Health – Energy Project

In association with SELCO, we have pioneered in harnessing renewable energy. The Health- Energy project focuses on using renewable energy (SOLAR), in healthcare settings. Health centres manged by Karuna Trust are equipped with solar panels and power back-up facilities to a capacity sufficient for uninterrupted functioning of all equipment, including ILR, deep freezer, autoclave, suction machines etc. This is especially beneficial for health centres in remote, hilly/ tribal areas where lack of power supply is an impending factor for service delivery. This model is also cost effective in the long run, hence sustainable and scalable.

Water quality management

Promotion of safe drinking water by monitoring the quality of water in Chamarajanagar and Chikkaballapur Districts in Karnataka. Treating water with adequate minerals like Fluorites, Chlorides and Arsenic salts. This water quality governance between Government, Karuna and Arghyam, an NGO specialising in provision of sustainable solutions for water management is first of its kind and can help control water-borne diseases. A total of 7640 samples tested for chemical confirmatory test, 6425 for bacterial confirmatory test in district lab. 4972 Field test kit (FTK) at taluk level and 97 GPs in four taluk using Field test kit (FTK) were carried out.