Liver Foundation, West Bengal

What Liver Foundation, West Bengal does

Liver Foundation, West Bengal (LFWB) is a not-for-profit, non-government organization established in 2006 in Kolkata, India, focused on placing liver diseases as a priority health issue in India. Founded by liver specialists, clinicians, academicians, and social activists, LFWB serves rural and underserved populations across Bengal, Jharkhand, and Arunachal Pradesh, operating across the three pillars of healthcare: promotive, preventive, and curative. The foundation runs a portfolio of programs including the Indian Institute of Liver and Digestive Sciences (IILDS, branded TOGETHER), the Saradish Roy Smriti Swasthya Bitan (SRSSB) rural health center in Birbhum, the Rural Health Care Providers (RHCP) training program, the Lakshyaved educational coaching program, the Vaccine Access Initiative (VAI) for elderly and differently-abled individuals, and a Hepatitis Registry supporting research on liver disease burden in India.

LFWB is supported by three wholly-owned operating subsidiaries — IILDS, JCMLRI (a medical college and research institute), and Chandrakant Institute of Nursing and Health Sciences (CINHS) — alongside the SRSSB research centre. Its technology stack includes a Telemedicine Situation Support System (SSS), a Telemonitoring Decision Support System (DSS), and an E-Learning Mode capacity building program designed for rural healthcare delivery. The organization operates on a grant-and-donation model, with services delivered free of cost or at nominal charges to underprivileged populations. Funding sources include the Bristol Myers Squibb Foundation, the John C. Martin Foundation, Cipla Foundation, Oak Foundation, Gilead Sciences, and the Government of West Bengal.

The foundation's distribution model relies on a network of healthcare facilities (IILDS, SRSSB, JCMCRI, CINHS), mobile vaccination units branded 'Vaccine Voyagers', and community-based training programs. LFWB has received a Government of West Bengal endorsement (memo HFW-35099/108/2021/648(4), June 9, 2021) enabling the Vaccine Access Initiative in designated districts, and continues to expand its footprint through academic convenings such as the Kolkata Liver Meeting and Kolkata Pancreas Meeting. Revenue is donation-driven rather than commercially priced; the organization publishes financial statements on its website and offers 80G-tax-exempt donations plus FCRA-compliant foreign currency contributions.

Name

Liver Foundation, West Bengal

Legal name

Liver Foundation, West Bengal

Website

https://liverfoundation.in

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Liver Foundation, West Bengal is a non-profit NGO founded in 2006 in Kolkata that delivers liver disease prevention, treatment, research, rural healthcare training, and vaccination programs to underserved populations across eastern and northeastern India.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Nonprofit Healthcare Services

NAICS

Voluntary Health Organizations (813212), Other Individual and Family Services (624190)

SIC

Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, Nec (8090), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Hepatology (Viral Hepatitis) (HLAKAGAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Hepatology & Liver Disease (HLAKAEAB), Liver & GI Clinical Research (Trials Centers) (HLAKAEAL)

Keywords

• Liver disease prevention
• Public health programs
• Rural healthcare training
• Medical education services
• Nonprofit healthcare

Headquarters

HQ city

Kolkata

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Liver Foundation, West Bengal is a not-for-profit, non-government organization that delivers liver disease awareness, prevention, treatment, and research services to rural and underserved populations in eastern and northeastern India. It operates the TOGETHER/IILDS care-education-research centre, the SRSSB rural health centre, training programs for rural healthcare providers, free medical entrance coaching, and mobile vaccination services. The foundation is funded through donations and grants and provides services free of cost or at nominal charges.

Product overview

Liver Foundation, West Bengal is a not-for-profit NGO focused on liver disease awareness, prevention, and treatment across India. Founded in 2006, the organization operates through multiple programs including TOGETHER/IILDS (state-of-the-art liver and GI care centre), Saradish Roy Smriti Swasthya Bitan (rural healthcare research centre), RHCP Training (capacity building for rural health providers), Lakshyaved (medical entrance exam coaching), Vaccine Access Initiative (mobile vaccination), and various research projects on HBV in Arunachal Pradesh. The foundation also runs educational institutions (JCMCRI and CINHS) and publishes the monthly SOUL newsletter. The organization is primarily funded through donations and supported by foundations like Bristol Myers Squibb Foundation and John C. Martin Foundation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• TOGETHER: A state of the art care, education & research centre for liver and gastrointestinal diseases operated through Indian Institute of Liver and Digestive Sciences (IILDS)
• SRSSB
• RHCP
• Lakshyaved
• Vaccine Access Initiative (VAI)

Products and services

• TOGETHER (Indian Institute of Liver and Digestive Sciences - IILDS) A state-of-the-art care, education and research centre for liver and gastrointestinal diseases operated under Liver Foundation West Bengal, located at Sitala (East), Jagadishpur, Sonarpur, Kolkata. It provides specialized clinical care, medical education, and research services for liver and GI patients, including a newly inaugurated Paediatric Gastroenterology Department (operational from March 2, 2026).
• Saradish Roy Smriti Swasthya Bitan (SRSSB) A rural health care research and intervention centre at Nagari Village in Birbhum district, providing OPD services, population health laboratory, dental clinic, physiotherapy clinic, and a 6-bedded day care centre with Minor OT facility. Serves rural populations with free or subsidized healthcare.
• RHCP Training (Rural Health Care Provider Training) A capacity building program for Rural Health Care Providers (untrained practitioners) covering anatomy, organ function, drug effects, emergency management, obstetric care, and public health programs. Delivered across multiple districts in West Bengal and Jharkhand with support from Bristol Myers Squibb Foundation.
• Lakshyaved A free coaching program for students preparing for Joint Entrance Medical and Engineering Examinations, providing a 1-year curriculum with weekend classes plus free library and computer centre facilities. Operating in Birbhum, Murshidabad, and Kolkata for economically disadvantaged rural students.
• Vaccine Access Initiative (VAI) Mobile vaccination units ('Vaccine Voyagers') that bring COVID-19 vaccination services to elderly and differently-abled individuals at their doorsteps in underserved districts. A collaborative initiative with COVID Care Network, West Bengal, with a target coverage of 36,000 elderly individuals via 10 mobile units.
• Hepatitis Registry A registry tracking hepatitis cases and epidemiological data for research purposes, supporting research on liver disease burden in India and informing public health interventions.
• JC Medical College and Research Institute (JCMCRI) A medical college and research institute operated under Liver Foundation, West Bengal, providing medical education and clinical training.
• Chandrakant Institute of Nursing and Health Sciences (CINHS) A nursing and health sciences institute affiliated with Liver Foundation, West Bengal, offering B.Sc. Nursing and GNM programs and supporting nursing education in eastern India.

Quantifiable outcome

• Vaccine coverage target of 36,000 elderly individuals through mobile vaccination units (120 doses/unit/day x 10 units x 30 days)

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Rajiv Gandhi UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Current research partner for HBV study in Arunachal Pradesh (2019-2020). University collaboration for viral hepatitis disease characterization and research capabilities.
• Tomo Riba Institute of Health and Medical SciencescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Current research partner for HBV project in Arunachal Pradesh. Collaboration for building viral hepatitis disease characterization and research capabilities in Kolkata.
• Baptist Christian HospitalcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2016Research partner for community-based HBV care project in Arunachal Pradesh from 2016-2018. Collaborated on viral hepatitis clinical testing capabilities and population screening.
• Cipla FoundationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner for Reaching the Unreachable project. Collaboration for healthcare outreach and awareness programs.
• COVID Care Network, West BengalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-implementing partner for Vaccine Access Initiative. Partnership for bringing vaccination services to elderly and differently-abled individuals at their doorsteps.
• National Public Health Watch (NPHW)minorOthersListed as associate organization in network of public health organizations.
• World Hepatitis AllianceminorOthersListed as associate organization in network focused on hepatitis awareness and advocacy.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves12 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• PATH: Global non-profit focused on health equity, including hepatitis and infectious disease programs across low- and middle-income countries. Comparable to LFWB's community-based rural health delivery model, but at a much larger scale and broader scope across multiple disease areas.
• Doctors Without Borders (MSF): International medical humanitarian organization delivering healthcare in underserved settings. Comparable to LFWB's mobile-delivery and rural-population focus, though operating at much larger scale and across broader health areas.

Direct peers

• American Liver Foundation: US-based voluntary health organization focused on liver disease education, research funding, and patient advocacy. Closest functional analog to LFWB — both are non-profit, liver-disease-specific, fundraise for research, and run awareness campaigns, though ALF operates at national/US scale.
• Hepatitis B Foundation: US non-profit dedicated to hepatitis B research, education, and patient advocacy. Highly comparable to LFWB's viral hepatitis focus, including community-based HBV outreach, research funding, and patient education; smaller in scale but with deeper HBV specialization.
• Hepatitis Foundation International: US-based non-profit focused on viral hepatitis education, screening, and support. Directly comparable to LFWB's hepatitis awareness and screening mission with a similar non-profit, awareness-and-research profile.
• British Liver Trust: UK voluntary organization supporting liver disease patients, funding research, and running public awareness campaigns. Directly comparable voluntary-health-organization model focused exclusively on liver disease, with similar awareness and patient-support mission.
• Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences (ILBS): Delhi-based autonomous tertiary care and research institute dedicated to liver and biliary diseases. Most direct comparable in India to LFWB's IILDS — both run tertiary hepatology care, research, and training, with ILBS operating at substantially greater scale as a government-supported institution.

Regional players

• National Liver Foundation of Bangladesh: Bangladesh-based voluntary organization for liver disease awareness, prevention, and patient support. Closest geographic/cultural peer — both are South Asian non-profits tackling similar hepatology and viral hepatitis priorities with limited resources and similar awareness-campaign approaches.

Emerging players

• Asian Liver Center (Stanford): Stanford University program focused on hepatitis B awareness, research, and outreach in Asian and Asian-American populations. Overlaps with LFWB on HBV community-level research and awareness, particularly relevant given LFWB's Arunachal Pradesh HBV project.
• World Hepatitis Alliance: Global network of hepatitis-focused patient and civil society organizations headquartered in London. LFWB is listed as an associate; the WHA serves as the umbrella global advocate for hepatitis awareness — overlapping mission in hepatitis advocacy and global awareness campaigns.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCWdcpAYOpuE3fjlzN-mdUSw
• Facebookfacebook.com/lfwb2006
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/liver-foundation-west-bengal

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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