The Society for Education Welfare and Action-Rural (SEWA Rural)[1] is a volunteer, development-oriented institution founded in 1980 to improve the health of people in the rural and tribal areas of Jhagadia in South Gujarat.[2] The founders included Anil Desai, a surgeon; Lata Desai, a paediatrician; and Bankim Sheth, a science graduate.

SEWA Rural
Established11 June 1980 (44 years ago)
Legal statustrust
Aimimprove the health of people in the rural and tribal areas of Jhagadia
CountryIndia
Websitesewarural.org 

SEWA Rural's 100-bed hospital in Jhagadia provides round-the-clock OPD and indoor and emergency services. The hospitals see approximately 70,000 outpatients and 12,000 inpatients every year and perform on average 2800 deliveries and 5000 surgeries.[3] SEWA Rural also works in as many as 600 villages with the state government in healthcare and community health services, carrying out research and providing vocational training to the local residents, especially members of the tribal community. As many as 200 young people are trained in the Vivekananda Gramin Tekniki Kendra every year.[1]

SEWA Rural has received awards from various institutions, including the World Health Organization (WHO) and the state government.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b Pathak, Maulik (6 October 2017). "SEWA Rural: Initiating steps to promote work-life balance". Mint. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
  2. ^ "SEWA Rural • Society for Education welfare and Action - Rural". SEWA Rural. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
  3. ^ "SEWA Rural (Society for Education Welfare and Action - Rural)". The Center for Health Market Innovations. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
  4. ^ "Awards". SEWA Rural. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
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