Heaters for Dungarpur District Clinics

Our partner, Basic HealthCare Services (BHS), is a non-for-profit organization which provides a responsive, empathetic primary health ‘circle of care’, that is rooted in the community in Udaipur. Established in 2012 they are driven by the vision of a healthcare ecosystem where the most vulnerable communities can actively access healthcare with dignity.

BHS has been working through a network of 6 primary healthcare clinics, day care and nutrition centers, and a primary health center in partnership with the government of Rajasthan to not only address the issues of healthcare access and quality, but also to recognize and influence the conditions of povery.

Their primary healthcare services specifically focus on maternal and child health services by providing safe childbirth services and care to about 500 women and their newborns. Unfortunately, there is a high risk of hypothermia (a significant and potentially dangerous drop in body temperature due to prolonged exposure to cold) that increases the risk of disease and deaths.

Although the rural clinics did have some a form of heat through blower heaters they were making the environment too dry with an added risk of overheating the newborns in some cases as well. To combat this, we have supported their clinics with the funds to acquire proper heaters to keep the babies safe and warn in the rural primary healthcare clinics thanks to your continued support!