Our mission is to expand access to health care for impoverished patients in New Delhi, India.  To accomplish this, Project AID works with two organizations in Delhi: Safdarjung Hospital and St. Jude Cancer Centre.

Safdarjung Hospital is one of India’s largest government hospitals and provides highly-subsidized surgeries.  However, many impoverished patients still cannot afford treatment. Project AID has partnered with Sapna, a Delhi-based nonprofit started in 2004 by Sudhir Singh, a former military officer.  Safdarjung doctors identify destitute patients and refer them to Sapna, which matches patients with financial sponsors such as Project AID.  Project AID directly sponsors patients and does not cover Sapna’s administrative costs.  Project AID has sponsored a total of 30 patients at Safdarjung Hospital thus far, and we continue to sponsor patients every month.  

St. Jude Childcare Centre houses pediatric cancer patients and their parents free of cost.  Although children receive free cancer treatment from AIIMS hospital, many of these patients travel from all over India for treatment and are too poor to pay for housing.  They end up sleeping on the street or in metro stations where conditions are extremely dangerous for the children’s compromised immune systems. St. Jude searches for these children and provides free housing for them and their families. The center also provides education, counseling, and fun activities.  Project AID has sponsored two housing units at St. Jude for one year thus far.  This sponsorship includes maintenance, utility, nutrition, and transportation for multiple pediatric cancer patients and their families as they come and go for treatment. 

We challenge you to help us in our mission to provide health care, a universal right, to the people of New Delhi.  No donation is too small if it helps to save a life.