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Improving Health Care Access for All – Janseva Foundation
Janaseva Foundation is dedicated to providing comprehensive healthcare services to underserved communities. Our initiatives include organizing free medical camps and health check-up camps to ensure accessible healthcare for all. We deploy mobile medical units to reach remote areas, bringing essential services directly to those in need. Our programs prioritize cancer awareness, maternal and child health, and offer specialized services such as eye donation campaigns and blood donation drives. Through health awareness initiatives and mental health support services, we strive to promote a healthier, more informed society. Join us in creating a positive impact and making healthcare a reality for everyone.
”Sahyog Seva Samarpan”
JANASEVA FOUNDATION, PUNE
Late Com. Govindrao Dhapre Rural Hospital
Janaseva Foundation operates this fully equipped 100-bed rural hospital in Ambi Ranwadi, Pune, serving over 50,000 residents from more than 50 villages, including tribal areas. The hospital provides comprehensive medical services, including OPD, IPD, laboratory testing, X-rays, ECG, dental care, and minor surgeries.
A team of specialist doctors, including surgeons, physicians, gynecologists, dentists, ENT specialists, ophthalmologists, and pediatricians, visit on fixed days to provide expert care. Treatments are offered either free of charge or at a nominal cost.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, the Government of Maharashtra’s Disaster Management Authority designated this hospital as a COVID Care Center, where it played a crucial role in providing essential treatment and conducting vaccination awareness campaigns. It is now listed under the Mahatma Jyotirao Phule Jan Arogya Yojana, expanding its reach and impact.
Janaseva Foundation Eye Hospital – Initially started with Lions Club of Aundh Pashan
Operating from a dedicated wing of the rural hospital, this eye hospital organizes weekly free eye check-up camps across various villages, followed by free cataract surgeries using advanced technologies like Laser and Phaco.
Patients receive free transportation, post-surgery medications, and protective goggles. The hospital performs approximately 1,200 cataract surgeries annually, with a total of over 30,000 successful surgeries to date.
Recognized by the District Blindness Control Society, Government of Maharashtra, this initiative is supported by the Vision Foundation of India, which sponsors the surgeries.
Late Pravinchandra K. Shroff Long-Term Care Centre
This center, sponsored by Smt. Kanchan Shroff in memory of Late Pravinchandra K. Shroff, was inaugurated on March 8, 2018.
Located within the rural hospital, it is specially equipped to serve bedridden, paralytic elderly patients or those requiring long-term medical care. Over 500 elderly individuals have received sustained care at this facility.
Naturopathy Centre
The Smt. Icharajbai Chunnilal Khivansara Old Age Home, built with generous donations from the Khivansara family, was converted into a Naturopathy Centre in 2023. It was inaugurated on May 10, 2023, by Kumari Pratima Bhoumik, Minister of State, Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment, Government of India, and became fully operational on April 1, 2024.
This center offers drug-free therapy through a holistic approach, including Yoga, Meditation, Acupuncture, Exercise Therapy, Manipulative Therapy, Hydrotherapy, Ozone Therapy, Mud Therapy, and Outdoor Exercises.
Mobile Health Units
Janaseva Foundation provides free healthcare services to rural villages around Ambi and Ranwadi through ambulances donated by philanthropic NGOs.
In addition to road transport, the foundation has used motor launches to reach villages cut off by dam backwaters, ensuring tribal populations in remote areas receive medical attention. Patients undergo medical check-ups, treatment, and receive free medications through this initiative.
Health Camps
Various mega health camps are organized regularly including eye, dental, bone density and ante-natal and post-natal checkup, vaccination and general health checkup with the help of Dr. D.Y. Patil Hospital & Government (PHC).
Health Lectures
Free Public Lectures by prominent specialist doctors and faculties are regularly arranged on various topics e.g. Cardiac diseases, Diabetes, Dementia care, Parkinson disease, Psychological problems, Gynaecological problems, Active & Healthy Life.
Physiotherapy Centres
The Foundation serves disabled, elderly and patients through physiotherapy centers at (1) Old Age Homes / Rural Hospital at Ambi and (2) at Day Care Centre at Aundh road with the help of trained physiotherapist and necessary equipment. Physiotherapist from Navale hospital visits regularly and even stays here.
National Health Mission (NHM)
From 2011 to 2022, Janaseva Foundation implemented this Government of India & Government of Maharashtra initiative across 105 rural, hilly villages in Velhe Taluka, Pune.
This project involved:
- A fully equipped ambulance & vehicle provided by the government
- A dedicated team of a lady doctor, nurse, and social worker visiting three villages daily
- Health check-ups, lab tests, free treatment & medicines
In remote tribal areas without road access, villagers carried their sick to the nearest road, where the foundation’s Mobile Medical Unit awaited them. In emergencies, the team transported patients to nearby Primary Health Centres & Tertiary Hospitals, even conducting emergency childbirth deliveries in the ambulance.
Reproductive and Child Health Program (RCH)
This program was initially launched in 1999–2001 with support from GTZ, Germany, and later extended for another three years with State Government assistance. It covered 40 rural villages, focusing on:
- Adolescent girls, women, pregnant mothers, and infants
- Free health check-up camps in each village
- Prenatal check-ups & screenings
- Distribution of iron & calcium supplements to anaemic women & girls
- Encouraging safe deliveries in government hospitals
- Promoting family planning, including contraceptive distribution
- Mother-child mortality reduction initiatives
- Polio & BCG vaccination drives
Thanks to these health awareness campaigns, hospital deliveries have become the norm in this region, significantly improving maternal and child health outcomes.
