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Who
We Are The IRHS was founded in 1981 by two women, an American and an Indian, Dr. Patricia Day Bidinger and Bhavani Nag. The IRHS is a registered non-profit organization. Our healthcare provision is funded entirely through donations. Our StaffEmploying locally
recruited paramedics and healthworkers is the only sustainable answer
to providing healthcare in rural India. In India there
is a chronic shortage of doctors in rural areas. Practicing in a rural
area is seen as very unprofitable in comparison to working in urban
medical centres. Even if we could attract qualified doctors, their families
would refuse to accompany them as conditions are so primitive. Reduced
hours of electricity, eratic water supply and limited educational facilities
for their children are some of the reasons given for refusing rural
service. Through the dedication
of foreign volunteer doctors, the IRHS has trained local paramedics
and healthworkers. Our clinic staff have developed a breadth and depth
of clinical knowledge that enables them to manage most of the patients
who come to the clinics. The success of the village clinics is due to
the people who work there. The village staff excel because they are
patient centered, compassionate and professional.
Please click on one of the links below to meet our staff who work in the village clinics, or our support staff who work in our Hyderabad office.
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