Our programmes

Project Sparsh

Early screening

Camps that screen for breast, oral and cervical cancer in communities with little access to screening.

For whom: adults in rural, semi-urban and low-income urban areas, chosen with local health workers.

How a camp will work

1. Register and consentPeople give informed consent and their details are kept private.
2. Screening by qualified cliniciansRun under a medical director with the venue's permissions.
3. Results explainedA counsellor explains what the result means in the person's language.
4. Referral when neededPeople needing tests or treatment are referred to a partner hospital.
5. Follow-upWe call to check that the person reached care.

What we will report: people screened, people referred, referrals completed.

Project Chetna

Awareness and prevention

Workshops that help people recognise warning signs and lower their risk.

• Sessions in schools, colleges, workplaces and community centres
• Plain-language material in English, Hindi and Telugu
• Nutrition and activity guidance
• Referrals to services that help people quit tobacco and alcohol

Sessions are led by volunteer doctors and trained health educators. We will report: workshops held and people reached.

Project Aashray

Patient guidance and financial help

A patient navigator helps people who have a diagnosis find the right hospital, understand government health schemes and plan how to pay for care.

Financial help will be offered only after a care fund exists, with published criteria so decisions are fair and consistent.

We will report: patients guided, and how much support was given and to how many people.

Survivor network

Peer support

Trained survivors talk with people who have just been diagnosed, and with their families. Volunteers receive training and support before they take on this role.

We will report: people supported and volunteers trained.