About Halo Medical Foundation
HMF is dedicated to achieving holistic health and wellness for all, employing a gender and rights-based approach to address rural and urban challenges. Our mission is to redefine ‘health’ and foster gender equality by actively engaging diverse stakeholders, including the younger generation, professionals, government officials, and community leaders. Through a participatory and inclusive strategy, we extend our reach to marginalized populations in villages across Osmanabad, Solapur, and communities in the city of Solapur.
HMF has impacted over 200,000 lives through their health support initiatives, support for survivors of domestic violence, crisis interventions in disasters, among other programs.
Work Areas
Our programs and efforts are focused around Health Education
HMF's Milestones: Transforming Health
and Empowering Communities
Founded in 1992, headquartered in Osmanabad, Maharashtra.
Making health services accessible and affordable – establishment of Janaki Rural Hospital, trauma centre, HALO nursing school
Over 200,000 lives impacted.
Focus on women empowerment, and supporting domestic violance survivors and launch of innovative village health worker Bharat Vaidya programme
Empowering the community for promoting gender equality – Nirdhaar Samantecha programme
Testimonials
Ambubai Gaikwad
" I lost my husband 15 years back when my two daughters were very young. Ever since, I’ve been struggling to make two ends meet by doing fa labour. I ensured they got education. Now they go to College at Naldurg and their daily bus travel expenses are Rs.60 per day. How could I ever bear all this expense when there is no labour available in these times of drought? Their education had practically come to a halt and they felt quite disheartened. However, once HMF started “cash for work programme”, I started earning some wages. Both me and my neighbour, as a couple, and we laboured until that work was completed."
Counsellors of Savali Kendra
"It is only when domestic violence escalates beyond endurance, that women seek help of the Savali Centre. Assuring confidentiality, providing emotional support we assess the severity of the violence and identify the root cause. We address immediate needs, including referral services such as shelter, medical etc., if required. Together with the woman, we explore ways to improve her situation. It takes time for women to gather the courage and take steps toward resolving their problems, and the counselling process continues..."
Indumati Tikambre Vaijanath
Since 2012, I have been working in the government health system and have also completed the GNM course. Currently, I am placed at the Primary Health Care Centre in Naichapur, Umerga taluka, Dharashiv district. I am able to financially contribute to both my maternal and matrimonial families. Without the support of Dr. Ahankari, I would have become a housewife like many other women.
Mr. Javed Sheikh
Due to district politics, a newly constructed building for the Primary Healthcare Center (PHC) in a village was not handed over to it, thus forcing it to operate in an old hall for nearly a year. My intention to raise this issue before the District Monitoring Committee in its monthly meeting and presentation, prompted the District Health Officer (DHO) and Chief Officer (CO) to expedite tasks. They postponed the Committee meeting by eight days and completed procedures, allowing the PHC to take over and start functioning in the new premises.
Prof. Vilas Bet, the mentor:
“It was emphasised that village development was very important, but even before that change in personal attitudes and behaviour was important in order to bring about village development. When animators understand this and begin to speak to the villagers, they will be able to speak with confidence. The villagers will also understand that the animators practice what they preach; only then will they feel inclined to listen to them.”
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