Coal India Limited felicitates CMC for Thalassemia care
A release said that the award – as part of the CIL's Thalassemia Bal Sewa Yojana (TBSY) programme – was presented by Union Minister of Coal and Mines G. Kishan Reddy to Gomathi Joseph, Senior Social Worker of the department, and her team at a function in New Delhi recently.
The award is titled 'Gift of Life through Thalassemia Bal Sewa Yojana', a Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiative of the CIL, and the scheme aims at supporting underprivileged children suffering from thalassemia.
As many as 208 children have undergone life-saving transplants at the CMC under the scheme, to mark the World Thalassemia Day.
Vikram Mathews, Director, CMC, appreciated the efforts of the Haematology Department for securing the award, the release added.
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