The Institute for Rural Health Studies (IRHS) strives to provide access to quality preventive and curative healthcare to some of the poorest rural communities in Telangana, south India.
IRHS runs clinics in two villages in the rural semi-arid tropics of Telangana,
south India.
Patient counsellors stationed in a travellers' centre and hospitals help patients access specialised care in the state capital.
Our four cervical cancer screening centres provide an effective method of saving women's lives from the silent killer.
We provide health education to children at rural schools to support them to lead healthy lives.
Our community-centred, environmentally-friendly home for destitute widows is soon to be completed.
The Institute for Rural Health Studies (IRHS) was established in 1981 by Dr. Patricia Bidinger (Pat) and Ms. Bhavani Nag to research the agricultural and socio-economic determinants of health and nutrition in rural villages.
2,19,705
accessed healthcare through our programmes
1,02,021
women screened for cervical cancer
95,553
patients who visited our rural clinics
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