Since 1991, Swami Vivekananda Integrated Rural Health Center (SVIRH), in collaboration with the Karnataka health ministry, has been at the forefront of projects to eradicate leprosy in the Pavgada Taluk and other surrounding villages.
Continuously operating
for 30+ years
Treated 4,000+
Leprosy patients
550+ Reconstructive
Surgeries
270+
Health Camps
The organization, under the leadership of Swami Japananda, received its first contribution from Infosys Foundation in 1993.
In conjunction with the Infosys Foundations and the steadfast support from Sudha Murthy from the Murthy Foundations, this organization has offered comprehensive care, including medicine, surgery, nutrition, and rehabilitation, to all patients, irrespective of their religion, caste, gender or social status.