Livelihood in mountainous region has always been the challenging issue; mainly due to lack of capacity & knowledge for utilizing locally available resources including land, plants, ecology & environment. Agriculture has also been losing its relevance & utility for past many years among rural communities due to various reasons. These are mainly related with availability … Journey towards livelihood in the mountains
In the early 90s, Dr. Martin Jerry (extreme left in the pic), initiated the dialogue with Tom Baker Cancer Center, Canada to facilitate a cancer program of Garhwal Himalayas. The seed sown by Swami Rama’s blessings blossomed into the full blown center now named as the Cancer Research Institute (CRI). One of the largest in … Our wee-bit for Cancer care
Globally, health professionals, medical experts, social scientists, and researchers were unable to answer the uncertainty created by COVID19. Health authorities were totally confused and unable to explain about the COVID 19 adequately and appropriately. Investigation, treatment and management protocols were changed frequently as scientists drew some conclusions. Across the states, many hospitals were constructed; hotels, … Lesson from COVID19…
[Excerpts from a keynote address given by Dr.S.Rama at a Physicians conference in Madras, September 1992] As COVID-19 continues unabated, we’d like to shareone of the early lectures our founder Swami Rama gave to an elite group of physicians titled ‘Let body be body’s cure’. In it he laid out that the sages of India … Let Body be Body’s cure
Incorporating information technology in community health programs has one unique feature; both clients and providers save enormous amount of time, energy and cost. At the same time it increases the number of beneficiaries for health services in remote areas. To make the services cost-effective for common people, Rural Development Institute has adopted various strategies which … Health for all
In August 1992, Swami Rama, as Founder President, penned the proposal titled ‘An integrated Primary health care/Rural Development project for the mountainous Garhwal and Kumaon region of Uttaranchal India’ which became a guide for us. The purpose of the proposal to establish and evaluate demonstration village health and social development project in the rural mountain … In Service
