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Soothe Healthcare Pvt. Limited is an India based company specializing in the manufacture of healthcare products - Personal Care (feminine hygiene) & Diagnostics products.

In 2014, Soothe Healthcare launched the Paree brand of sanitary pads in India.

Saina Nehwal has been roped in by Soothe Healthcare to promote Paree Sanitary Pads.

Background
Soothe Healthcare was founded in 2012 by Sahil Dharia. Soothe Healthcare is an ISO 9001:2008  certified company. Soothe Healthcare and the Indian Institute of Biotechnology (IIBT) are strategic partners and collaborators in the healthcare sector in India.

In 2014, Soothe Healthcare was also featured in a Reuters news story announcing the release of their 'Global Strategic Business Report 2013-2020: Feminine Hygiene Products' under the Product Innovations / Introductions section.

Operations
Soothe Healthcare's manufacturing plant for sanitary pads has been set up in Greater Noida and has a capacity to produce 675 napkins a minute. It provides the Government of India with sanitary pads for distribution under its National Health Mission (NHM) to school girls across the country.

The company has started distribution of Paree sanitary pads in Pune and surrounding areas (Maharashtra) as the pilot market. It will next target several other states for growth.

Corporate Social Responsibility
Soothe Healthcare has been educating young girls and women on Women's Health and Menstrual Health and Hygiene Management (MHM) across India. It has reached out to over 7000 women and girls through their programmes. .

In May 2014, Soothe Healthcare partnered with HLFPPT, a trust promoted by HLL Lifecare (a Govt. of India Enterprise) to launch National Women's Health Week (May 11-17) in India. During this week, educational sessions and information kiosks were held across the states of Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Bihar, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh and Kerala  besides the National Capital Region  in and around Delhi

Soothe Healthcare also partnered with WASH United in the first ever Menstrual Hygiene Day held in India on May 28th, 2014. In Pune too, a seminar on Women's Health and MHM was organised with a UNICEF (Maharashtra) official as one of the key speakers Loksatta article (Marathi):