Jan Sahayak Sewa Samiti work towards identifying the root causes of healthcare challenges, provide innovative solutions, and help implement secure and quality healthcare services in India. We promote essential newborn care and immunization, reduce malnutrition, prevent infant and maternal deaths and protect those affected by Tuberculosis (TB). Jan Sahayak Sewa Samiti works closely with its partners to achieve good healthcare for everyone

"He who has health has hope; and he who has hope has everything" - Arabic proverb

India has made rapid strides in the health sector since independence. However, various eye opening data from NFHS clearly indicate that access to healthcare still remains a challenge.

While the health statistics of rural India continue to be poor, the health status and access to health for the poor in urban slum dwellers has surfaced to be equally deplorable and have less than 4% of government primary healthcare facilities.

Urban slum dwellers suffer from adverse health conditions owing to mainly two reasons –first the lack of education and thus lack of awareness; and second the unwillingness to lose a day's wage in order to reach the nearest medical facility. Healthcare for underprivileged, which is a desperate need, thus remains unaddressed.

The health of women and children in our project areas are adversely affected by her inability to avail of health services and facilities due to two core factors: her inability to bear the costs involved independently as well as on the sheer physical availability of health facilities to her. The state apparatus created for women's health is primarily concerned with the problem of family welfare, more particularly family planning.

Women's general health is not a priority area. But women's health and nutritional status and water and sanitation impact the health of their children. Experts predict that further decline in infant mortality will depend on reductions in neonatal mortality, which accounts for 50-60% of all infant mortality in U.P. Deaths and disability as a result of pre-maturity and growth retardation are related with nutritional deficiencies and infections in women.

Our base-line surveys, before starting work in our project areas, show various types of health problems such as diarrhea, typhoid, malaria, jaundice, anemia and water associated diseases to be rampant. IMR and MMR are very high in the villages. The primary health Centers are not equipped to meet the health needs of the villagers, more particularly women and girls.