BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVES
The glaring contrast in the state of health services available to rich & poor has attracted worldwide criticism as ‘Social Injustice’. ‘Health for All’ was perceived by Revered Shri Vithalrao Joshi - the founder of Shri Vithalrao Joshi Charities Trust- about 25 years ago & it has come in to reality in 1996. B.K.L. Walawalkar Hospital was established to address these inequalities in the distribution of health resources & services. Therefore the objectives of this hospital are:
- Provide quality healthcare to all for the treatment of sick & needy
- Promote health awareness & to improve quality of life
- Prevent diseases by screening, inoculation, provision of nutritious diet
- Conduct camps for both prevention, education and treatment of health matters
- To prevent diseases by inoculation, provision of nutritious snacks to poorer sections of society & screening for diseases in the villages
To fulfill these objectives the hospital was established in remote rural India with an initial investment close to Rs. 250 Million ( $ 5.55 Million). This is the only comprehensive ultramodern hospital midway between Goa & Mumbai highway stretching over 600 kms. It serves the uneducated, underdeveloped & socially weak population in the region by making all the modern equipment and medical help available at a fractional cost.