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Family Health

India

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Health camp in Badaun district

Founded by Dr. Bitra George and

Mr. Sharad Malhotra in 2008

Family Health India (FH India)

envisions a world where all

individuals and communities have

the opportunity to reach their

highest potential. It strives to

improve the quality of life of the

most deprived and marginalized

sections in lasting ways through

empowerment, strengthening

community leadership, management

capacity and locally-driven solutions

for human development. Working

in areas of health, nutrition, water

and sanitation, and integrated rural

development, it has partnered with

the Government of India for the

prevention, control and management

of vector-borne diseases.

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and

least-served geographies of India is no easy

task. amily Health India (H India), set

up by HI 360, an international NGO, has

reached tribal and rural belts in Madhya

Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, ttar Pradesh and

Rajasthan, and created impact in the area

of public health, nutrition and education.

ese programmes are only possible if

they are community-driven, designed

to build capacity and collaborative in

nature. us, H India invests deeply in

partnerships with different stakeholders. It

works to build local bodies like Panchayati

Raj institutions and SHGs, strengthen

community structures, and scale up through

State Health Missions, Women and Child

Departments, Rural Development and

Social Welfare Departments. It engages with

community volunteers and health educators

to strengthen last-mile healthcare.

‘We adopt cost-effective solutions that

are sustainable over the long term. Our core

skills and experience lie in behaviour change

communication, community engagement,

programme management, technical

innovations, research-driven programme,