csr fund indiaGK Associatesgk foundationNON-FCRA PROJECTRTY PROJECTS
NON-FCRA PROJECT: SIR DORABJI TATA TRUST FUNDS FOR HEALTH PROJECTS
Deadline: round the year
The Trusts have also been supporting thematic work, particularly in the
field of reproductive and child health, community-based care and the rehabilitation
of people with disabilities, and activities that focus on the treatment of
non-communicable diseases. Additionally, the Trusts contribute to reputed
institutions working on Indian systems of medicine.
1.8 million children (under the age of five years) and 68,000 mothers
die every year; while another 52 million children are stunted. India’s burden
of reproductive health, and child health and nutrition is greater than any
other country in the world. The pace of development is slow and falls short of
the national and Millennium Development Goal targets. Chronic diseases (such as
diabetes, cancer, cardiovascular diseases, mental illnesses) and injuries are
the leading causes of mortality and morbidity in India. In the next 25 years, these
factors are projected to significantly increase the burden of disease.
Overall, socioeconomic progress and an increasing use of vaccines and
antimicrobials in the last 60 years have lowered the occurrence of infectious
diseases. Yet, they still make up about 30 per cent of the disease burden in
India. While the problem of HIV and leprosy has been successfully controlled,
tuberculosis (TB) and malaria are still a concern. Adding to the situation, is
a severe shortage of healthcare professionals in India. The reasons for this
are: concentration of the workforce in urban areas; and limitations in
planning, financing, infrastructure, supply systems, the skills of healthcare
providers, governance and monitoring.
Besides being aligned with the specific needs of the country, the
thematic areas of the Health portfolio also focus on innovations that are easy
to replicate on a large scale.
The four sub-thematic areas of engagement are:
1. Community-based Health Interventions
2. Non Communicable Diseases with a focus on cancer
3. Violence against Women as a public health issue
4. Disability