PPHF and Team SBI Sanjeevani successfully conducted Bachpan Utsav and Swachh Bharat Abhiyan programs at Kasturba Gandhi Residential School and Hostel, Kishanganj, and the Government Tribal Girls Residential Hostel, Shahabad, reaching 396 children. The sessions focused on creating awareness about child rights, safety, duties, responsible behaviour, and personal hygiene through simple and interactive activities, along with orientation on correct handwashing techniques, menstrual hygiene, nail-cutting habits, and daily cleanliness under the SBI Foundation–supported Swachh Bharat Abhiyan. Hygiene kits comprising a toothbrush, toothpaste, soap, detergent, sanitary napkins, and nail cutters were distributed to all participants as part of the initiative implemented by People to People Health Foundation (PPHF) with CSR support from SBI Foundation.

Moving from discussions to Action: Tackling the Obesity-NCD Link in Sikkim
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