{"id":515481,"date":"2022-05-02T23:48:25","date_gmt":"2022-05-02T18:18:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/industryhit.com\/t\/?p=515481"},"modified":"2022-05-02T23:48:25","modified_gmt":"2022-05-02T18:18:25","slug":"upasana-konidela-supports-over-150-old-age-homes-through-the-billion-hearts-beating-foundation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/industryhit.com\/t\/upasana-konidela-supports-over-150-old-age-homes-through-the-billion-hearts-beating-foundation\/","title":{"rendered":"Upasana Konidela Supports Over 150 Old Age Homes Through The Billion Hearts Beating Foundation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">About Billion Hearts Beating<\/span><\/strong><br style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\"><br style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">Billion Hearts Beating Foundation is a not-for -profit founded in 2010 <\/span><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">by Apollo Hospitals. The organization serves the most neglected <\/span><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">healthcare needs of citizens, supporting those who may not have access <\/span><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">to quality care, medicines, and medical knowledge. It works on the <\/span><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">bedrock of empathy, dignity, and respect, focusing on prevention and <\/span><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">preparedness.<\/span><br style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\"><br style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">Beneficiaries<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">8 states<\/span><br style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">151 senior care homes<\/span><br style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">680 health camps conducted<\/span><br style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">13,200 people trained in BLS<\/span><br style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">115,000 people served<\/span><br style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\"><br style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">Give to the cause<\/span><\/strong><br style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\"><br style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">Billion Hearts Beating Foundation is registered in India under section <\/span><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">12A and is covered under the Income Tax Act of 80G which allows 50% <\/span><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">exemption to donors. It has also acquired the FCRA certificate which <\/span><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">allows us to accept foreign donations.<\/span><br style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\"><br style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">Vision &amp; Mission<\/span><\/strong><br style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\"><br style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">Billion Hearts Beating Foundation, working under the umbrella of the <\/span><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">Apollo Foundation, hopes to create a healthy India, by touching a <\/span><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">billion lives through healthcare. We serve society\u2019s most neglected <\/span><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">needs, with empathy, dignity, and respect.<\/span><br style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\"><br style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">Project Aushad<\/span><\/strong><br style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\"><br style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">Homes that care for seniors are provided with assistance: free monthly <\/span><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">medication, basic healthcare equipment, and nutritious dry rations. <\/span><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">Project Aushad enables the elderly to live with dignity. In tandem <\/span><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">with their doctors, we assess the needs of every resident in the <\/span><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">senior care homes we adopt. A patient ID is assigned, and monthly <\/span><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">prescription medicines are provided based on the lists from each home. <\/span><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">In times of crisis, such as during the lockdowns during the COVID-19<\/span><br style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">pandemic, monthly ration kits have also been offered. Through Project <\/span><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">Aushad, we hope to address the physical, mental and emotional <\/span><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">wellbeing of the senior population across India.<\/span><br style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\"><br style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">Project Prashikshan<\/span><\/strong><br style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\"><br style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">Institutes that serve the public are offered courses around basic life <\/span><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">support (BLS) for their members to be better first responders&nbsp; <\/span><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">Project Prashikshan supports those in public and social service. We <\/span><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">provide basic life support (BLS) courses, both online and offline. <\/span><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">These are designed for participants to recognize life-threatening <\/span><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">emergencies in a safe, timely, and effective manner. The course <\/span><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">imparts cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training and first aid <\/span><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">skills. Participants in the police force, NCC cadets, students from <\/span><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">Bharat Scouts and Guides, and others responsible for&nbsp; society\u2019s safety, <\/span><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">take part. A certificate of participation is provided once <\/span><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">participants pass the assessment.<\/span><br style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\"><br style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">Project Suraksha<\/span><\/strong><br style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\"><br style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">Organizations that work towards humanitarian causes are offered <\/span><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">periodic free health camps to assess and review residents&#8217; health. <\/span><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">Project Suraksha provides essential medical relief, in times of <\/span><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">natural disaster, emergency situations, and through the course of <\/span><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">regular life, to hospitals and healthcare workers.<\/span><br style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\"><br style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">Health camps and health awareness workshops: We screen, diagnose, and <\/span><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">organize conversations around non-communicable diseases, especially <\/span><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">those related to lifestyle. <\/span><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">Emergency relief: We send out ambulances and emergency medication <\/span><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">during natural disasters, across the country. Temporary medical <\/span><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">centres are also established.<\/span><br style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\"><br style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">Community daycare centres: We offer nutritious food, medical <\/span><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">treatment, and prescription medicines to people in mofussil areas, to <\/span><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">ensure a better quality of life. <\/span><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">Emergency care centres: We set up centres at places of public <\/span><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">importance and high traffic, to provide immediate critical care, so <\/span><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">people can access life-saving medical care.<\/span><br style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\"><br style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">Health camps<\/span><\/strong><br style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\"><br style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">Under Project Suraksha, BHB organizes camps in 2 formats (pop-up and <\/span><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">long-term) for&#8230;<\/span><br style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\"><br style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">a) those who are particularly marginalized and do not have access to <\/span><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">basic healthcare, like the most recent one we did with the trans <\/span><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">community in Chennai, with the promise of free medicines and regular <\/span><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">health camps<\/span><br style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\"><br style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">b) those who come to places of high traffic (such as religious places) <\/span><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">and need medical help, especially since they travel long distances on <\/span><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">their pilgrimage.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-515482 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/industryhit.com\/t\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Upasana-Konidela-Helps-Oldage-Homes-IndustryHit-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1344\" height=\"1344\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-515483 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/industryhit.com\/t\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Upasana-Konidela-Helps-Oldage-Homes-IndustryHit-2.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1482\" height=\"1482\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-515484 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/industryhit.com\/t\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Upasana-Konidela-Helps-Oldage-Homes-IndustryHit-3.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1165\"><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"yj6qo\" style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; text-align: left;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About Billion Hearts BeatingBillion Hearts Beating Foundation is a not-for -profit founded in 2010 by Apollo Hospitals. 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