EHA's Health Care and Development interventions reached 30 million poor and underprivileged people in India, through 20 hospitals and 30 projects in 14 states. The following are some of the highlights of EHA's work in the financial year 2006/7:

• 670,000 people gained access to health care through hospital Out-patient services.


• 90,000 people received appropriate health care and treatment through In- patient services.


• 18,000 women in rural communities had access to safe and adequate hospital based maternity care services and had safe deliveries.


• 35,000 surgical interventions were carried out.


• 12,000 people received appropriate eye surgical treatment and had their vision restored or improved.


• 1.5 million people including women and children, benefited from projects that improve health and well being; got information that helped them prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS and malaria; had access to education; gained access to safe water and sanitation; received help to start and sustain small businesses; and assistance to improve their crops and protect natural resources, creating sustainable solutions to hunger.


• 16,000 injecting drug users, 4000 sex workers, 700 MSMs, 1800 IDUs on drug substitution, and 2000 people living with HIVAIDS, benefited from HIV/AIDS interventions and care.