HEALTHCARE EDUCATION FOR RURAL VILLAGES ADOPTED (HERVA) HERVA is the short form of Healthcare Education for Rural Village Adopted.
OUR INTRODUCTION
We are a registered NGO having the objective of adopting villages and providing total healthcare treatment of all ailments and education for the prevention of sickness by the use of modern technology. OUR WORK IN HEALTHCARE:
• Diagnostic health check-ups and free medicine distribution camp.
• Eye camps with the free distribution of eye drops and spectacles. Facilitating free
cataract operation.
• ENT camps and blood pressure camps. OUR WORK IN EDUCATION: -Through these camps, the villagers are educated about :
+ Women Health Awareness Camps
• Vulnerable diseases.
• Hygiene and cleanliness.
• Promotion of menstrual hygiene. Distribution of free sanitary napkins and iron
tablets to women of these villages.
+ Mental health awareness camps: Partnership with Minds Foundation to bring awareness about mental health issues to the villagers and facilitate necessary assistance for treatment. ECONOMIC – LIVELIHOOD
The women in the villages are motivated to learn to stitch, to stitch cotton bags as the sample bags given to them. They are paid for each bag they stitched. This will enable them to have an additional income. OUTCOMES: Medical care at the doorstep has been very beneficial to the senior citizens and the women in the village as they normally do not leave the village. Women awareness program has induced the women to use quality sanitary napkins which many of them were not using earlier. The medicines are given free by Herva Foundation.. The majority of rural deaths, which are preventable, are due to infections and communicable, parasitic and respiratory diseases which can be prevented by creating proper awareness. WOMEN SECTION: This group attends women empowerment activities and women's health awareness projects in the villages. Free cloth is given to the women to make bags and the women are remunerated. Apart from emphasising general as well as personal cleanliness and its benefits, we focus on our awareness programs for the women and the adolescent in the village. By informing them about the strong connection between hygiene and health, and educating them on best practices to adopt using hygiene products like sanitary napkins, we may be able to reduce a lot of hygiene and health-related problems among the women population. We distribute free sanitary napkins to the village women and explain the importance of such napkins. We have a regular I-Breast screening camp in association with Health and Care Foundation, Ahmedabad in various villages, for early detection of Breast Cancer by i-Breast Exam with a portable device and provide an immediate report. The needs of the remote villages are many and the needs can be fulfilled by organisations focusing on social responsibility. We invite you to be a part of any of the activities that we are involved in and which are required by these villagers. NGO DARPAN UNIQUE ID: GJ/2014/0083115
17/02/2026
🌸 CERVICAL CANCER AWARENESS & SCREENING CAMP 🌸
📍 Village Hebatpur, Taluka Patadi, District Surendranagar, Gujarat
📅 16.02.2026 | Monday
We successfully conducted a Cervical Cancer Awareness and Screening Camp at the Public Health Centre, Village Hebatpur, Taluka Patadi, District Surendranagar, Gujarat.
This program was organised with the valuable support of Shyam Oncology Foundation, Ahmedabad.
👩⚕️ A total of 31 women from the village participated in the awareness session.
🧪 26 women underwent Pap Smear screening tests.
🩷 Sanitary pads were distributed to all participants to promote women’s health and hygiene.
As part of our mission to bring modern medical facilities to remote villages, especially for women's health, we continue to organize these meaningful healthcare initiatives.
🙏🏻 Our heartfelt thanks to:
• Team Shyam Oncology Foundation, Ahmedabad
• Team Public Health Centre, Hebatpur, for providing the venue
• ASHA Worker Ms. Chandrika Ben for motivating and encouraging village women to participate
Together, we move forward in creating awareness, early detection, and healthier communities. 💕
GUJARATI VERSION
🌸 ગર્ભાશયના કેન્સર અંગે જાગૃતિ અને સ્ક્રીનિંગ કેમ્પ 🌸
📍 ગામ હેબતપુર, તાલુકા પાટડી, જિલ્લો સુરેન્દ્રનગર, ગુજરાત
📅 16-02-2026 | સોમવાર
ગામ હેબતપુરના જાહેર આરોગ્ય કેન્દ્ર ખાતે ગર્ભાશયના કેન્સર અંગે જાગૃતિ અને સ્ક્રીનિંગ કેમ્પ સફળતાપૂર્વક યોજાયો.
આ કાર્યક્રમ Shyam Oncology Foundation, અમદાવાદના સહયોગથી યોજાયો હતો.
👩⚕️ કુલ 31 મહિલાઓ જાગૃતિ કાર્યક્રમમાં જોડાઈ.
🧪 તેમાંમાંથી 26 મહિલાઓનો પેપ સ્મિયર ટેસ્ટ કરવામાં આવ્યો.
🩷 તમામ મહિલાઓને સ્વચ્છતા જાળવવા માટે સેનેટરી પેડનું વિતરણ કરવામાં આવ્યું.
દૂરદરાજના ગામોમાં નવીનતમ તબીબી સુવિધાઓ પહોંચાડવા અને ખાસ કરીને ગ્રામ્ય મહિલાઓના આરોગ્ય માટે જાગૃતિ લાવવા અમારું સતત પ્રયત્ન છે.
🙏🏻 હાર્દિક આભાર:
• Shyam Oncology Foundation, અમદાવાદની ટીમ
• જાહેર આરોગ્ય કેન્દ્ર, હેબતપુરની ટીમ (સ્થળની વ્યવસ્થા માટે)
• આશા કાર્યકર ચંદ્રિકા બેન (ગામની મહિલાઓને પ્રોત્સાહિત કરવા માટે)
સ્વસ્થ સમાજ અને જાગૃત મહિલાઓ તરફ એક મહત્વપૂર્ણ પગલું. 💖
06/02/2026
👁️🦷 EYE CHECK-UP & FREE SPECTACLE DISTRIBUTION
and DENTAL CARE CHECK-UP CAMP
Herva Foundation successfully conducted an Eye and Dental Care Check-up Camp at the village Kunwar with the generous support of Team SEWA Sanand and Rotary Club of Ahmedabad North.
👁️ Eye Care Services
Total patients screened: 100 villagers
Male: 36 | Female: 64
Senior citizens: 25 (Male: 10 | Female: 15)
Spectacles distributed: 93
Cataract cases identified: 8
Patients were advised surgery at nearby hospitals
🦷 Dental Care Services
Total villagers screened: 82
School students: 57
Patients requiring further treatment were advised to visit hospitals in Ahmedabad
Dental awareness session conducted for school children
🙏 Our Heartfelt Thanks
Dr. Chandrakant Patel for his noble and dedicated service
Team Bopal Dental College for dental screening and awareness sessions
Rotary Club of Ahmedabad North for their valuable support
Team SEWA Sanand for excellent coordination and village-level arrangements
At Herva Foundation, we remain committed to delivering essential healthcare services right to the doorstep of villages, with special focus on women and senior citizens.
✨ WE BRING SMILES TO THE FACES OF THE VILLAGERS ✨
Gujarati version,
👁️🦷 આંખોની તપાસ અને મફત ચશ્મા વિતરણ
અને દંત ચિકિત્સા તપાસ શિબિર
📍 સ્થળ: કુંવર ગામ, તાલુકો સાનંદ, ગુજરાત
📅 તારીખ: 05.02.2026
હેર્વા ફાઉન્ડેશન દ્વારા ટીમ સેવાં સાનંદ તથા રોટરી ક્લબ ઓફ અમદાવાદ નોર્થના સહયોગથી કુંવર ગામ ખાતે સફળતાપૂર્વક આંખ અને દંત ચિકિત્સા તપાસ શિબિર યોજવામાં આવી.
👁️ આંખ તપાસ સેવા
કુલ દર્દીઓ: 100 ગ્રામજનો
પુરુષ: 36 | સ્ત્રી: 64
વરિષ્ઠ નાગરિકો: 25
પુરુષ: 10 | સ્ત્રી: 15
મફત ચશ્મા વિતરણ: 93 દર્દીઓને
મોતીયાબિંદુના કેસ: 8
નજીકની હોસ્પિટલમાં ઓપરેશન માટે સલાહ આપવામાં આવી
🦷 દંત ચિકિત્સા તપાસ સેવા
કુલ તપાસ: 82 ગ્રામજનો
શાળાના વિદ્યાર્થીઓ: 57
વધુ સારવાર માટે અમદાવાદની હોસ્પિટલમાં આવવા માટે સલાહ આપવામાં આવી
શાળાના વિદ્યાર્થીઓ માટે દાંતની સંભાળ અંગે જાગૃતિ સત્ર યોજાયું
🙏 આભાર વ્યક્ત કરીએ છીએ
દર્દીઓ માટે નિષ્ઠાપૂર્વક સેવા આપનાર ડૉ. ચંદ્રકાંત પટેલ
દર્દીઓની તપાસ અને જાગૃતિ સત્ર માટે ટીમ બોપલ ડેન્ટલ કોલેજ
કાર્યક્રમને સહયોગ આપનાર રોટરી ક્લબ ઓફ અમદાવાદ નોર્થ
ગામમાં વ્યવસ્થા અને સહયોગ માટે ટીમ સેવાં સાનંદ
હેર્વા ફાઉન્ડેશન ગામડાં સુધી આરોગ્ય સેવાઓ પહોંચાડવા માટે પ્રતિબદ્ધ છે, ખાસ કરીને સ્ત્રીઓ અને વરિષ્ઠ નાગરિકો માટે.
✨ અમે ગ્રામજનોના ચહેરા પર સ્મિત લાવીએ છીએ ✨
12/01/2026
VENUE: village Aamnagar on 10.01.2026 Saturday
👁️An Eye care camp was successfully conducted at a remote small village with having population of 600 to 700
Aamnagar taluka Sanad, Gujarat, in association in with SEWA Sanad.
👉🏼 A total of 85 people turned up has a check-up eye (Male 29 Female 56) .
👉🏼 Among these 15 senior citizens ( Male 7, female 8 )
👉🏼 64 spectacles distributed to needy people.
🙏🏻 Thanks to Dr Chandrakant Patel for his dedicated and devotional service.
🙏🏻 Thanks to Team Sewa Seanad and the principal and staff of the primary school for valuable support.
Let us work together to bring smiles to the faces of villagers
01/01/2026
19/12/2025
👁️ Eye Care Camp at Village Bhimpura, Gandhinagar
An eye care camp was successfully conducted at Bhimpura village (Taluka Mansa, District Gandhinagar) in association with SEWA, Gandhinagar on 18 December 2025 at the Panchayat Office.
✅ 100 villagers received eye check-ups (31 men, 69 women)
👵👴 23 senior citizens benefited from the camp
👓 82 spectacles were distributed
🏥 4 patients were diagnosed with cataracts and referred for surgery at nearby hospitals
We sincerely thank Dr. Chandrakant H. Patel for his dedicated service and active involvement. Our heartfelt thanks to the Sarpanch and Panchayat team, and Team SEWA Gandhinagar for their valuable support.
TOGETHER, WE CONTINUE WORKING TOWARDS BETTER VISION AND HEALTHIER COMMUNITIES & BRINGING SMILES TO THE FACES OF THE VILLAGERS
17/12/2025
Free Sweater Distribution Program – Village Kevadiya, Kheda District
HERVA Foundation successfully organised a free sweater distribution program for 220 primary school children at Village Kevadiya in Kheda District.
The school organised a small yet meaningful function on the school premises, which was attended by the Village Sarpanch, school staff, and members of the local community. The program brought warmth and happiness to the children during the winter season.
We sincerely thank the school authorities & village representatives for their support in making this initiative a success.
We express our heartfelt thanks to all our generous donors whose support made this initiative possible. Their kindness and encouragement help us continue serving children and communities in need.
Together, we are spreading warmth, care, and hope. We bring smiles to the faces of the villagers
13/12/2025
EYE CARE CAMP – VILLAGE SIYAL, VIRAMGAM TALUKA, GUJARAT 👁️
📅 Date: 12-12-2025
An eye care camp was successfully conducted in Siyal, a small and remote village near Viramgam, with a population of approximately 1,200. Our mission is to bring essential healthcare services to the doorsteps of underserved communities. The response from the villagers was very encouraging
🔹 Total Patients Screened: 112
• Male: 37 • Female: 75
🔹 Senior Citizens Benefited: 41
• Male: 13 • Female: 28
🔹 Spectacles Distributed: 101
🔹 Cataract Cases Identified: 10
Our heartfelt thanks to Dr Chandrakant for single-handedly examining and managing all the patients with dedication and care.
👏 Special appreciation to Team SEWA for their support and commitment in making this camp a success.
Together, with the support of our doctors, partners, and well-wishers, we continue our journey to make healthcare accessible to those who need it the most.
11/12/2025
DIAGNOSTIC HEALTH CHECK-UP AND FREE MEDICINE DISTRIBUTION CAMP
Date: 10 December 2025 (Wednesday)
Location: Village Moti Kumad, Taluka Viramgam, Gujarat
Organised by: Herva Foundation in association with SEWA Viramgam
A diagnostic health check-up camp, along with a free medicine distribution drive, was organised for the residents of Moti Kumad, a remote village with a population of around 1,000 people. The initiative aimed to support villagers who have limited access to medical facilities, with the nearest healthcare services available only in Viramgam.
A total of 70 villagers attended the health camp (8 males and 62 females). Among them, 22 were senior citizens (2 males and 20 females). We are pleased to note the enthusiastic participation, especially from women and elderly residents, who made full use of the services provided.
Free medicines were distributed to all participants based on their medical needs.
We extend our heartfelt gratitude to Dr Mahesh Bhai Bhavsar for his generous cooperation and dedicated consultation services.
We also thank the village Sarpanch and the Principal of the local school for providing infrastructure and valuable support.
Our sincere appreciation goes to Ms Harsida Ben and the entire SEWA Viramgam team for their tireless efforts and collaboration.
We plan to have more such camps in the remote and small villages in the district with the help of the SEWA team
WE COULD BRING SMILES TO THE FACES OF THE VILLAGERS
11/11/2025
🌸 CERVICAL CANCER AWARENESS PROGRAM – GHODA VILLAGE | 10-11-2025 🌸
Venue: Primary School, Ghoda Village, Viramgam Taluka
With the support of Shyam Oncology Foundation and its affiliate Karunalay, we conducted a Cervical Cancer Awareness & Screening Camp for the women of Ghoda village.
💬 Counsellor Mina Ben Shah spoke with senior students and parents about cancer awareness — especially cervical cancer — and shared preventive measures and early detection tips.
Dr. Damini Patel conducted screening tests (results to be shared soon).
Many women were initially hesitant to get tested due to fear, but with gentle counselling and reassurance, several came forward for screening.
As part of the program, sanitary pads were also distributed to participants.
🙏 Our heartfelt thanks to Counsellor Mina Ben Shah and Dr. Damini Patel of Shyam Oncology Foundation & Karunalay for their dedicated service.
💜 Shyam Oncology Foundation works across prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and quality of life in cancer care.
💛 Karunalay offers FREE palliative care for advanced cancer patients with compassion and dignity.
A big thank-you to the school principal and staff for their cooperation and for providing the venue.
🎗️ Cervical cancer is a growing health concern in Gujarat. Let’s join hands to fight cancer and ensure a healthier life for women in rural communities.
🌿 We continue our journey to make healthcare accessible to those who need it most — even in the most distant villages. 💚
21/09/2025
21/09/2025
Cervical Cancer Awareness Camp – Village Jalampura -district, Viramgam
📅 19th September 2025
Cervical cancer is a growing public health concern in Gujarat, with mortality rising by nearly 27% between 2014 and 2023. Despite the seriousness, awareness, screening, and vaccination in rural areas remain very low.
On 19th September, for the first time, we partnered with Shyam Oncology Foundation and their affiliate Karunalay to bring cervical cancer awareness and screening to the women of Jalampura village.
✨ Highlights:
• Counsellor Mina ben Shah spoke to Std 7 & 8 students (and parents) about cancer, especially cervical cancer, and preventive measures.
• 26 women came forward for screening tests, conducted by Dr. Damini Patel. (Results to be shared in 2 days.)
• Sanitary pads were distributed to participants.
Jalampura has witnessed cancer-related deaths, and we hope this initiative will bring hope and preventive health awareness to the community.
We sincerely thank Shyam Oncology Foundation & Karunalay for their dedicated efforts. Shyam Oncology Foundation works across prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and quality of life in cancer care, while Karunalay provides FREE palliative care for advanced cancer patients with compassion and dignity. We thank the school principal and his staff for their assistance and for providing the school premises. We also thank Manjula ben and her team in the village for reaching out to the women in the village and making this event possible
This was our first cervical cancer awareness project, and we look forward to taking it to many more villages. Join us in our endeavour to fight cancer and to provide a healthy life to the rural community.
We continue our journey to make healthcare accessible to those who need it the most at the distant villages
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OUR INTRODUCTION
We are a registered NGO having an objective of adopting villages and providing for total healthcare treatment of all ailments and education for prevention of sickness by the use of modern technology. HERVA is the short form of Healthcare Education for Rural Village Adopted.
Among the twelve villages in the Mehsana district, we have identified Asjol village, which is the first village, we have adopted in–Mehsana district. Asjol is village in Becharaji taluka and Mehsana district. We have also adopted village Zanzarva in Mandal Taluka and close to Becharaji. The third village we have adopted is Rudatal, a Village in Detroj Rampura Taluka in Ahmadabad District of Gujarat State, India. It is located 74 KM towards west from District head quarters Ahmedabad, 10 KM from Detroj. Last year 2017 June we added two more villages in Virangam Taluka -GHODA & JALAMPURA. Subsequently we have four villages in Kheda district. This year we have Hebatpur in Surendranagar district. Therefore all remote villages around the periphery of Ahmedabad is attended and all villages are in the interior away from the main road and about 85 KMS from Ahmedabad.
We are seeking collaboration with hospital or health-care related institution to provide and maintain the fully equipped medical van and its staff to provide healthcare services to rural villages. We encourage the villagers to take advantage of the services provided through the medical camps. We provide medical diagnostic camps in various villages.The medicines are be given free by Herva Foundation..
The majority of rural deaths, which are preventable, are due to infections and communicable, parasitic and respiratory diseases which can be prevented by creating proper awareness. Apart from emphasising on the general as well as personal cleanliness and its benefits, we focus on our awareness programs to the women and the adolescent in the village. By informing them about the strong connection between hygiene and health, and educate them on best practices to adopt using hygiene products like sanitary napkins, we may be able to reduce a lot of hygiene and health related problems among the women population. We distribute free sanitary napkins to the village women and explaining the importance of such napkins.
Herva Foundation entered into MOU with Minds Foundation of Vadodara for jointly working on mental health awareness programs in our villages. Mental illness is a stigma in our society specially in the villages. Of late depression cases and su***de are on the increase. Lack of knowledge as well as a lack of professionals treatment in the rural areas increases the stigma & death. As a part of our health awareness programs, we create mental health awareness and facilitate proper impact treatment by partnering with Minds Foundation.
We have a WOMEN SECTION. This group attends to the women empowerment activities and women health awareness projects at the villages. GAP -GLOBAL ACTION ON POVERTY an organisation supported by TATA Trust, has selected us for supporting us with the objective of sustainable livelihoods which has direct impact on poverty.
Under the Swachh Bharat Mission launched by our Prime Minister, we had Swchhata abhiyan in four villages 1) Rasikpura 2)Kaloli 3) Radhu 4) Varsang..in Kheda district..with the help of villagers..Sarpanch..Talati. We also distributed free Dustbins,Grooms,Bambo Grooms,Garbage bags to Gram Panchayats ..to keep village clean...We feel happy to contribute, though in a small way, towards the development of our country.
We distributed Shoes & Socks to students of Std 1 to 5 as a pilot program in Ghoda village & Jalampura. With a huge response we received various sponsors, we had similar project in Rudatal village and other villages. As a part of our health education and prevention of illness objectives and to make change in life of villagers, we are planning to implement this program.We find that 80% of school going children in the villages are not in a position to wear shoes or chappal to school. Hence we have decided to give them shoes to students of Std 1 to 5 as a pilot program in Ghoda village.
The needs of the remote villages are many and the needs can be fulfilled by organisations focusing on social responsibility.
We invite you to be a part of any of the activities that we are involved in and which are required by these villagers.
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