Colgate Palmolive (India) Ltd

Colgate-Palmolive India Aims to Train 500K+ Nurses & Midwives by 2026 🦷📊

- Colgate-Palmolive India collaborates with TNAI to integrate oral health into primary healthcare.

- Targets training 500,000+ nurses and midwives by 2026 via a five-module e-learning course.

- 80% of urban and 55% of rural populations do not brush teeth adequately.

- 91% of rural population received no dental care in the past year.

- Program uses Colgate’s Oral Health Movement (OHM) data to map oral health at pincode level.

- TNAI underscores the initiative’s role in public health, backed by partnerships with CNMF and C3.

- Colgate highlights commitment to sustainable growth, innovation, and community well-being, including plastic waste reduction and programs like Bright Smiles, Bright Futures®.