CHD Group

CHD Group
Formation2014; 10 years ago (2014)
FoundersEdmond Fernandes, Cynthia Fernandes
TypeHealth Organisation
Legal statusPublic charity
PurposePublic Healthcare, Sustainable Livelihood, Education, Disaster Risk Reduction, Road Safety, Humanitarian Diplomacy, Community Development, Policy, Nutrition, Non Communicable Disease Management
HeadquartersMangalore
OriginsMangalore
Area served
Global
ServicesPublic Health Initiatives; CSR Programme Implementation; Academic Co-operations; Monitoring and Evaluation; Consulting
Key people
Prof. Nikesh Bhargava,

Dr. Neevan Dsouza,

Prashant M
AffiliationsNon Partisan, Non Discriminatory
Volunteers
15500
Award(s)ASSOCHAM NGO Award 2020, Businessworld Healthcare Award 2022
Websitewww.chdgroup.org

CHD Group is an Indian non-profit global health organisation headquartered in Mangalore. Founded on 27 June 2014, CHD Group works in the field of public health, disaster management,[1] primary healthcare,[2] road safety, women's health, skill development, monitoring and evaluation of programmes, implementing CSR programmes for corporate companies and livelihood for rural communities and partners with other Indian and foreign organisations, government ministries, diplomatic missions, United Nation agencies for capacity development, supportive supervision, technical support, CSR programme implementation and strengthening public health systems.[3][4][5][6]

Noble Laureate Prof Yunus with Dr. Edmond, CEO, CHD Group

The organisation advocated for a more robust public health bill in 2017,[7] and also released the Karnataka Mental Health Report that gave the landscape of mental health situation in the state.[8]

During the COVID-19 pandemic, the NGO supported over 50,000 farmers by providing PPE in partnership with Corteva agriscience[9] and also donated 50 oxygen concentrators to BBMP Hospitals by importing them from China totally impacting over 4,56,000 in the middle of a lockdown alone.[10]

The organization received a Special Consultative Status to the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) in 2021 and was granted observership status to UNFCCC in 2022[11] and has impacted in total over 4 million lives in India alone in urban and rural areas.[12][13]

  1. ^ "Reaching out with Medical relief to flood affected families in Gujarat". India CSR Network. 14 August 2017. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
  2. ^ Release, Press (23 June 2018). "CHD Group & Mennabettu Grama Panchayat Medical Mission held". Mangalorean.com. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  3. ^ "CHD Group to engage in regional consultation of WHO-SEARO in New Delhi". News Karnataka. 5 June 2018. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
  4. ^ "Taiwan Hospital Signs MoU With Indian Healthcare Group". Sakshi Post. 2 October 2018. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
  5. ^ "CHD Group; SEEDS sign MoU for building Disaster Resilience in India". Express Healthcare. 3 January 2018. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
  6. ^ "CHD Group, Digital Mojo sign MoU for health technology". Deccan Herald. 31 March 2018. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
  7. ^ Pinto, Stanley (6 March 2017). "Make draft public health bill 2017 more robust, says Mangalurean group". The Times of India. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
  8. ^ Prabhu, Nagesh (12 January 2020). "Depression, general anxiety form 34% of mental health cases in Karnataka: Report". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
  9. ^ "CHD Group supports farmers across country". Deccan Herald. 14 May 2020. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
  10. ^ "CHD Group donates 50 oxygen concentrators to Bengaluru". The Times of India. 3 June 2021. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
  11. ^ "Framework Convention on Climate Change" (PDF). unfccc.int. 2 December 2022. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
  12. ^ "India's weak rural health infrastructure to be bolstered by CHD's Mission ICU strategy". www.pharmabiz.com. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
  13. ^ "Dr. Edmond Fernandes Advice to Take Precautionary Care to Combat Adenovirus — Transcontinental Times". 6 March 2023. Retrieved 25 April 2023.