Tribal Health Initiative

Tribal Health Initiative (THI) is a non profit organisation located in the Sittilingi valley in Dharmapuri district, Tamil Nadu. It works for the welfare of the local community who are predominantly Malavasi tribals. THI was founded by Dr. Regi George and Dr. Lalitha Regi in 1993 to provide quality healthcare at an affordable rate to the tribal population of Sittilingi village in rural Tamil Nadu with just one Outpatient unit (OP). As of 2010 it had grown to include a 24-bed hospital with a labour room, neonatal unit, operation theatre, diagnostic laboratory and imaging facilities, a community health outreach programme, an organic farming initiative and a craft initiative which aims to revive traditional Lambadi embroidery. As of 2018, THI is a full-fledged hospital with six doctors and 30 nurses attending to close to one lakh patients every year. The hospital has received an ISO-certification. Hospital has modern facilities like an advanced Intensive Care Unit (ICU), a dental clinic, a labour room, a neo-natal room, an emergency room and a fully functional laboratory.

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