. The similarities lie in their humanity and human nature. The differences primarily lies in their physical being. We can’t say any of the sexes is intellectually superior because in the  exams in academic institutions both fare equally well. The same lies with their emotional make up.

A girl child is special in many respects. Ask a father in old age how much extra care only a daughter can give. Ask those young students who get the most caring, and sensitive education mostly from the female gender. Ask a small child and he will say that his mother loves him the most. This is only due to the blessing of a girl child. Let’s value every woman, and girl, because in the human equation they complete the incomplete part. Humanity lives on because only a woman can produce a child, not a man. Let’s acknowledge the power of every woman, who is a daughter to her parents 1st. It’s the blessing of a girl child.

Happy International Day of Girl Child ( Oct 11 ) ! 

– Sir Dr. Huz

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But there is 1 factor which can destroy our self admiration. It will make us nothing. Everything that we have achieved will appear worthless. That event is called death. Death will destroy our ego as our individual identity gets destroyed as we merge with the universal identity. We no more are separate as now we have merged. There is no identity, ego. It stands destroyed.

Death is the ultimate lesson in humility !

Sir Dr. Huz
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The World Peacekeepers Movement (TWPM) is an online movement of more than 2 million Peacekeepers on Facebook who subscribe to the 7 Peace values of gratitude, forgiveness, love, humility, giving, patience, and truth – the foundation of inner peace. Through the inner peace of humanity, world peace can become a reality.

Mrs. Neerja Birla has immensely contributed to mental health and education. Over the years, Mrs. Neerja Birla in her personal and professional capacity has endeavoured to empower individuals/societies to lead fulfilling and enriched lives through a host of initiatives, collaborations with various organisations. As the Founder and Chairperson of Mpower, a movement that aims to affect a positive change in the attitude towards mental health, Mrs. Birla hopes to stamp out the stigma associated with this issue. This award is a testimony of her pioneering efforts in raising awareness about mental health and offer quality care to individuals from all walks of life and from all sections of the community.

The title has been conferred based on achievements and service to humanity and commitment to the cause of peace. As a “World Peace Ambassador” they had been presented a frame, a citation image, a Peace Hamper, and a silver coin.

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Complex modern lifestyles with an overall lack of support system and economic disparities have caused a rapid increase in mental health deterioration.

In a discussion on Mental Health and the role of Corporate Social Responsibility by Wockhardt foundation in Mumbai on Friday it was stressed that we need to take urgent step to control growing mental illness in India.
conference to discuss the current Indian scenario of Mental Health and the role of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). The key-note speakers for the conference Mrs. Neerja Birla, Founder and Chairperson of Mpower, an Aditya Birla Education Trust initiative. The welcome address was given by Dr. Huzaifa Khorakiwala, Founder & Chairman of Wockhardt Foundation.Various other prominent NGOs and CSR professionals active on Mental Health issueswere also present.

The conference focused on discussing mental health concerns plaguing India, forming
solution-centric approach to the issues, discussing ways to utilize CSR resources to
tackle the problems, highlight the required policy change along with the need to
increase public-private partnerships.

Mrs. Birla has been felicitated with several awards for her contribution in the field of
mental health and has initiated campaigns like ‘Ride to Mpower’ which aims to
encourage conversations & break the stigma related to mental illness. She commented,
“It is unfortunate that in our country mental health issues have traditionally been ignored
or swept under the carpet – due to lack of awareness and education on one hand, and
due to the stigma and the discrimination attached to them, on the other. Now, more than
ever the need to have more mental health services is necessary. I’m happy to be a part
of Talk for Action Wockhardt Conference where this critical issue was discussed and I
hope to see more corporates focus their CSR efforts on addressing these complex
issues.”.

Dr. Huzaifa Khorakiwala said, “India has one of the largest populations suffering from
one form of mental illness or the other and that one in five Indians may suffer from
depression in their lifetime, with suicide being the leading cause of dearth among those
aged 15–29 in India. We must wake up and take action now. We need to strengthen
and implement mental health policies and programs in the near future and provide the
rationale to enhance investment in mental health care in India and CSR resources must
be utilized for this purpose.”

Asmita Satyarthi, Director, Wockhardt Foundation, said, “Wockhardt Foundation CSR
HUB is committed to promoting healthy dialogue and communication, especially to bring
more emphasis on issues that need a stronger CSR focus. This conference is the first
step to bring various stakeholders together on one platform to discuss this very
important issue. Corporates must take a lead in breaking the taboo and enabling
concrete action on Mental Health.”

Some relevant facts about Mental Health in India
• Prevalence of mental illness, such as mood disorders, is higher among males (13.9%) as compared to females (7.5%)
• 22.4% of the population above 18 years suffers from substance use disorder, majorly tobacco and alcohol
• Alcohol use is found to be higher in males (9%) as against females (0.5%)
• Nearly 1% of the population reports high suicidal tendencies
• Prevalence of mental illness among teenagers (13 to 17 years) is 7.3% with the most common being depression
• The treatment gap for mental disorders ranges between 70% and 92% across different disorders
• 150 million people in India are affected by mental illness but only 10-12% of these individuals will seek help
• Suicide is the leading cause of death among those aged 15–29 in India

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