Responsive Care with Dignity

Basic Healthcare Services was registered as a not-for-profit trust in the year 2012 by a group of public health practitioners, academicians and development professionals, who shared the concern of poor healthcare to the marginalized communities. Aajeevika Bureau incubated BHS, helping it grow into an independently managed and governed organization, and continues to be a close associate.

From the beginning, BHS has been grounded in the principles of equity, health as a human right, and community participation. We aim to provide a responsive, empathetic primary health ‘circle of care’, that is rooted in the realities of the people we serve—especially migrants, tribal populations, and other underserved groups. We do this through a network of accessible primary healthcare and nutrition services, offering a continuum of preventive, promotive, and curative care that blends innovation in human resources and technology with community trust.

While our early focus was on maternal and child health, we soon recognized the need for a broader scope of care. Over time, our services expanded to include tuberculosis treatment, chronic respiratory diseases, and other non-communicable diseases. More recently, we have integrated mental health and physiotherapy into our model of care.