Healthcare

  • Mission for Addressing and Managing Sickle Cell Disease in Nandurbar

    Nandurbar district faces a disproportionately high burden of Sickle Cell Disease (SCD), particularly among its tribal population. Recognised as one of the ten priority health issues in tribal communities, SCD contributes significantly to childhood morbidity.

  • Ma Vooriki Malaria Vacchindi under NCVBDC Programme

    Parvathipuram Manyam District has been consistently malaria-endemic due to its distinctive ecology, climate, forested landscape and economic challenges among tribal groups. Surveillance data showed a high burden: 2,653 confirmed malaria cases in 2024 and 1,745 reported by 25 October 2025.

  • Protecting the Vulnerable: Odisha’s Multi-sectoral LLIN Distribution Initiative in Tribal Regions

    The introduction of Long Lasting Insecticidal Nets (LLIN) provided an effective vector control tool. With large-scale LLIN distribution beginning in 2017 and continuing in 2021, the project focused on achieving universal coverage in high-risk areas while embedding the distribution within a multisectoral and community-led governance framework.

  • Empowering Communities for TB Control: The Swasthya Karmi Yojana in Rajasthan

    By training local tribal women to serve as health workers (Swasthya Karmis), the project seeks to bridge the healthcare gap in areas where formal systems struggle to reach. These Swasthya Karmis have since become key agents in delivering essential healthcare, raising awareness, and fostering trust within tribal communities. This is a women-led health intervention model.

  • Odisha’s Community-Driven Model to Combat Malnutrition in Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs)

    In the tribal heartlands of Odisha, where health and nutrition indicators are among the poorest in the country, the Odisha PVTG Nutrition Improvement Programme (OPNIP) was launched as a transformative intervention. The programme focuses on the critical window of the first 1,000 days of a child's life.

  • Girijan Poshan Mitra: Breaking Free from Anaemia through Community-Based School Nutrition

    Anaemia is a widespread but often overlooked health challenge, particularly among tribal adolescent girls. The Girijan Poshan Mitra initiative was launched by ITDA Utnoor as a transformative, community-based intervention to combat anaemia in 15,724 tribal girls studying in 60 Ashram High Schools. The goal is to ensure each girl is tested, treated and educated.

  • Girijan Canteen: Transforming Nutrition for Tribal Communities

    The Girijan Canteen project was conceptualized as a response to the persistent problem of malnutrition and inadequate access to nutritious food among tribal communities in remote regions of Telangana. Aiming to deliver nutritious, affordable, and accessible meals, the project embodies an innovative community-oriented model to improve public health outcomes.

  • SC ST Health Care Project – Mancherial District, Telangana

    The SC ST Health Care project, spearheaded by MPPS Jenda Venkatapur in Mancherial district, Telangana, is an initiative dedicated to improving the socio-economic and health conditions of the SC and ST communities. The project integrates healthcare, education, gender awareness, and economic development to address the multilayered challenges faced by these marginalized groups. The project covers approximately 1300 people and aims to offer holistic solutions.

  • Better Health Care for Tribal Families in Bhadradri District

    The district is predominantly tribal, with most of the population living below the poverty line and exhibiting high illiteracy rates. The health infrastructure includes 29 Primary Health Centres (PHCs), five Urban PHCs (UPHCs), four Community Health Centres (CHCs), one Area Hospital, and one District Hospital.

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