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10.83 Lakh Urban Poor Get Free Healthcare, Claims HHF
Hyderabad: Hyderabad-based non-profit Helping Hand Foundation (HHF) reduced health disparity and saved an estimated Rs 101.06 billion in out-of-pocket expenses (OOPE) by providing free, integrated healthcare services to 10.83 lakh urban and peri-urban poor in 2025, according to its 2025 survey report.
HHF’s Mujtaba Hasan Askari said about 45 percent of the beneficiaries were migrants from other states, a group that is socially excluded and highly vulnerable to health risks.
The report also claimed that the organisation’s intervention led to 75 per cent of antenatal care (ANC) cases being linked to state maternity hospitals, while referrals to outpatient departments of state tertiary hospitals fell by 25-30 per cent. During the year, HHF also facilitated over 1.5 lakh ABHA IDs under Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission and launched AI-assisted breast cancer screening in rural areas.
It operated 20 community health centers and sub-centres, two rural health projects, a 10-bed free dialysis unit, 17 help desks in government hospitals, a 35-bed rehabilitation center and a telemedicine command center serving 200 residential schools across Telangana.
The trust’s 14 community health centers alone recorded over 5.83 lakh outpatient consultations and provided antenatal care to over 13,400 pregnant women, managing 84.6 per cent of cases at the primary care level.
It also pioneered six sub-centres for non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in urban slums, offering door-to-door screening and follow-up care services. HHF received donations of 24.16 billion rupees, largely through corporate social responsibility and corporate financing.
The report also claimed that the organisation’s intervention led to 75 per cent of antenatal care (ANC) cases being linked to state maternity hospitals, while referrals to outpatient departments of state tertiary hospitals fell by 25-30 per cent. During the year, HHF also facilitated over 1.5 lakh ABHA IDs under Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission and launched AI-assisted breast cancer screening in rural areas.
It operated 20 community health centers and sub-centres, two rural health projects, a 10-bed free dialysis unit, 17 help desks in government hospitals, a 35-bed rehabilitation center and a telemedicine command center serving 200 residential schools across Telangana.
The trust’s 14 community health centers alone recorded over 5.83 lakh outpatient consultations and provided antenatal care to over 13,400 pregnant women, managing 84.6 per cent of cases at the primary care level.
It also pioneered six sub-centres for non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in urban slums, offering door-to-door screening and follow-up care services. HHF received donations of 24.16 billion rupees, largely through corporate social responsibility and corporate financing.
