Along with our partners at IndiaFirst Life Insurance Company Ltd, we are continuing to support HelpAge India (sister organisation to AgeUK) to run a Mobile Medicare Unit (MMU) in Mumbai, India.

The MMU is a vehicle that can move about the city providing a doctor, social worker, driver and basic medicines, which give essential primary medical support. The vehicle helps vulnerable elderly people living in the slums of Mumbai, who would otherwise not be able to access these services.

Dr P. Nandagopal, Managing Director and CEO, IndiaFirst, said: “Mumbai is one of the world’s most densely populated cities where the not-so-rich segments of society struggle hard for their daily survival. Availability of proper living accommodation, good sanitation, safe drinking water – the key ingredients for basic health are missing in this city.”

We have been supporting the vehicle since January 2010 and in one year, the MMU has provided just under 30,000 basic healthcare treatments to people aged 60 and above.