Emmanuel Hospital Association Canada

Emmanuel Hospital Association (EHA) is a fellowship of Christian institutions offering consistent, compassionate care to vulnerable communities across India through the provision of health care, education, and development programs.

20 hospitals and 42 community health projects serve people in 12 North and North Eastern states of India. The work is primarily in rural areas among poor and marginalized people, many of whom are Dalits.

EHA Canada supports a number of EHA’s projects in India and one in South Sudan. Learn more about these projects below:

Families with a child with disabilities are often under significant financial strain and social stigma. Mothers are blamed for the disability, fathers are often absent, and children may be considered a burden. Avenues for opportunity and inclusion are extremely limited. This can lead to abuse or abandonment of the child with disability. It can also affect healthy siblings who may be forced into child labor and trafficking. Children with disabilities face stigmas that can substantially limit their access to education and impede their ability to contribute and have a valued role in society. Raising community awareness and working to include children with disabilities in mainstream schools is an urgent need.

An estimated 6 million people in India need palliative care each year, but less than 1% of these have access to it. Approximately 645,441 children on any one day need palliative care and only 0.7% of them receive it.

Hospitals provide basic clinical services through out- patient and inpatient facilities. General surgery, Medicine, Child Health, Obstetrics, dental and eye services are offered at minimal cost. Community health programs are varied and numerous. They include adult literacy programs especially for women, antenatal care in villages, HIV prevention, provision of safe water and sanitation, vocational training.

EHA’s Disaster Management and Mitigation unit operates all over India providing relief to people affected by disasters, building capacity and resilience of local communities through training, preparedness, risks management, livelihood, skills training, and other sustainable services.

Providing education for poor children, primary health and medical services and rural vocational training.

Thank you for supporting EHA! Our goal is to raise resources to support EHA’s efforts to serve the poor in the name of Christ in North India. Please feel free to contact us with any questions regarding funding the ministry. We welcome your interest and participation.

PLEASE NOTE: All donations are subject to a processing fee of 3%. As well, all donations given through the CanadaHelps website are subject to an additional 3.5% processing fee. There is no cost for giving by e-transfer.