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{{Short description|Indian Public Health Organization}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2022}}
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2022}}
{{Infobox organization
| name = CHD Group
| formation = {{start date and age|2014}}
| logo = Official logo of CHD Group.jpg
| image =
| founders = Edmond Fernandes, Cynthia Fernandes
| dissolved =
| type = Health Organisation
| registration_id =
| status = Public charity
| purpose = Public Healthcare, Sustainable Livelihood, Education, Disaster Risk Reduction, Road Safety, Humanitarian Diplomacy, Community Development, Policy, Nutrition, Non Communicable Disease Management
| headquarters = Mangalore
| origins = [[Mangalore]]
| services = Public Health Initiatives; CSR Programme Implementation;
Academic Co-operations; Monitoring and Evaluation; Consulting
| fields = Public Health
| affiliations = Non Partisan, Non Discriminatory
| revenue =
| endowment =
| awards = ASSOCHAM NGO Award 2020,
Businessworld Healthcare Award 2022
| website = {{URL|www.chdgroup.org}}
| num_volunteers = 15500
}}
'''CHD Group''' is an Indian [[Nonprofit organization|non-profit]] global health organisation headquartered in [[Mangalore]]. Founded on 27 June 2014, CHD Group works in the field of public health, disaster management,<ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-08-14 |title=Reaching out with Medical relief to flood affected families in Gujarat |url=https://indiacsr.in/reaching-out-with-medical-relief-to-flood-affected-families-in-gujarat/ |access-date=2022-07-12 |website=India CSR Network |language=en-US}}</ref> primary [[Health care|healthcare]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Release |first=Press |date=2018-06-23 |title=CHD Group & Mennabettu Grama Panchayat Medical Mission held |url=https://www.mangalorean.com/chd-group-mennabettu-grama-panchayat-medical-mission-held/ |access-date=2023-08-22 |website=Mangalorean.com |language=en-US}}</ref> road safety, women's health, skill development, monitoring and evaluation of programmes, implementing [[Corporate social responsibility|CSR]] programmes for corporate companies and livelihood for rural communities and partners with other Indian and foreign organisations, government ministries, diplomatic missions, [[United Nations]] agencies for capacity development, supportive supervision, technical support, CSR programme implementation and strengthening public health systems.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-06-05|title=CHD Group to engage in regional consultation of WHO-SEARO in New Delhi|url=https://newskarnataka.com/karnataka/coastal/mangaluru/chd-group-to-engage-in-regional-consultation-of-who-searo-in-new-delhi/|access-date=2021-11-27|website=News Karnataka|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-10-02|title=Taiwan Hospital Signs MoU With Indian Healthcare Group|url=https://english.sakshi.com/national/2018/10/02/taiwan-hospital-signs-mou-with-indian-healthcare-group|access-date=2021-11-27|website=Sakshi Post|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-01-03|title=CHD Group; SEEDS sign MoU for building Disaster Resilience in India|url=https://www.expresshealthcare.in/news/chd-group-seeds-sign-memorandum-of-understandings-for-building-disaster-resilience-in-india/395832/|access-date=2021-11-27|website=Express Healthcare|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-03-31|title=CHD Group, Digital Mojo sign MoU for health technology|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/content/667741/chd-group-digital-mojo-sign.html|access-date=2021-11-27|website=Deccan Herald|language=en}}</ref>

The organisation advocated for a more robust public health bill in 2017,<ref>{{Cite web|date=6 March 2017|first=Stanley|last=Pinto|title=Make draft public health bill 2017 more robust, says Mangalurean group|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mangaluru/make-draft-public-health-bill-2017-more-robust-says-mangalurean-group-/articleshow/57496914.cms|access-date=2021-11-27|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref> and also released the [[Karnataka]] Mental Health Report that gave the landscape of mental health situation in the state.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Prabhu|first=Nagesh|date=2020-01-12|title=Depression, general anxiety form 34% of mental health cases in Karnataka: Report|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/depression-general-anxiety-account-for-34-of-mental-health-cases-in-karnataka-report/article30550711.ece|access-date=2021-11-27|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

During [[COVID-19 pandemic|the COVID-19 pandemic]], the NGO supported over 50,000 farmers by providing PPE in partnership with [[Corteva]] agriscience<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-05-14|title=CHD Group supports farmers across country|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/state/mangaluru/chd-group-supports-farmers-across-country-837721.html|access-date=2021-11-27|website=Deccan Herald|language=en}}</ref> and also donated 50 oxygen concentrators to [[Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike|BBMP]] Hospitals by importing them from [[China]] totally impacting over 4,56,000 in the middle of a lockdown alone.<ref>{{Cite web|date=3 June 2021|title=CHD Group donates 50 oxygen concentrators to Bengaluru|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mangaluru/chd-group-donates-50-oxygen-concentrators-to-bengaluru/articleshow/83201628.cms|access-date=2021-11-27|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref>

The organization received a Special [[Consultative Status]] to the [[United Nations Economic and Social Council]] (ECOSOC) in 2021 and was granted observership status to [[United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change|UNFCCC]] in 2022<ref>{{Cite web |date=2 December 2022 |title=Framework Convention on Climate Change |url=https://unfccc.int/sites/default/files/resource/cp2022_inf03p02.pdf |access-date=2023-10-05 |website=unfccc.int}}</ref> and has impacted in total over 4 million lives in India alone in urban and rural areas.<ref>{{Cite web|title=India's weak rural health infrastructure to be bolstered by CHD's Mission ICU strategy|url=http://www.pharmabiz.com/NewsDetails.aspx?aid=143204&sid=1|access-date=2022-01-23|website=www.pharmabiz.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-03-06 |title=Dr. Edmond Fernandes Advice to Take Precautionary Care to Combat Adenovirus — Transcontinental Times |url=https://www.transcontinentaltimes.com/dr-edmond-fernandes-adenovirus/ |access-date=2023-04-25 |language=en-US}}</ref>

== Academic & Research Institute ==
On 29 March 2022, CHD Group officially inaugurated & started the Edward & Cynthia Institute of Public Health (ECIPH).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mangaluru: Edward & Cynthia Institute of Public Health inaugurated at Bajal |url=https://www.daijiworld.com/news/newsDisplay?newsID=943636 |access-date=2022-05-26 |website=www.daijiworld.com |language=en}}</ref> The Institute is named after the patrons Edward Fernandes and Cynthia Fernandes.<ref>{{Cite web |last=ECIPH |title=Background |url=https://eciph.in/background/ |access-date=2023-08-03 |website=Edward & Cynthia Institute of Public Health |language=en-US}}</ref>
[[File:Edward & Cynthia Institute of Public Health in Mangalore City.jpg|thumb|Edward & Cynthia Institute of Public Health at Mangalore]]
ECIPH is advanced technical cooperation center with [[Yenepoya University|Yenepoya]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Public Health {{!}} Yenepoya Medical College |url=https://ymc.yenepoya.edu.in/departments/public-health |access-date=2023-04-25 |website=ymc.yenepoya.edu.in |archive-date=22 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230422045410/https://ymc.yenepoya.edu.in/departments/public-health |url-status=dead }}</ref> (Deemed to be University) in [[Mangalore]] that provides training for a specialized higher education degree programme in [[Masters in Public Health|Masters in Public Health (MPH)]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=YSAHS {{!}} Masters Of Public Health |url=https://ysahs.yenepoya.edu.in/programs/pg-program/masters-of-public-health |access-date=2023-06-30 |website=ysahs.yenepoya.edu.in |archive-date=1 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230601102912/https://ysahs.yenepoya.edu.in/programs/pg-program/masters-of-public-health |url-status=dead }}</ref>

== Advocacy and work reception ==
In the year 2014, CHD Group pressurized the District Administration of [[Dakshina Kannada]] to book violators for seat belt and enforce seat belt as a compulsion for drivers in the city of [[Mangalore]] and the district of [[Dakshina Kannada]]. To this effect, the Deputy Commissioner then, issued an order to implement seat belt for drivers with immediate effect.<ref>{{Cite web |date=3 December 2014 |first=Stanley |last=Pinto |title=Book violators of seat belt rule, says center for health and development |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mangaluru/book-violators-of-seat-belt-rule-says-center-for-health-and-development/articleshow/45362371.cms |access-date=2022-07-12 |website=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref>

CHD Group partnered with [[Godrej Industries Ltd|Godrej Industries]] to support families who were struck by disasters during [[2017 Gujarat flood|Gujarat Floods 2017]] and supported them through medical relief work.<ref>{{Cite web |last=CSR |first=India |date=2017-08-14 |title=Reaching out with Medical relief to flood affected families in Gujarat |url=https://indiacsr.in/reaching-out-with-medical-relief-to-flood-affected-families-in-gujarat/ |access-date=2022-11-26 |website=India CSR |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=14 Aug 2017 |title=Mangaluru: Helping hand for Gujarat |url=https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/news/state/mangaluru-helping-hand-for-gujarat/articleshow/60048262.cms |access-date=2022-11-26 |website=Bangalore Mirror |language=en}}</ref>

In 2018, CHD Group led a [[Federal government of the United States|US Government]] delegation to Chief Minister [[H. D. Kumaraswamy|Kumaraswamy]] and also motivated him to set up a disaster management and nutrition task force in the state with sub-district governance mechanisms.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-07-02 |title=CHD Group leads US Government delegation to Karnataka CM |url=https://www.mangalorean.com/chd-group-leads-us-government-delegation-to-karnataka-cm/ |access-date=2022-07-12 |website=Mangalorean.com |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Bengaluru: CHD Group leads US govt delegation to CM Kumaraswamy |url=https://www.daijiworld.com/news/newsDisplay.aspx?newsID=517088 |access-date=2022-07-12 |website=www.daijiworld.com |language=en}}</ref>

In the 2019 Karnataka Mental Health Report, the organization stated that [[Raichur district|Raichur]] had the highest cases of [[Mental disorder|mental]] disorder followed by [[Bidar district|Bidar]] and proposed several solutions to the Government of [[Karnataka]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-10-10 |title=Karnataka sees rise in suicides due to mental health issues |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/state/karnataka-sees-rise-in-suicides-due-to-mental-health-issues-1152457.html |access-date=2022-11-10 |website=Deccan Herald |language=en}}</ref>

During [[Cyclone Fani]] 2019, they provided multi-specialty medical relief working with [[All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhubaneswar|All India Institute of Medical Sciences]], Bhubaneshwar, Odisha.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2019-05-27 |title=Mangaluru medical team in Odisha |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/mangaluru-medical-team-in-odisha/article27259734.ece |access-date=2022-11-26 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

== Major Thematic Areas ==

* Health Systems Strengthening
* Climate Change and Human Health
* Disaster Risk Reduction & Humanitarian Emergencies
* Maternal and Child Nutrition
* Primary Health Care
* Road Safety
* Mental Health
* Non Communicable Diseases
* Urban Health
* Assisted Living and Geriatric Care
* Community resilience & social health concentrations

== Special past projects ==
CHD Group runs Mission ICU, a citizen- driven initiative to build critical care capacities of India's public hospitals.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Mangaluru: CHD Group launches mission ICU at Tumkur District Hospital|url=https://www.daijiworld.com/news/newsDisplay?newsID=842061|access-date=2022-02-10|website=www.daijiworld.com|language=en}}</ref> Until now they have installed over 200 plus beds and ventilators across 22 Government district hospitals of India, the latest being in Tamenglong, Manipur in India.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-05-08 |title=Mission ICU installs ICU bed facility at Tamenglong in Manipur |url=https://thenewsmill.com/mission-icu-installs-icu-bed-facility-at-tamenglong-in-manipur/ |access-date=2022-05-26 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-06-03 |title=Centre for Health and Development (CHD) |url=https://samridhhealth.org/centre-for-health-and-development-chd/ |access-date=2022-11-10 |website=SAMRIDH |language=en-US}}</ref> The 200 bed installation was carried out at District Hospital, [[Champhai]] led by the Government of Mizoram.<ref>{{Cite web |title=MISSION ICU KALTLANGIN DISTRICT HOSPITAL CHAMPHAIA HMAN TUR ICU KHUM LEH HMANRAW DANGTE HLAN, WORKSHOP BUATSAIH A NI BAWK |url=https://dipr.mizoram.gov.in/post/mission-icu-kaltlangin-district-hospital-champhaia-hman-tur-icu-khum-leh-hmanraw-dangte-hlan-workshop-buatsaih-a-ni-bawk |access-date=2023-04-25 |website=dipr.mizoram.gov.in |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-03-08 |title=Mission ICU-in Champhai Dist Hospital tan ICU khum leh a ken tel hmanrua Rs. nuai 40 man hu pe |url=https://www.chdgroup.org/research/mission-icu-in-champhai-dist-hospital-tan-icu-khum-leh-a-ken-tel-hmanrua-rs-nuai-40-man-hu-pe/ |access-date=2023-04-25 |website=CHD Group |language=en-US}}</ref>

The Family Pillar Alliance (FPK)<ref>{{Citation |title=G D A Nursing Course |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iy_tmHnzCHQ |language=en |access-date=2022-05-26}}</ref> was a programme run by CHD Group to provide sustainable livelihood in the domain of hospital duty assistants as caregivers for families in India.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-02-23 |title=Bamonpo College along chiklo jonthom apharman, Nursing training kangpu Pon. |url=https://www.chdgroup.org/research/bamonpo-college-along-chiklo-jonthom-apharman-nursing-training-kangpu-pon/ |access-date=2023-04-25 |website=CHD Group |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-02-23 |title=Training camp - ECIPH and Kantar India Foundation, Rotary E-connect and others organised a three-month training camp for nurse-aide |url=https://www.chdgroup.org/research/training-camp-edward-cynthia-institute-of-public-health-and-kantar-india-foundation-rotary-e-connect-and-others-organised-a-three-month-training-camp-for-nurse-aide/ |access-date=2023-04-25 |website=CHD Group |language=en-US}}</ref>

== Empanelment, membership, signatory ==
Empaneled and registered with [[NITI Aayog|Niti Aayog]], [[International Labour Organization]], [[UNICEF]], [[Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010]], [[Data Universal Numbering System]], [[Income tax in India|Income Tax]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Credentials |url=https://www.chdgroup.org/credentials/ |access-date=2022-07-12 |website=CHD Group |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=FCRA Online Services |url=https://fcraonline.nic.in/home/fcra_onlineform.aspx |access-date=2022-07-12 |website=fcraonline.nic.in}}</ref>

Signatory to the [[Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty Initiative|Fossil Fuels Non-Proliferation Treaty]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Who Has Endorsed? |url=https://fossilfueltreaty.org/endorsements |access-date=2022-07-23 |website=The Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty |language=en-US}}</ref>
Member of the Climate Action Network South Asia.<ref>{{Cite web |title=CANSA – members |url=https://cansouthasia.net/about-cansa/members/ |access-date=2022-07-12 |website=cansouthasia.net}}</ref>

Observership to [[United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=List of Admitted NGOS |url=https://unfccc.int/process/parties-non-party-stakeholders/non-party-stakeholders/admitted-ngos/list-of-admitted-ngos |access-date=2022-11-10 |website=unfccc.int}}</ref>

== Awards ==
In the year 2020, CHD Group won the [[ASSOCHAM]] NGO Award for speedy response to community needs.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-10-15 |title=CHD Group wins award |url=https://www.bangalorefirst.in/?p=37252 |access-date=2022-05-26 |website=Bangalore First |language=en-US}}</ref>

[[Businessworld|BW Businessworld]] 40 under 40 award in 2021.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Honouring Healthcare World s 40 Under 40 |url=http://bwhealthcareworld.businessworld.in/article/Honouring-Healthcare-World-s-40-Under-40/13-02-2022-420395 |access-date=2022-11-10 |website=BW Defence |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Sharma |first=Ruchika |date=2022-02-15 |title=BW Businessworld names top 40 under 40 for Healthcare, details |url=https://medicaldialogues.in/news/health/bw-businessworld-names-top-40-under-40-for-healthcare-details-88575 |access-date=2022-11-10 |website=medicaldialogues.in |language=en}}</ref>

== Foundation Day themes ==
7th Foundation Day 2021 – " Reclaiming gains for accelerating global health " and the Keynote address was given by Yogan Pillay, Former Deputy Director General of Health, Government of [[South Africa]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mangaluru: 7th Foundation Day of CHD Group discusses global health, sustainability |url=https://daijiworld.com/news/newsDisplay?newsID=847837 |access-date=2022-07-12 |website=daijiworld.com |language=en}}</ref>

8th Foundation Day 2022 – " Public health in all policies for community development" - His Excellency Mr. Federico Salas, Ambassador of [[Mexico]] to India<ref>{{Cite web |title=Embajador |trans-title=Ambassador |url=https://embamex.sre.gob.mx/india/index.php/emba/biografia |access-date=2022-07-12 |website=embamex.sre.gob.mx}}</ref> delivered the Keynote address and Harsha Somaroo, President, Public Health Association of South Africa<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Public Health Association of SA |url=https://phasa.org.za/ |access-date=2022-07-12 |website=phasa.org.za}}</ref> was the Guest of Honor.<ref>{{Cite web |date=29 June 2022 |title=Social Protection Must To Face Future Health Challenges |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mangaluru/social-protection-must-to-face-future-health-challenges/articleshow/92532869.cms |access-date=2022-07-12 |website=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref>

9th Foundation Day 2023 – Health, Climate Change and Community Resilience - The world we want - Fatemeh Rezaei, [[Isfahan University of Medical Sciences]], Iran was the Chief Guest.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mangaluru: CHD Group observes 9th Foundation Day |url=https://www.daijiworld.com/news/newsDisplay?newsID=1095386 |access-date=2023-08-03 |website=www.daijiworld.com |language=en}}</ref>

10th Foundation Day 2024 - International Conference was held to mark 10 years of CHD Group by holding the ECIPH Dialogues on Reconstructing global health and social impact with Arthur L Frank delivering the keynote speech.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sreekumar |first=Shreelakshmi |date=2024-09-23 |title=ECIPH Dialogues 2024 Held at Yenepoya Deemed to be University - News Karnataka |url=https://newskarnataka.com/karnataka/eciph-dialogues-2024/23092024/#google_vignette |access-date=2024-10-02 |language=en-US}}</ref>

== Climate Negotiations with UNFCCC ==
[[2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference|COP28]] - CHD Group led a 7 member delegation to discuss on health and climate concerns and also address the nexus of health, climate, agriculture, food security, war and implications on human health in Dubai, UAE.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-11-30 |title=CHD Group to lead global delegation at COP28 in UAE |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Mangalore/mangaluru-based-chd-group-to-lead-global-delegation-at-cop28-in-uae/article67589891.ece |access-date=2024-11-19 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

[[2024 United Nations Climate Change Conference|COP29]] - CHD Group led an 18-member multi-dimensional expert delegation from India, Azerbaijan, USA, Canada, Nigeria, Bangladesh, Kenya, UK, Uganda and Austria to Baku, Azerbaijan and also held various events at the [[Madagascar]] Country Pavilion, SHARE Hub and held other bilateral and multilateral meetings with senior world leaders and diplomats.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-11-08 |title=CHD Group to lead multi-country delegation to COP29 in Azerbaijan |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Mangalore/chd-group-to-lead-multi-country-delegation-to-cop29-in-azerbaijan/article68844294.ece |access-date=2024-11-19 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

== Few Key Partners ==

* [[United States Agency for International Development|USAID]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Credentials |url=https://13.126.178.141/credentials/ |access-date=2024-01-30 |website=CHD Group |language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[Ministry of Road Transport and Highways|Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, Government of India]]
* [[State Bank of India|SBI Foundation]]
* [[National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development|NABARD]]
* [[UNICEF]]
* [[BASF]]
* [[Corteva|Corteva Agriscience]]
* [[Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Limited|MRPL]]
* [[National Health Mission]]
* [[Yenepoya University]]
* [[Canara Bank]]
* [[United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change|UNFCCC]]
* [[United Nations Economic and Social Council|UNECOSOC]]

== See also ==

* [[List of organizations with consultative status to the United Nations Economic and Social Council]]

== References ==
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[[Category:Organisations based in Mangalore]]
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[[Category:Charities for the elderly]]
[[Category:Old age in India]]
[[Category:Health charities in India]]
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