HOPE’s Community Health Care Programme operated between 2007 and 2018 in 35 slum areas of Kolkata to provide healthcare treatment and access to below poverty line individuals and communities.
The initial reason for intervention was as a result of findings which highlighted the fact that there was no healthcare being provided in the 35 slums of Kolkata and Howrah districts where HOPE had projects. These slums were a risky and unhealthy environment for children to live in, there was a lack of availability of Government health services, severe malnourishment of children and no ante-natal or post-natal services for pregnant and lactating women.
The project focused on four strands (Awareness, Action, Access and Advocacy) where a needs based and rights based approach was used to improve the health status of the slum dwellers. The project focused on Sustainable Development Goals; 3, 5 and 6.