Chennai, September 11, 2026: Star Health and Allied Insurance Company Limited (NSE: STARHEALTH; BSE: 543412), one of India’s leading standalone health insurance companies, conducted a two-day Pneumococcal Vaccination Drive through its ASK+ (Aarogya Seva Kendra) Chennai Centre in Egmore, benefiting 100+ community members. The free-of-cost initiative focused on improving access to adult immunisation and creating greater awareness around disease prevention and proactive health management.
The drive brought together eligible beneficiaries, including senior citizens and individuals who could benefit from adult immunisation. Healthcare professionals also engaged with participants on vaccination eligibility and the importance of timely preventive interventions.
Strengthening access to preventive healthcare through ASK Centres
Aarogya Seva Kendra (ASK) is part of Star Health’s CSR initiatives aimed at bringing essential healthcare services closer to communities. The ASK+ Chennai Centre caters to residents from Egmore and surrounding localities, including Chintadripet and Pudhupet, offering medical consultations, basic health check-ups, diabetes screening, diagnostic tests based on clinical requirements, medicines, health counselling and vaccination support.
Star Health currently operates 27 ASK Centres across India, including five centres in Tamil Nadu at Chennai, Karur, Kovilpatti, Nagercoil and Tiruppur. In Tamil Nadu, over 15,000 beneficiaries have availed services through the ASK Centres, including nearly 8,000 beneficiaries who accessed laboratory services. The Centres have provided around 22,000 tests and 14,000 pharmacy services to date.
At the pan-India level, Star Health’s ASK network has supported over 1.5 lakh beneficiaries. The network has provided over 1.6 lakh tests and 1.4 lakh pharmacy services, while nearly 78,000 beneficiaries have accessed laboratory services.
Commenting on the initiative, Mr. Balaji Babu C, Business Head – Tamil Nadu, Star Health Insurance, said: “Preventive healthcare becomes meaningful when people can access essential interventions within their communities. Across our ASK Centres in Tamil Nadu, we have recorded over 7,500 diabetes visits, conducted around 11,000 NCD screenings for blood pressure and blood sugar, and provided over 750 vaccinations. The participation of 100+ community members in the Pneumococcal Vaccination Drive at our ASK+ Chennai Centre further demonstrates the growing awareness around preventive healthcare and the importance of taking timely steps towards better health. We plan to build on this response through larger community health and vaccination camps, while expanding similar medical centres to more districts across Tamil Nadu and strengthening access to preventive healthcare at the local level.”
Building on the vaccination drive, Star Health stated that it would continue to explore and implement preventive healthcare initiatives, awareness programmes and vaccination drives through its ASK network. The company intends to further strengthen its community healthcare outreach and contribute towards improving health awareness and access across Tamil Nadu and other parts of India.