World Malaria Day was observed at a PAN India level by Smile on Wheels, the mobile hospital unit of Smile Foundation by sensitizing people across the country on keeping the surroundings of their homes clean, getting rid of stagnant water in the neighborhood and use of mosquito repellents and what is to be done immediately if someone gets affected with the disease etc. People were greatly benefitted from the sessions and pledged to take measures to keep away from the disease.
Smile on Wheels programme at present has 34 operational projects in 265 remote villages and urban slums across India, directly benefitting over 400,000 lives in a year.
Smile Foundation is a national level development organisation directly benefitting over 400,000 children and their families every year, through more than 200 live welfare projects on education, healthcare, livelihood and women empowerment, in over 950 remote villages and slums across 25 states of India.