We all need a healthy living but each one of us is not capable enough to afford a healthy lifestyle. The poor are one such people. They constantly encounter ill health and they are not capable enough to meet the expensive medication for the treatment of the same. For such people Yuvak Pratishthan initiated Jeevan Aasha. It financially helps patients with surgeries involving Heart, Kidney, Cancer & Chemotherapy. They are supported by forwarding their requirements to various trusts and getting it financially approved.

Patients to be screened for CT-Scan & MRI are forwarded to institutions to be done at concessional rates.

Jeevan Aasha provides monitory benefits to people and helps them with their medical expenses.

Jeevan Aasha

(From June 2002 onwards)

Objectives:

To support the costly medical treatments and surgeries for the patient coming for below poverty line.

Area of operation : Mumbai suburban.

Methods / strategies :

	Guidance & follow up for the individual.
	Paper Work and other support, raising financial aid ranging from 50.000 to 1,00,000/- for the patient.
	Follow up till treatment gets over.

This scheme is for aiding Heart Surgery, Bypass Surgery, Kidney and Brain related surgeries. This year till 31st August, 73 patients were given financial aid from Prime Minister's Relief Fund.

The other trusts/funding agencies are:

	Chief Minister Fund
	Mahalaxmi's Trust
	Siddhivinayak Trust
	Shirdi Sai Baba Trust
	Mahavir Heart Research Foundation
	Sir Dorabji Tata Trust

Co-ordinator: Natubhai Parekh

Subsidized Cost Of Medical Treatment Benefitted
3814 Patients From Dreaded Diseases In Last Four Years.

Jeevan Aarogya Kendra

The poor citizens need trustworthy advice (counseling) on matters of Health and its not assured that the doctors will do this all the time. Hence, for the poor citizens a scheme was established at 10 places to set up a Counsel Centre on Health and Life.

Objectives:

	Aid for Medicines and Operations will be available through this centre.
	Efforts are made to get aid for operations through this centre.
	To procure medicines at cheap rate.
	Counseling on tackling various kinds of diseases.
	Blood to thalassemia affected children and accident cases.

Co-ordinator: Richard Samuel

Team of Advisors:

	Dr. Swati Patki MD Gynac.		Dr. Kedar Oak MD (PSM)
	Dr. Rita MD Gynac.		Dr. Machindranath Mekhale BAMS
	Dr. Virashree BAMS