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EHA at a glance

EHA's Health Care and Development interventions reached approximately 30 million poor and underprivileged men, women and children in India through a network of 20 hospitals and 30 community-based projects in rural and semi-urban parts in 14 states of India.

MAJOR INTERVENTIONS:

  • Provision of affordable and appropriate health care through 20 hospitals
  • Empowering Communities through community based health and development projects
  • HIV/AIDS Care and prevention through HIV/AIDS Projects
  • Humanitarian Assistance in natural calamities through relief and rehabilitation projects.

MAJOR HIGHLIGHTS:

  • 700,000 people gained access to health care through hospital Out-patient services.
  • 100,000 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 people received surgical interventions.
  • 15,000 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, TB, Malaria and other communicable diseases;
    • had access to education;
    • gained access to safe water and sanitation;
    • received help to start and sustain small businesses;
    • assistance to improve their crops and protect natural resources, creating sustainable solutions to hunger, and
    • Food aid, nutrition, water and sanitation, and medical help during disaster situations
  • 18,000 injecting drug users, 4500 sex workers, 1500 MSMs, 1800 IDUs on drug substitution, and 3000 people living with HIVAIDS, benefited from HIV/AIDS interventions and care.
 

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“You are the light of the world. A city on a hill cannot be hidden. In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and praise your Father in heaven.” (Matthew 5:14,16)

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Transformation Stories

Rani Murmu looked forward to the birth of her fifth child. At 36, and already having four girls, Rani hoped it would be a boy this time. Rani is a Malto tribal. The Malto tribes are a primitive tribal group living in the hills in Jharkhand. The death rate among the Malto tribals are so high, that it exceeds the birth rate. The infant mortality rate of 147 and Maternal Mortality rate of 460 are pointers to this grave situation.

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