SEWA Rural, short for Society for Education, Welfare and Action-Rural, is a volunteer-driven healthcare and development organization founded in 1980 in Jhagadia, South Gujarat, India, by surgeon Anil Desai, pediatrician Lata Desai and science graduate Bankim Sheth to improve the health of rural and tribal communities in the region. The organization runs a 100-bed hospital providing round-the-clock outpatient, inpatient and emergency services, treating approximately 70,000 outpatients and 12,000 inpatients each year while conducting roughly 2,800 deliveries and 5,000 surgical procedures. Beyond the hospital, SEWA Rural extends services across some 600 villages in partnership with state government health authorities, conducts research, and runs vocational training for about 200 young people annually through the Vivekananda Gramin Tekniki Kendra, with recognition from bodies including the World Health Organization.
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Target PopulationPeople in the rural and tribal areas of Jhagadia 1 Health GoalImprove the health of people in the rural and tribal areas of Jhagadia 1 Geographic ScopeJhagadia, South Gujarat, India, extending to as many as 600 villages 1 Measured ResultsApproximately 70,000 outpatients and 12,000 inpatients each year, about 2800 deliveries and 5000 surgeries 1 Program status (class) Classification
Program KindHealth Education Program 1 Connections
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The Society for Education Welfare and Action-Rural (SEWA Rural)
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founded in 1980
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the health of people in the rural and tribal areas of Jhagadia
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improve the health of people in the rural and tribal areas of Jhagadia
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works in as many as 600 villages with the state government
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The hospitals see approximately 70,000 outpatients and 12,000 inpatients every year and perform on average 2800 deliveries and 5000 surgeries
- Wikipedia 'SEWA Rural': present-tense description, current hospital operations; checked 2026-09-27.
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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.
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