Marengo Asia Healthcare pledges to plant 50,000 trees as a commitment to the environment and creating an impact towards health and wellness of the community

> ·*/Marengo Asia Hospital doctors celebrate National Doctor’s Day in a > unique way to give back to society health and wellness/* > > ·*/This will be a significant step in contributing to 16 of 17 UN > sustainable Development Goals/* > > // > > *Marengo Asia Healthcare hospitals with a network of three hospitals > of 1300 beds*, pledges a tree planting drive that will witness 50,000 > trees planted in the cities where a Marengo Asia Hospital is located > to create an impact in society. This will be a unique eco-friendly > approach of launching a sapling plantation drive to commemorate the > *National Doctor’s Day*. The drive was launched at Marengo QRG > Hospital by *Chief Guest, Dr Garima Mittal, CEO – Smart City Projects, > Faridabad, special guest **Sh. Paramjit Singh Dhaiya Ji, IPS DIG, ATS > Chief, Maharashtra* and the event was participated *by Dr Raajiv > Singhal, Founder Member, Managing Director & CEO of Marengo Asia > Healthcare *and doctors from various specialties from Marengo QRG > Hospital and others. A similar activity is being carried out at > Ahmedabad by Marengo CIMS Hospital and K K Patel Hospital as well. > > The commitment of Marengo Asia Healthcare as a responsible ESG aligned > healthcare provider is towards the UN Sustainable Development Goals 15 > says, “Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial > ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, and > halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss.” The > SDG’s are a blueprint to achieve a better and more sustainable future > for every being on Earth. > > As an awareness drive of the healthcare provider in alignment with SDG > 16 that elaborates on how we all can impact the climate change, > Marengo Asia Healthcare leads the tree planting drive to contribute > and be a part of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. > > *Dr Garima Mittal, CEO Smart City Projects, Faridabad *said, “I laud > the efforts of Marengo QRG Hospital and Dr Raajiv Singhal for having > come up with such a unique way to celebrate the National Doctor’s Day. > This is a progressive step beyond the call of duty by the medical > fraternity to save more lives. With the global warming that is > resulting in outcomes that are affecting health of everyone is some > way or other, this kind of initiative will contribute to helping > mankind. I hope there are more such initiatives that will contribute > to a healthy society.” > > *Dr Raajiv Singhal, Managing Director & CEO, Marengo Asia Healthcare > *said, “Trees promote health and social well-being by removing air > pollution, reducing stress, encouraging physical activity, and > promoting social ties and community. Tree planting has been the call > of the recent times, and today, the idea is growing strong as > awareness on how trees can protect and save lives has invaded minds, > young and old. *Research studies reveal that we need to plant 4 > billion trees every year for the next 10 years to be able to sustain > healthy lives on the planet. National Doctor’s Day* is celebratedtoday > to acknowledge the contribution of doctors in saving lives and our > doctors have reiterated their commitment to create a healthier society > by saving the environment with this tree planting drive making this > initiative a unique way of pledging good health all around. We are > thankful to the doctors for going beyond the call of their duty in > their support towards health and wellness of the society.” > > The loss of forests has an immeasurable effect on the health factor on > this planet. Trees act as the lungs of the planet, absorbing CO2 from > the atmosphere, retaining carbon and releasing oxygen. A human being > emits an average of 9 tons of CO2 per year, and a single tree is > capable of cleaning up to 250 Kg of this CO2 during its lifespan. > Every tree destroyed leads to more CO2 emission and destruction of one > of our greatest allies in the fight against climate change. > > >