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                    15,19,337
                    Patients served
                 
                
                    214
                    Unique districts covered
                 
                
                
                    23,910
                    Spectacles distributed
                 
                
                    21,246
                    Congenital anomaly correction surgeries
                 
                
                
                    4833
                    Hearing aids distributed
                 
                
                    2,555
                    Women screened for cancer
                 
                
             
         
        
            
        
        
        
        
    
            
                Donated by the Indian Railways in 1991, the Lifeline Express (LLE) represents the curative aspect of
                IIF's
                mandate. The World's First and India's only Multi-Specialty Tertiary Care 
                    “Hospital on Rail”, LLE, is
                equipped with two state-of-the-art Operation Theatres. It serves rural areas which lack the following
                
                
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                        availability of quality medical infrastructure and specialised care
                    
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                        affordability of treatment, and
                    
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                        awareness of the deformities and disease that are preventable and can be treated
                    
            
         
  
        
           
             
            At Each Project Halt, LLE Undertakes
            
                LLE conducts 10 projects every year, with an average of 6000 to
                8000 patients benefitting at each halt.
                
                
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                        Cataract surgery
                    
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                        Vision testing and provides spectacles
                    
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                        Hearing surgery
                    
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                        Audiometry testing and provides hearing aids
                    
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                        Plastic surgery – for congenital deformities like Cleft lip, and Burn contractures
                    
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                        Orthopaedic surgery for limb lengthening and congenital club foot impairment
                    
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                        Treatment of chronic conditions such as Epilepsy, Diabetes and Hypertension
                    
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                        Dental treatment
                    
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                        Diagnostics to detect Oral, Breast & Cervical Cancer
                    
         
        
            LLE Projects Held In The Financial Year (FY) 2022–23
            
                220th LLE project held from 14th to 30th April 2022 at Nakti Semra in Bastar District, Chhattisgarh
                benefitted 7833 patients
            
         
        
            
                
                    
                        
                            
                                Sight Examination During The Eye OPD
                             
                            
                         
                        
                            
                                Inside The LLE's Operation Theatre
                                
                             
                            
                         
                        
                            
                                Audiologist Conducts Audiometry To Test Hearing
                                
                             
                            
                         
                        
                            
                                Inside The LLE's Operation Theatre
                             
                            
                         
                     
                    
                    
                 
             
         
        
            
                221st LLE project conducted from 15th May 2022 to 1st June 2022 at Khariar Road railway station in
                Nuapada District, Odisha State: 7637 beneficiaries treated.
            
        
        
            
                
                    
                        
                            
                                Pre-Project Outreach Activities
                                
                             
                            
                         
                        
                        
                        
                     
                    
                    
                 
             
         
        
            
                222nd LLE project held from 10th June 2022 to 13th July 2022 at Katihar Junction & Barsoi railway
                station in Barsoi District, Bihar State: 11,133 patients benefitted.
            
        
        
            
                
                    
                        
                            
                                Using A Microscope For Eye Surgery
                                
                             
                            
                         
                        
                            
                                Male Infant With Cleft Lips Before And After Plastic
                                    Surgery With Sutures
                                
                             
                            
                         
                        
                            
                                Paediatric Orthopaedic Corrective Surgery Patient
                                    With A Prostheses And DB Splints
                                
                             
                            
                         
                        
                            
                                Male Infant With Cleft Lips Before And After Plastic
                                    Surgery With Sutures
                                
                             
                            
                         
                     
                    
                    
                 
             
         
        
            
                223rd LLE project held from 22nd July 2022 to 13th August 2022 at Angul in Angul District, Odisha
                treated 8306 beneficiaries.
            
        
        
            
                
                    
                        
                            
                                A Doctor Checks A Patient During OPD Services
                                
                             
                            
                         
                        
                            
                                Inside The 3-Unit Dental Dept
                                
                             
                            
                         
                        
                            
                                Audiometry Testing For Distribution Of Hearing Aid
                                
                             
                            
                         
                        
                            
                                Inside The 3-Unit Dental Dept
                                
                             
                            
                         
                     
                    
                    
                 
             
         
        
            
                224th LLE project conducted from 15th to 30th September 2022 at Goregaon Road Railway Station in Raigad
                District, Maharashtra benefitted 9850 patients
            
        
        
            
                
                    
                        
                            
                                Training Of Anganwadi Workers
                                
                             
                            
                         
                        
                            
                                Paediatric Orthopaedic Patients With Their Families
                                
                             
                            
                         
                        
                            
                                Cataract Surgeries On The LLE At Raigad
                                
                             
                            
                         
                        
                            
                                Paediatric Orthopaedic Patients With Their Families
                                
                             
                            
                         
                     
                    
                    
                 
             
         
        
            
                225th LLE project held from 12th October 2022 to 2nd November 2022 at Sirpur Kaghaznagar Railway station
                in Kumoram Bheem Asifabad District, Telangana medically served 8148 beneficiaries
            
        
        
            
                
                    
                        
                            
                                Kaghaznagar Telangana Outreach In Villages
                                
                             
                            
                         
                        
                            
                                Plastic Surgery On Hand To Correct Deformity
                                
                             
                            
                         
                        
                            
                                Welcoming Dignitaries To The LLE
                                
                             
                            
                         
                        
                            
                                Plastic Surgery On Hand To Correct Deformity
                                
                             
                            
                         
                     
                    
                    
                 
             
         
        
            For dates, location and funders of LLE projects held since 1991,
            
                click here 
            
        
        Success Stories
        
             
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                    46 years female undergoes Middle Ear surgery 2017 Daltonganj, Jharkhand
                    
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                    Six month old male baby gets Cleft Lip resored.
                    
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                    Sumit Kumar paediatric Orthopaedic patient.
                    
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                    Ten year old boy receives Cataract surgery, Aug 2017 Palamu Jharkhand.
                    
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                    Two year old girl's cleft lip repaired.
                    
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