Tribhuvandas Foundation

Tribhuvandas Foundation popularly known as TF is a Non Government Organization(NGO)  in Central Gujarat working in health sector. It was founded by Read more founder of AMUL (Anand Milk Union Co Operative Ltd) Shri Tribhuvandas Kishibhai Patel in year 1970 and registered under Bombay trust act in 1975. The motto behind establishment of health care initiative by milk union was to provide primordial and primary health care to care providers of cattle i.e. women and their children at their doorsteps. Preventive care is its main component rather than curative although it provides primary health care to all. Since its inception it is working in district Kheda then and now in Anand, Kheda and Mahisagar districts of Central Gujarat . Tribhuvandas Foundation is establishing link with local dairy co operative units associated with AMUL for effective community participation as per its mandate. Thus this is an unique co-operative model for health care delivery system. At present Tribhuvandas Foundation is working with 850 dairy co operative units of Anand, Kheda and Mahisagar districts of central Gujarat. Tribhuvandas Foundation is educating rural women regarding Anemia, Antenatal care, Post natal care, Child birth care, child care, nutrition and other allied aspect in villages by doing their house hold visits by its health care workers known as Field Workers. For providing continuous health care, TF identified one voluntary health worker with the help of local dairy co operative units. TF trained them , educate them and empowered them to provide health education and primary treatment continuously at village level, This VHW is available for care of women and child.

To work for the betterment of health in rural communities of Central Gujarat, aiming to uplift the physical, mental, social, and spiritual health of people, particularly women and children.

The Foundation has become one of Asia's largest community healthcare service providers, covering more than 1000 villages, and has received the First Prize for the Best Effort in Family Welfare in the Voluntary Sector from the Government of India in 1993.