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SBI Foundation Gives Charitable Medical Institute Dr. SRCISH a Rs. 1.41 Cr Facelift with Rare Equipment Like India's first Danish Pupillometer | ||
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India 19-year-old Chandrakala from Tumkur District’s Pavagada had struggled with hearing loss since birth. Since her family could not afford a hearing aid, Chandrakala’s communication issues snowballed over time, adversely impacting her education as well as her personal life. Through the financial impetus received by SBI Foundation, Dr. S. R. Chandrasekhar Institute of Speech and Hearing (Dr. SRCISH) scaled up their outreach and were able to visit her village. Chandrakala was evaluated and found to be fit for a hearing aid, using which she was able to hear clearly for the first time in years. However, using hearing aids is only half the battle won. Chandrakala, who still had difficulty communicating, further received tele-therapy sessions with Dr. SRCISH’s speech-language pathologist. In just seven sessions, she made significant strides; she could identify phrases without visual cues, communicate better, and returned to college a more secure, confident individual.
Senior officials from BSHT and SBI Foundation unveil the new stroboscope at Dr. SRCISH
They have also partnered with hospitals like KC General Hospital, CV Raman hospital, Vani Vilas Hospital, Babu Jagjeevan Ram hospital and BBMP centres.
Patient’s vocal folds being assessed with the stroboscope
2558 people have been diagnosed with a range of speech and hearing conditions. While adults predominantly exhibited disorders like central vestibular issues, dizziness, impacted cerumen, hearing and balance disorders etc. children were mainly diagnosed with infant hearing loss and impairments, dyslexia, autism, mild to moderate hearing loss, hidden hearing loss, processing difficulties, reading disabilities, mis-articulation and stuttering. The families are now seeking early correctional measures.
SBI Foundation is the CSR arm of the State Bank Group. True to its tradition of “Service Beyond Banking”, the Foundation recognises the importance of engaging with communities across key focus areas such as empowerment of PwDs, rural development, healthcare, education, sustainability & environment, livelihood & skill development, youth empowerment, promotion of sports, and more. In this pursuit, SBI Foundation works across 28 States and Union Territories of India, undertaking several initiatives to make resources available to the most vulnerable sections of the society, directly and through strategic partnerships with impact-making entities in the social sector in the most transparent way to create inclusive, sustainable development. SBI Foundation believes in reflecting the ethos of the State Bank Group in running interventions that are ethical, promote growth and equality, and create a positive impact on society.
For more information on SBI Foundation’s pan-India developmental projects, write to communications@sbifoundation.co.in ![]() |
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