Our Mission
Our mission is to provide quality primary healthcare services, maternal and infant services to the people of Uttrakhand, through a more personalized, kinder, professional and more family friendly approach focussing on prevention of diseases.
Long Term Goals
Key Focus Areas
Brief History
Long Term Goals
1. Promote and preserve the health of the general public in the Himalayas
2. Empower the local population to be self sufficient and provide services to promote public health and hygiene
3. Raise the education level of the public in health matters
4. Build a vision centre to prevent visual impairment and support early detection of blindness in elderly and children.
Key Focus Areas
To focus on the health of the local population in the Indian Himalayan Region, we work by addressing the following key areas:
– Primary Healthcare and management of chronic conditions
– Hygiene and Sanitation
– Immunization
– Breastfeeding
– Family Planning Advice
– Antenatal and Post-Natal Care
– Improving Nutrition of Children and Elderly
– Eye Care
These key areas were selected after members of the committee travelled to the Uttarakhand region for medical camps, and saw firsthand the impact that a lack of education and medical support in these areas had on the local community. We will also address other medical problems which are preventable.
Brief History
The original trustees have completed multiple medical camps around the world in countries including: India, Russia, Kazakhstan and Sierra Leone, they found that although they were able to provide care and medical support to areas of the world that had limited access to medical facilities.
The support they offered was temporary and focused on pain relief.
The team agreed that camps could not deliver long lasting change which was sustainable and locally supported. Permanent support was agreed to be more valuable and empowering for a community.
Our Story:
Following a camp in Uttarakhand in 2014 and a camp in Dwarka (Gujarat) in 2017/18 there was on the ground identification of a need for permanent support.
A small team of 7 began planning in the midst of the 2020 pandemic and the Himalayan health initiative (HHI) Charity was officially registered on 28 March 2021.
Our Kharsadi clinic officially launched in May 2022 run by 2 ANM nurses and a support worker with support from Doctors in the UK & India
How We Work:
HHI has a sister Non-Profit Organization in India – The Mori Swasthya Foundation, led by Amar Parekh and Vipin Chauhan, which enables us to operate successfully in that region.
Success to date:
Between May 2022 and July 2024, we have seen 3188 patients in our outpatient clinic.
Alongside the day to day running of the clinic, the visiting UK team have run multiple medical camps focussing on varying topics from infant health, healthcare education, optometry and management of chronic conditions. They have seen over 2000 patients and dispensed more than £10,000 worth of free medicines and glasses.
Alongside the day to day running of the clinic, the visiting UK team have run multiple medical camps focussing on varying topics from infant health, healthcare education, optometry and management of chronic conditions. They have seen over 2000 patients and dispensed more than £10,000 worth of free medicines and glasses.
We have delivered multiple health education talks to local children covering numerous topics including dental hygiene, menstrual health and basic sanitation.
NGO Partners:
We have a range of partners that we work with in Uttarakhand, thanks to our trustees previous work
1. SRADHA – Society for Rural Awareness Development in the Himalayan Area
2. UNDP – We successfully held 2 camps in the remote villages of Taluka and Dhoni, in collaboration with the UNDP and Forest Department of Uttarakhand and treated 900 patients
3. Hospital Partners – Nirmal Ashram Hospital in Rishikesh and Ramkrishna Mission hospital are who we refer patients to
Our Team on the ground
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