What Americares India does

Americares India Foundation is a health-focused relief and development nonprofit registered as a Public Charitable Trust in New Delhi since 2006 and headquartered in Mumbai, Maharashtra. The organization delivers free primary healthcare, donated medicines and medical supplies, and emergency disaster response across 23 Indian states, serving urban slum dwellers, school children, disaster-affected populations, healthcare workers, and partner NGOs/health facilities. Its core delivery infrastructure comprises 13 mobile health centers (including seven operating six days a week across 13 Mumbai municipal wards), staffed by a doctor, health worker, pharmacy assistant, and data associate per vehicle, with electronic health records supporting follow-up care and program monitoring. Supplementary programs include non-communicable disease screening (125,000+ patients annually for diabetes and hypertension), a school health program in 175+ schools, healthcare worker safety training, community health initiatives, and the Antimicrobial Stewardship program. Cumulatively the organization has delivered over $47 million in aid across India through 100+ partner healthcare facilities in 14 states.

The organization is funded through donations and grants from individuals, corporations, and foundations and operates with FCRA compliance for foreign contributions and 50% tax-exempt status under Sections 12A and 80G of the Indian Income Tax Act. A 12,000 sq. ft. modern distribution warehouse and pre-positioned stock facility in Bhiwandi (District Thane) anchors logistics, positioning the entity to respond across India and surrounding Asia and Africa regions. Operations are governed by a Board of Trustees chaired by S.K. Mitra, with day-to-day leadership provided by Country Director Chandrashekar V.S. (appointed June 2024). The organization is an affiliate of the US-based Americares parent and also operates the Spirit of Humanity Awards, a national-level recognition platform for NGOs in Indian healthcare. Recent strategic activity includes Project Parivartan (December 2024), a Pfizer-CSR-supported antimicrobial stewardship initiative targeting 39 public health facilities in Goa.

Name

Americares India

Legal name

Americares India Foundation

Website

https://americaresindia.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Americares India Foundation is a nonprofit charitable trust delivering free primary healthcare, donated medicines, and disaster response across 23 Indian states. Its 13 mobile health centers and 100+ partner facilities serve over 130,000 beneficiaries annually.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Humanitarian Healthcare Services

NAICS

Voluntary Health Organizations (813212), Emergency and Other Relief Services (624230), Individual and Family Services (6241)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Health Services (8000), Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, Nec (8090)

akta.pro primary industry

International & Local Implementing NGOs (HLAJAKAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Humanitarian Health & Emergency Medical Relief NGOs (HLAJAKAE), Chronic Disease & Health Promotion Program Funding (HLAJALAJ)

Keywords

• Humanitarian health assistance
• Disaster medical response
• Mobile health clinics
• Medicine donation programs
• Public health programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Mumbai

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Donations and Grants: Americares India Foundation operates as a nonprofit organization funded by donations from individuals, corporations, and foundations. It is a registered Public Charitable Trust in New Delhi since 2006, compliant with FCRA for foreign contributions, and domestic donations are 50% tax exempt under Sections 12A and 80G of the Income Tax Act.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Americares India Foundation is a health-focused relief and development nonprofit that delivers free primary healthcare to underserved populations through 13 mobile health centers in Mumbai's urban slum communities and distributes donated medicines and medical supplies to partner NGOs and hospitals across 23 states. The organization also provides emergency medical response during disasters, runs non-communicable disease screening, school health programs in 175+ schools, healthcare worker safety training, and antimicrobial stewardship initiatives. All services are provided free of charge to beneficiaries, funded through donations and grants.

Product overview

Americares India is a health-focused relief and development organization offering a portfolio of interconnected programs. Core services include Mobile Health Centres (MHCs) providing primary care via mobile vans, an Emergency Response Program for disaster relief, Access to Medicine program distributing donated medicines, Healthcare Worker Safety training, School Health Program, Community Health programs, and Antimicrobial Stewardship initiatives. The organization also runs the Spirit of Humanity Awards recognizing NGO excellence in healthcare. Recent addition includes Project Parivartan (Goa AMS & IPC Initiative). Programs operate across 23 states in India, with 13 mobile health centers serving marginalized communities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Spirit of Humanity Awards: A national-level platform for collaboration, capacity building and recognition within the social sector in India, launched in 2010 to identify and honor excellence by NGOs working for the underprivileged.

Products and services

• Mobile Health Centres (MHC) Fully-equipped mobile health vans that bring quality primary healthcare to impoverished families in urban slum communities of Mumbai, providing treatment, prevention, education and health management services. Each MHC is staffed with a doctor, health worker, pharmacy assistant and data associate, and uses electronic health records to facilitate follow-up treatment.
• Emergency Response Program Rapid disaster response operations providing immediate relief to survivors and helping to restore health services through preparedness, response and recovery phases. Leverages pre-positioned emergency supplies from the Bhiwandi warehouse and trained local health providers to deliver primary care, relief supplies and health system recovery support.
• Access to Medicine Program Increases access to quality medicines and supplies to improve health outcomes for patients and low-income communities by filling resource gaps of partner NGOs, hospitals and organizations. Backed by a 12,000 sq. ft. modern warehouse and pre-positioned stock facility at Bhiwandi for rapid distribution.
• Healthcare Worker Safety Program Comprehensive healthcare workforce safety program protecting health workers at risk of occupational exposure to infections such as Hepatitis, HIV, Tuberculosis and COVID-19, including screening, treatment, infection prevention and control, and post-exposure prophylaxis practices. Delivered 6.6 million+ protective supplies and 4,600+ pieces of medical equipment during the COVID-19 response.
• School Health Program Comprehensive program improving health and learning of school children through skills-based health education, water sanitation and hygiene (WASH), school health services, anemia/vision/hearing/oral screening, menstrual health support, and engagement with teachers and parents. Aims to develop children as 'Change Agents' of health.
• Community Health Program Clinic-to-community programs addressing maternal, newborn and child health, mental health, hypertension, diabetes, and Hepatitis B prevention including vertical transmission prevention in low-income communities.
• Antimicrobial Stewardship Program Program strengthening Infection Prevention Control and Antimicrobial Stewardship (IPC & AMS) practices across partner health facilities, addressing antimicrobial resistance and reducing hospital-acquired infections.
• Non-Communicable Disease Intervention Screening, health awareness and access programs for non-communicable diseases including diabetes and hypertension, screening more than 125,000 patients annually.

Quantifiable outcome

• More than $47 million worth of aid delivered to healthcare providers across India
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• PfizercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPfizer CSR initiative Project Parivartan (Goa Antimicrobial Stewardship and Infection Prevention & Control Initiative) partnered with Goa Medical College and Hospital and Directorate of Health Services, Government of Goa, to address antimicrobial resistance and reduce hospital acquired infections across all 39 public health facilities in Goa.
• NYC MedicsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization providing medical teams treating earthquake survivors in hard-hit areas of Dhading District during Nepal earthquake response.
• International Medical CorpsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner supported with medicines and supplies for medical camp providing care to 771 patients in Balasore during Cyclone Phailin response.
• Himalayan Health Institute TrustminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal partner for providing primary care and maternal and child health services in Uttarakhand post-flooding disaster recovery.
• SEARCH (Society for Education, Action and Research in Community Health)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSEARCH founder Dr. Abhay Bang served as guest of honour at the 9th Spirit of Humanity Awards, providing keynote address on the importance of good health.
• Blind People's Association, Kutch district, GujaratminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMedical team from Blind People's Association embedded with Americares India physician during Cyclone Biparjoy response in Gujarat.
• Samerth Charitable TrustminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMedical team organized by Samerth Charitable Trust deployed to support Cyclone Biparjoy survivors starting July 4.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• International Medical Corps: Global health-focused NGO delivering emergency medical relief and longer-term health programs. Already a documented Americares India partner during Cyclone Phailin response and operates in many of the same disaster-response and primary-care niches in India.
• Save the Children India: India-focused child health and emergency-response NGO with programs in school health, maternal-child health, and disaster response — closely overlapping Americares India's school health and emergency-response portfolios.
• PATH India: Global health nonprofit with deep India presence focused on health-system strengthening, NCD screening, maternal/child health, and infectious disease. Comparable across multiple Americares India program areas including NCDs and HCW safety.
• MSF India (Doctors Without Borders): International medical-humanitarian organization providing emergency medical care in India. Highly comparable in mission, beneficiary focus, and emergency-response operating model, though typically operating at larger crisis scale.
• Direct Relief: Global humanitarian-aid organization specializing in donated medicines and medical supply distribution to underserved communities. Highly comparable to Americares India's Access to Medicine program and pre-positioned warehouse model.
• CARE India: Large Indian arm of CARE operating multi-state health, nutrition, and disaster-response programs for underserved populations. Comparable in geographic breadth, beneficiary segments, and donor-funded health-program portfolio.

Broad incumbents

• Americares: US-based global parent and the originator of the Americares model. Operates a far larger global portfolio of donated-medicine distribution and emergency-response programs that Americares India draws supply chain and donor support from.
• Tata Trusts (Health Portfolio): One of India's largest philanthropic organizations, with a substantial health portfolio spanning cancer care, NCDs, maternal-child health, and nutrition. A dominant incumbent in the same funding pool and beneficiary segments Americares India addresses.
• Piramal Foundation: Indian philanthropic foundation operating health, education, and livelihood programs at national scale. Comparable in multi-state health-program ambition and donor-funded model, with much larger Indian-domestic funding base.

Emerging players

• Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI) India: Operates large-scale public-health programs in India spanning NCDs, AMR, and health-system strengthening. Highly comparable mission overlap and partnership profile (government + CSR), but with deeper technical-policy positioning.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

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