Reliance Foundation and Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai to provide three lakh free COVID-19 vaccines for Mumbai’s underprivileged communities
Reliance Foundation and Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai
to provide three lakh free COVID-19 vaccines
for Mumbai’s underprivileged communities
• Communities across 50 locations including Dharavi, Worli, Wadala, Colaba,
Kamatipura, Chembur to be covered
• Reliance Foundation through Sir H N Reliance Foundation Hospital is deploying
state-of-the-art mobile vehicle unit for the vaccination drive
• Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (MCGM) and BEST provide infrastructure
& logistics support
Mumbai, 2
nd August 2021: In a major outreach scheme to protect Mumbai’s vulnerable
communities, Reliance Foundation through Sir H N Reliance Foundation Hospital will
collaborate with Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (MCGM) to provide three lakh
COVID-19 vaccination doses to communities across 50 locations in Mumbai. This free
vaccination drive aims to protect underprivileged people in neighbourhoods including
Dharavi, Worli, Wadala, Colaba, Pratiksha Nagar, Kamatipura, Mankhurd, Chembur,
Govandi and Bhandup.
Sir H N Reliance Foundation Hospital is deploying a state-of-the-art mobile vehicle unit to
conduct the vaccination drive across the selected locations of Mumbai, while MCGM and
BEST will provide infrastructure and logistics support for the drive. This initiative builds on Sir
HN Reliance Foundation Hospital’s regular health outreach initiatives in Mumbai, which
address primary and preventive healthcare needs of vulnerable populations through mobile
medical vans and static medical units. This vaccination programme will be carried out over
the next three months and is part of Reliance Foundation’s Mission Vaccine Suraksha
initiative which will also provide vaccination for underprivileged communities around the
country over the next few months.
Smt Nita M Ambani, Founder and Chairperson, Reliance Foundation said: “Reliance
Foundation has stood by the nation at every step of this relentless fight against the COVID19 pandemic. Mass vaccination is now the single biggest weapon to protect people from the
virus. We are committed to doing everything we can to ensure that every single Indian has
access to vaccination as quickly and efficiently as possible. I am confident that together we
will rise above this challenging period and good times will be upon us again.”
Reliance Foundation has been at the forefront to support the nation in the battle against
COVID-19 since the beginning of this pandemic. Spear-headed by Smt Nita M. Ambani,
Reliance Foundation has swiftly rolled out multi-pronged response initiatives across the
country over the last 16 months ranging from testing to healthcare, medical oxygen to free
meals and masks to vulnerable communities. These include:
• Providing medical oxygen free of cost to meet the needs of one lakh patients, on a daily
basis
• Over 2000+ COVID-care beds and facilities supported across the country
• Providing over 7.5 crore meals to vulnerable communities affected by the pandemic
• Distributing over one crore masks and awareness messages for safety
As part of Mission Vaccine Suraksha, over 10 lakh COVID-19 vaccine doses have been
administered to employees, family members and dependents across Reliance. Till date, over
98% of all eligible employees have been covered with at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine.
The extension of this mission to vulnerable communities in Mumbai and across the country
reinforces the spirit of commitment and the promise of ‘We Care’ that Reliance Foundation
has made, to stand with the nation and to serve the most at need.
About Reliance Foundation:
Reliance Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Reliance Industries Limited, aims to play a
catalytic role in addressing the nation’s development challenges through innovative and
sustainable solutions. Led by Founder and Chairperson Smt. Nita Ambani, Reliance
Foundation (RF) is relentlessly working towards facilitating transformative changes to ensure
overall well-being and higher quality of life for all. Among India’s largest social initiatives, RF
is focused on addressing the nation’s development challenges in areas of Rural
Transformation, Education, Health, Sports for Development, Disaster Response, Urban
Renewal, and Arts, Culture and Heritage. RF has touched the lives of more than 51 million
people across India, in more than 44,700 villages and several urban locations.
