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Swasthya Swaraj Society

Promotes health and education for the impoverished through a community-driven model, envisioning a just and equitable society free from illness, illiteracy, and poverty

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About

  • Headquarters

    Bhawanipatna, Odisha

  • Since

    2014

Swasthya Swaraj is a secular, not-for-profit, organization working towards making health a reality for the poorest. Swasthya Swaraj has set up a model Read more community health programme called the Swasthya Swaraj Comprehensive Community Health Programme in the tribal-dominated Thuamul Rampur Block of Kalahandi district in Odisha, India. Our focus areas are health and education. We dream of a people’s movement for SWARAJ in health – a just and equitable society, free from the shackles of ill health, illiteracy, and poverty.


Issue

Poor access to quality healthcare facilities and their availability. Lack of trained tribal healthcare workers in tribal areas. Poor motivation of doctors to work in remote tribal areas. Poor quality of primary education in tribal areas.


Action

Swasthya Swaraj focuses on improving the health and quality of life of the tribals- particularly vulnerable tribal groups. We make quality primary healthcare accessible and available to them through health centres and outreach clinics. Improving maternal & child survival and nutrition Malaria control program TB control program Training of grassroot level health workers in 80 tribal dominant villages and hamlets Training of educated tribal girls as middle level health workers Training and empowerment of 1500 tribal adolescent girls Health & Nutrition promoting schools prog in 15 Govt Primary schools. Preschool education program through informal preschool teachers in tribal villages and hamlets. Tribal health fellowship for doctors Swasthya Swaraj Tribal health exposure prog (STEP) for medical students

Demographies Served

Cause Area

Sector

Sub Sector

Impact

Health seeking behaviour of tribal population improved. Reduced mortality rates - Infant mortality rates from 152/1000 live births to 96, underfive child mortality rates from 304/1000 live births to 116, maternal mortality rates drastically, controlled Malaria from 55% to 3-4% TB detection rates improved and cure rates from <50% to 96%.

Vision & Mission

Vision
A society free from ill health, illiteracy and poverty, where every human being lives healthy and happy, in harmony with nature.
Mission

We commit ourselves to empower the least and the last and the most unreached in the society; to liberate them from the bondage of ill health, illiteracy and poverty and thereby promote equity and equality.

We facilitate peoples’ movement for health by empowering the people for community action for health.

We promote community-based research on the unique health problems in the tribal pockets and find solutions for them.

All our activities and programmes are participatory, educative, empowering and based on human rights and noble values of the tribal culture.

Donor History

Azimpremji Foundation/ Philanthropy , Bharitya Reserve Bank Note Mudra Pvt Lmtd, Gharda Chemicals, Selco Foundation, Bengal chemicals, Give India, Individual Donors

Programs

  • Tribal Adolescent Girls - Arsh

    District

    State

    This program called TULSI (Toki upliftment and Empowerment strategies and initiatives) is targeted towards 1500 Tribal adolescent girls where in they are made aware of their reproductive and Nutrition health. 1000 non school going adolescent girls are made aware at village level through various peer activities.

  • Diploma In Community Health Practice For Tribal Girls

    District

    State

    This program is aimed at training tribal girls who have completed +2 in the local area for Nursing skills and community health . This is a 2 year residential program and the students are given free education including boarding and lodging. The entire cost is borne by swasthya swaraj through various donors.
    The course is affiliated with Centurion University in Bhubaneswar.

  • Tb Control Program

    District

    State

    Patient centered TB care is provided at one point. Patients are provided aith ration and to and fro charges for travel and also are linked to NIkshay Poshan Yojana

  • Malaria Control Program

    District

    State

    According to the World Malaria Report 2021, India accounted for 83% of cases in the South-East Asian region. The state of Orissa, with a population of 36.7 million (3.5%), contributes about 25% of the total annual malaria cases, nearly 20–30% of deaths caused by malaria in India. The biggest burden of malaria in India is borne by the most backward, poor, and remote parts of the country, especially the tribal pockets of the country. Swasthya Swaraj works in close collaboration with the District Malaria Control Program (NVBDCP). Swasthya Swaraj focus on dual approach - health center-based and community-based. A significant contributor to abortions, stillbirths, low birth weight and thereby increasing infant mortality is endemic malaria in the region. Recurrent malaria cases also adversely affect the nutritional status of the children. All the 79 Project villages were covered regularly for malaria and anaemia once every two months along with their nutrition status assessment. This is because this is the group vulnerable to repeated attacks of malaria. These are high endemic area for malaria with high parasite transmission rates. Malaria behaves differently in different areas- endemicity is the deciding factor. In high endemic areas, predominantly a disease of young children.

  • Diploma in Community Health Practice for Tribal Girls

    District

    State

    This program is aimed at training tribal girls who have completed +2 in the local area for Nursing skills and community health . This is a 2 year residential program and the students are given free education. The entire cost is borne by swasthya swaraj through various donors.

  • Maternal Child Health and Under 5 Nutrition.

    District

    State

    Improving access to high-quality, affordable primary healthcare and empowerment programme for the Adivasi community To provide accessible, affordable quality primary health care services among Kondh Adivasi Community and undertake community mobilization for health in 100 villages in Thuamul Rampur and blocks of Kalahandi Districts.

  • Maternal Child Health And Under 5 Nutrition.

    District

    State

    Improving access to high-quality, affordable primary healthcare and empowerment programme for the Adivasi community To provide accessible, affordable quality primary health care services among Kondh Adivasi Community and undertake community mobilization for health in 100 villages in Thuamul Rampur and blocks of Kalahandi Districts.

Impact Metrics

  • Under 5 Mortality Rate ( in Project Area Population Only)

    Year-wise Metrics
    • 2019-20 116
    • 2020-21 96
    • 2021-22 115

  • Prevalence of Severe Acute Malnutrition

    Year-wise Metrics
    • 2021-22 90
    • 2022-23 45

  • No. of Schools Covered in the Area on the Arsh & Nutrition Issues

    Year-wise Metrics
    • 2020-21 2
    • 2021-22 9

  • No. Employed

    Year-wise Metrics
    • 2020-21 6
    • 2021-22 7

  • No. of Admissions Done

    Year-wise Metrics
    • 2019-20 3
    • 2020-21 8

  • Tb Cases Detected

    Year-wise Metrics
    • 2019-20 45
    • 2020-21 60
    • 2021-22 47

  • Released From Treament for the Fy

    Year-wise Metrics
    • 2019-20 36
    • 2020-21 28
    • 2021-22 46

  • Fever Cases Screened

    Year-wise Metrics
    • 2019-20 4121
    • 2020-21 2878
    • 2021-22 1529

  • No. ( %Age) of Malaria Cases Identified

    Year-wise Metrics

  • Malaria in Pregnancy

    Year-wise Metrics

  • Training to Adolescent Girls on Menstrual Hygiene, Balanced Nutrition, Life Skills

    Year-wise Metrics
    • 2020-21 12
    • 2021-22 80

  • No. of Students Successful Completed.

    Program Name

    Diploma in Community Health Practice

    Year-wise Metrics
    • 2020-21 6
    • 2021-22 3

  • Average Bmi at the Time of Detection - Female 16.9

    Year-wise Metrics

  • No. of Admissions Done

    Year-wise Metrics
    • 2019-20 3
    • 2020-21 8

  • No. of People Availed Clinical Services at the Health Center

    Year-wise Metrics
    • 2019-20 11411
    • 2020-21 10849
    • 2021-22 13107

  • Under 5 Mortality Rate ( in Project Area Population Only)

    Year-wise Metrics
    • 2019-20 116
    • 2020-21 96
    • 2021-22 115

  • Prevalence of Severe Acute Malnutrition %Age

    Year-wise Metrics
    • 2019-20 1200
    • 2020-21 600
    • 2021-22 300

  • Formation of Tulsi Clubs and Identification of Tulsi Sathis

    Year-wise Metrics
    • 2021-22 80

  • Training to Adolescent Girls on Menstrual Hygiene, Balanced Nutrition

    Year-wise Metrics
    • 2020-21 12
    • 2021-22 80

  • No. of Schools Covered in the Area on the Arsh & Nutrition Issues

    Year-wise Metrics
    • 2020-21 2
    • 2021-22 9

  • No. of Students Successful Completed.

    Year-wise Metrics
    • 2020-21 6
    • 2021-22 3

  • Released From Treament for the Fy

    Year-wise Metrics
    • 2019-20 36
    • 2020-21 28
    • 2021-22 46

  • Average Bmi at the Time of Detection - Female

    Year-wise Metrics
    • 2019-20 16
    • 2020-21 16
    • 2021-22 15

  • %Age of Malaria Cases Identified

    Year-wise Metrics
    • 2019-20 1300
    • 2020-21 1600
    • 2021-22 1300

  • Malaria in Pregnancy (%Age)

    Year-wise Metrics
    • 2019-20 1000
    • 2020-21 600
    • 2021-22 700

  • No. of People Availed Clinical Services at the Health Center

    Program Name

    Comprehensive community health program

    Year-wise Metrics
    • 2019-20 11411
    • 2020-21 10849
    • 2021-22 13107

  • Formation of Tulsi Clubs and Identification of Tulsi Sathis

    Program Name

    TULSI (Toki upliftment and self empwerment initiative)

    Year-wise Metrics
    • 2021-22 80

Theory of Change

Swasthya Swaraj is a secular not-for-profit, an organization working towards making health a reality for the poorest and the unreached. The team dreams of a people’s movement for swaraj in health- A just and equitable society free from the cycle of ill health, illiteracy, and poverty.

Milestones & Track Record

Service delivery at the facility- Through 24*7 run health facility with equitable and affordable healthcare and diagnostics facilities. With a focus on maternal and child and adolescent girls’ health services.
At Community levels- Empowering Swasthya Sathis, Adolescent girls, and Field Animators; promotion of health, nutrition, and education at the community l
The key stakeholders with whom we work are
Kondhs’ Tribes (Vulnerable Tribes), District and Block Administration, District Health Society Kalahandi, NHM, National Tuberculosis Elimination Program, National Vector Borne Disease Control Program, 15 Govt Schools, District and Block Education Department, District and Block level Social Welfare Department, Integrated Tribal Development Authority, Jan Swasthya Sahyog (Chhattisgarh), St. John Medical College (Karnataka)
Organization’s Key Achievements:
1. The trust and belief of the tribal population towards Swasthya Swaraj Health center and its services is the biggest achievement.
2. Creation of a pool of skilled and trained manpower from the tribal community for healthcare delivery.
3. Reduction in mortality due to prompt care and support of mother and children.

4. Recognized and awarded for outstanding contribution to TB detection & notification in the State of Odisha in 2018.
5. Certificate of Recognition for excellent performance in Malaria control in 2018.
6. District Administration has admired the work and alienated One Acre of land at Kaniguma for the Construction of 9 bedded hospital, at Kaniguma.

Leadership Team

  • Dr. Vishwanath Jagannath

    Associate Director

  • Dr. Ajay Kumar Meher

    Sr. Program Manager

  • Sanjay Pani

    Chief Accountant

  • Sr. Angelina

    Sr. Lab technician cum in charge Kerpai health center

  • Jemma Joseph Edassery

    Executive Director

Demographics & Structure

  • No. of Employees

    51-100

  • Strength of Governing Body

    7

  • Diversity Metrics

    65% women

M&E

  • Internal, External Assessors

    Yes

Policies

  • Ethics and Transparency Policies

    Yes

  • Formal CEO Oversight & Compensation Policy

    Yes

Political & Religious Declarations

  • On Affiliation if any

    No

  • On Deployment Bias if any

    No

Organisation Structure

Organisation Structure

Yes

Awards & Recognitions

Empanelled by Centre for Excellence in CSR , Tata Institute of Social sciences,Mumbai no. TISS CECSR /19/11/200

· LSLS Award (Lion Subhash Lakhotia Service award for excellent humanitarian services) 2020-21 by Lions Club, Alaknanda, New Delhi – on Feb 27, 2021 at New Delhi

· Polestar Foundation Award for social impact in Health by Polestar Foundation – awarded on January 31, 2020 at Chennai

● “Rashtriya Swayam Sidh Samman” was awarded by JSPL (Jindal steel & Power Ltd.) Foundation to Swasthya Swaraj as the best organization in Health towards holistic betterment of society on 19th December 2019 at New Delhi.

● Gold certification by Guide Star India for accountability and governance http://guidestarindia.org/GSN879

● Dr Aquinas Edassery (Jemma Joseph) the founder received the first ever ETHICS Award at 7th World Bioethics Conference & 14th National Boethics conference 2018 for outstanding contribution to ethical practice of medicine and improving access to healthcare for the marginalized. http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/bengaluru/2018/dec/03/city-doctor-takes-healthcare-to-kalahandi-tribes-awarded-1906481.html

● Swasthya swaraj is listed by DASRA as one of the best organizations (one of the 8 best out of 200 organizations they studied) working in Tribal Health. https://www.issuelab.org/resource/to-the-very-last-mile-improving-maternal-and-child-health-in-tribal-communities-part-1.html

● SSS was recognized and awarded for outstanding contribution to TB detection & notification in the State of Odisha (third highest in private & NGO sector) in 2018 by the State.
● Certificate of Recognition for excellent performance in Malaria control – district level 2018.

Registration Details

  • PAN Card

    AAKAS8424M

  • Registration ID

    XVII/21/14/51 of 2014

  • VO ID / Darpan ID

    OR/2017/0115269

  • 12A

    AAKAS8424ME20147

  • 80G

    AAKAS8424MF20145

  • FCRA

    Not Available

  • CSR Registration Number

    CSR00003476

Location

  • Headquarters

    2/306, Near Manikeshwari Chowk Govt. Girls High School Nuapada, Kalahandi District, Bhawanipatna, 766001

    Directions

Other Details

  • Type & Sub Type

    Non-profit
    Society

Website

Financial Details

 Income / Expenses

  • 2019-20

    Income
    Rs.8,102,492
    Expenses
    Rs.6,097,211
    Admin Expenses
    Rs.609,721
    Program Expenses
    Rs.5,487,490
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  • 2020-21

    Income
    Rs.22,196,598
    Expenses
    Rs.12,708,613
    Admin Expenses
    Rs.254,172
    Program Expenses
    Rs.12,454,441
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  • 2021-22

    Income
    Rs.20,306,095
    Expenses
    Rs.16,618,810
    Admin Expenses
    Rs.498,564
    Program Expenses
    Rs.16,120,246
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  • 2022-23

    Income
    Rs.40,872,316
    Expenses
    Rs.39,529,116
    Admin Expenses
    Rs.2,055,514
    Program Expenses
    Rs.37,473,602
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Government Partnerships

District Administration - Medical Deptt.

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