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{{Short description|Non-governmental organization in India}}

{{Infobox organization
| name = Jan Swasthya Sahyog
| website = https://www.jssbilaspur.org/
}}
'''Jan Swasthya Sahyog''' is a [[non-governmental organization]] focused on healthcare based in the Indian state of [[Chhattisgarh]]. It operates a hospital and some health centers in the states of Chhattisgarh and [[Madhya Pradesh]], which provide low-cost treatment. It also runs daycare centers, and provides rudimentary health products to the local communities. The organization received the [[Jamnalal Bajaj Award]] in 2017.<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-08-24 |title=बिलासपुर के इस अस्पताल में गरीबों का मुफ्त में होता है इलाज |trans-title=The poor are treated for free in this hospital in Bilaspur. |url=https://hindi.news18.com/news/chhattisgarh/bilaspur-a-hospital-for-free-treatment-2-911999.html |access-date=2024-12-23 |website=News18 हिंदी |language=hi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-12-14 |title=Doctors should expedite procedures to relieve patients from financial burdens, says Dr Raman Kataria |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/lucknow-news/doctors-should-expedite-procedures-to-relieve-patients-from-financial-burdens-says-dr-raman-kataria-101702576097844.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231219085952/https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/lucknow-news/doctors-should-expedite-procedures-to-relieve-patients-from-financial-burdens-says-dr-raman-kataria-101702576097844.html |archive-date=2023-12-19 |access-date=2024-12-23 |work=Hindustan Times |language=en-us |url-status=live }}</ref>

== History ==
It was established in 1996, by a group of eight doctors from [[All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi|AIIMS New Delhi]]. They converted an abandoned building in the village of Ganiyari into a clinic.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ghose |first=Dipankar |date=2015-11-18 |title=In Chhattisgarh, ex-AIIMS team mixes tech, medicine to cure poor |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/in-chhattisgarh-ex-aiims-team-mixes-tech-medicine-to-cure-poor/ |access-date=2024-12-23 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":0" />

== Facilities ==
The organization runs a hospital at [[Ganiyari]], which is a 62-bed facility and includes an operation theatre, a laboratory and a pharmacy. Apart from the full-time staff, volunteers from [[All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi|AIIMS New Delhi]] also work at the hospital. It provides low cost treatment, and draws patients from all across the [[Bilaspur district, Chhattisgarh|Bilaspur district]] as well as surrounding districts. Apart from the main hospital, it operates sub-centers at the villages of Shivtarai, [[Semaria]] and Bamhni. The sub-centers service about 150 small villages in the surrounding areas, mostly inhabited by [[Gondi people|Gond]] and [[Baiga]] people.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |last=Dogra |first=Bharat |date=2013-05-22 |title=Ideals put to test |url=https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/health/ideals-put-to-test/article4736447.ece |access-date=2024-12-23 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Ruddock |first=Anna |date=2015-11-07 |title=India's blinkered preference for specialist doctors |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/india-s-blinkered-preference-for-specialist-doctors-115110700742_1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221101190347/https://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/india-s-blinkered-preference-for-specialist-doctors-115110700742_1.html |archive-date=2022-11-01 |access-date=2024-12-23 |language=en |url-status=live }}</ref>

It also runs ''phulwaris'' (daycare centers) across rural Chhattisgarh. As of 2024, 83 ''phulwaris'' are operated by the organization. These admit children of up to six years of age, and serve as an alternative to [[Anganwadi|anganwadis]], which only admit children of up to three years. The ''phulwaris'' were instituted after several deaths of unsupervised children due to drowning or other accidents were reported. Furthermore, the children also receive a meal each day in these centers, which is crucial since malnutrition is rife in the region.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Nagarajan |first=Rema |date=2024-01-12 |title=How Chhattisgarh's phulwaris are helping toddlers beat malnutrition |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/how-chhattisgarhs-phulwaris-are-helping-toddlers-beat-malnutrition/articleshow/106742765.cms |access-date=2024-12-23 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Dhawan |first=Himanshi |date=2017-11-26 |title=This village knows how to feed its hungry babies |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/sunday-times/this-village-knows-how-to-feed-its-hungry-babies/articleshow/61799592.cms |access-date=2024-12-23 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>

The organization designs and provides rudimentary healthcare products for the local communities, such as a village first aid kit, which includes bamboo splints to treat fractures.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Jan Swasthya Sahyog - Jamnalal Bajaj Award 2017 |url=https://www.jamnalalbajajawards.org/awards/archives/2017/science-and-technology/jan-swasthya-sahyog |access-date=2024-12-23 |website=Jamnalal Bajaj Foundation}}</ref> It also trains village health workers, many of them semi-literate or even illiterate, in basic tasks such as the measurement of blood pressure, taking sputum samples, et cetera.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2010-05-26 |title=The pain killers |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/spotlight/the-pain-killers/articleshow/5427828.cms |access-date=2024-12-23 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>

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