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Apollo Hospitals Foundation will provide medical support to forest department employees and local communities in the areas where WWF-India operates for conservation.
The two organisations have entered into a memorandum of understanding (MoU) in this regard here on Monday.
“The frontline forest staff and members of the local community form an important part of our work and medical treatment and health check-ups for them will go a long way in ensuring that people have access to medical care,’’ Ravi Singh, Secretary-General and CEO, WWF-India, told newspersons at a press conference here.
The medicare will be available to over 27,000 staff and people in about 17 states of WWF-India operations. They will be provided with medical treatment, including air ambulance services in critical and emergency conditions.
Cases such as grievous injury due to attacks by wild animals, fall from elevated areas, accidents while patrolling in vehicles, burns during fire-fighting operations, injuries in crowd control operations during incidents of human-wildlife conflict will be also be taken care of.
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