The Catholic Health Association of India upholds its commitment to bring ‘Health for All’. CHAI’s extensive network comprising of 11 Regional Units, 1000 sister-doctors, 25000 sister-nurses and 10,000 plus para professionals effectively reach out to the needy and the poor across all states of the country.
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CHAI’s response to COVID 2021
During this second wave, CHAI is in the process of supporting hospitals with PPE kits, oxygen concentrators, and other essential equipment. CHAI is also initiating an ambitious vaccination campaign trying to reach at least a million people, especially the poor and those at the margins.
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CHAI at a Glance
21000000
Patients
21 million+ people are treated by the network annually
76000
Medical Professionals
76000+ Medical Professionals working in the network
3500
Member Institutions
3500+ Member Institutions in the network
1000
Sister-Doctors
1000+ Sister-Doctors serving across the nation
5
Medical Colleges
5 Medical Colleges in the network
The CHAI team through its continued and unrelenting effort has reached out to several millions of people across India and facilitated diagnosis and treatment of thousands of Tuberculosis cases saving them and their families from suffering.
Like Mr. Hilton, CHAI has a strong belief in the inherent capacity of women religious to make a profound difference in the world. The Foundation especially commends CHAI’s commitment to partner with different congregations for greater impact, an innovative model of collaboration that dates back to your founding.
The Catholic Health Association of India has been able to unite and strengthen the Member Institutions over the years, all with the aim of creating and maintaining access to affordable, available and quality health care to the poor, the needy and the marginalized in society.
Your work is a shining example of practical approaches to reaching the poor in your communities – and we hope to learn from you.
CHAI and my government share a commitment to support this country’s efforts in prevention and control of HIV/AIDS, and I salute CHAI’s efforts in this area.
In our partnership CHAI has proven to be a well-known and very professional organization throughout India, and far beyond, with an impressive track record in inclusion of persons with disabilities.
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