The Vedanta Limited, Lanjigarh unit, India’s premier producer of metallurgical grade alumina, observed the World Breastfeeding Week to sensitize pregnant women and lactating mothers on the importance of breastfeeding for children’s nutrition and overall development. A series of activities were undertaken across seven gram panchayats around Vedanta’s Alumina Refinery in Lanjigarh, with nearly250 women attending the awareness sessions.Medical professionals from Vedanta Hospital, Government Hospital, and Child Development Project Officers (CDPO) from Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) Department interacted with the women, imparted important information about the need and benefits of breastfeeding, and distributed information booklets and iron supplements to them. Speaking on the occasion, Deputy CEO – Alumina Business, GG Pal said, “Ensuring collective health and wellbeing of our communities is a key focus area of our social development initiatives.
We have undertaken several health interventions in the region, including ensuring quality doorstep healthcare services to people in over 50 remote villages through Mobile Health Units. Our state-of-the-art Vedanta Hospital, which provides specialised medical services to the nearby communities, sees a daily footfall of over 200 people. Our health interventions have also resulted in significantly reducing the incidence of malarial deaths in the region.”