Care on Wheels, One Year On: A Lifeline at the Doorstep Powered by Datla Foundation & Biological E
One year on, the two Mobile Medical Units—clinics on wheels—have not just delivered treatment, they have delivered trust, dignity, and hope. In villages across the Shamirpet and Patancheru–Gaganpahad clusters, these vans are now recognised as a familiar sight, often welcomed with smiles and relief.
Hyderabad :It began with a conversation in a quiet hamlet on the outskirts of Hyderabad. When the team from Datla Foundation, which is the CSR arm of Biological E Pvt Ltd, walked through the narrow lanes last year, they saw what the people themselves had long endured in silence.
Snakebites, untreated fevers, and unchecked diabetes have become part of daily life. Families had to make impossible choices: should they spend an entire day’s wages traveling miles for a hospital check-up, or risk ignoring a sickness that might grow worse? For women, it meant leaving behind young children and elderly parents with no support. For the elderly, the burden was even heavier—long journeys on uneven roads for medicines that should have been within reach.
It was in these conversations that, together with Impact Guru Foundation (IGF), Biological E and Datla Foundation decided to turn a simple idea into reality: if people cannot reach healthcare, healthcare must reach them.
A year later: wheels that changed lives
One year on, the two Mobile Medical Units—clinics on wheels—have not just delivered treatment, they have delivered trust, dignity, and hope. In villages across the Shamirpet and Patancheru–Gaganpahad clusters, these vans are now recognised as a familiar sight, often welcomed with smiles and relief.
A mother in Shamirpet says she no longer has to choose between her health and her children’s safety. An elderly farmer in Patancheru admits that he hasn’t missed a single month of blood pressure check-ups since the COW van started visiting. For thousands, healthcare is no longer a distant dream but a routine reality.
In just one year, these vans have touched nearly 44,000 lives, treating over 9,200 unique patients. More than 60% of them are women, and close to 10% are elderly—proof that the most vulnerable are finally being seen and served.
“As a company rooted in public health, Biological E has always believed that healthcare must be accessible to everyone,” said Krishna Chaitanya, from the CSR department, Datla Foundation. “Care on Wheels has shown us how industry and philanthropy can come together to make a direct, lasting impact on communities.”
Beyond medicine: building a culture of care
But Care on Wheels has gone further than just offering consultations and medicines. Schoolchildren have learned about menstrual hygiene, receiving sanitary napkins with dignity. Families have gathered for awareness sessions on diabetes, nutrition, and seasonal illnesses. Eye-screening camps and wheelchair support for the differently abled have brought light and mobility where it was missing.
These are not just services, they are seeds of change, gently shifting communities from fear and neglect to awareness and prevention.
“Care on Wheels reaffirms a simple truth: when healthcare travels to people, outcomes improve,” said Sundeep Talwar, CEO, Impact Guru Foundation (IGF-India). “Our partnership with Datla Foundation and Biological E has brought care, confidence, and continuity to families who had been left behind.”
What’s next: carrying the promise forward
The road ahead is clear. With the success of this first year, the next step is to go deeper reaching every hamlet in the clusters, expanding screenings to include anaemia and oral health, and strengthening school programs so that children grow up with healthy habits.
For families across these villages, the Care on Wheels van is more than just a vehicle. It is a lifeline. It is a promise that healthcare will no longer be a privilege found far away, but a right lived at their doorstep.
About Care on Wheels (COW)
COW is Impact Guru Foundation’s flagship mobile healthcare initiative, in partnership with Datla Foundation and Biological E. It delivers primary care, maternal & child health services, elderly support, preventive screenings, and health education—right at the doorsteps no one is left behind.
Call to Action
Join us in Year Two. Together, let’s keep the wheels turning and ensure healthcare continues to reach those who need it most.
