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Cancer Patients Aid Association (CPAA) is a 51 year old non-profit organisation that addresses cancer as a health problem through his distinctive philosophy of ‘Total Management of Cancer’. The primary concern of CPAA is to meet the needs of poor cancer patients who do not have access nor can afford cancer treatment. CPAA reaches out to patients from all walks of life in every possible way. With five decades of experience in cancer management, CPAA now mentors other health care organisations across India, based on this holistic philosophy and has offices in Mumbai, New Delhi and Pune.

HelpAge India works for ‘the cause and care of disadvantaged older persons to improve their quality of life’. It voices their concerns, so they can lead secure & dignified lives. Working since 1978, it runs numerous programs on-ground addressing elder needs and advocates for their rights, such as their right to Universal pension, quality healthcare, food security, action against Elder Abuse and many more at a national, state and societal level with Central and State governments. It advocates for elder friendly policies and their implementation thereof

FMCH works in maternal health and nutrition, through its holistic interventions in low income communities in Mumbai. The mission is to ensure that each child is raised healthy, that poor nutrition does not become a barrier in reaching their full potential. FMCH does this by empowering the ecosystem to have the right information about nutrition and food choices and ensure women in the communities have access to better maternal health care. FMCH’s intervention points range from working with the mother (through conception, delivery, early childhood care till the child is about 2.5 years), influencers and caregivers (family unit including fathers, grandmothers etc) and the system through the Anganwadi workers and health posts.

At present FMCH is implementing programmes in Kurla, Bhiwandi and BJ Wadia Children’s hospital directly. Through the direct intervention programmes FMCH has empowered over 16,000 women to raise healthy children, prevented children from going into stunting and helped children who are malnourished regain health. The organisation’s extended reach as of today is over 500,000 people in Maharashtra through its system level interventions.