A grass-root health care delivery system launched in Commemorative year of the Birth Centenary of Smt. Kamala Nehru on August 1, 1998 by Smt. Sonia Gandhi, President KNMH Society, for percolating the fruits of modem medicines at the doorsteps of the rural areas. This has rekindled the hope of health care in the masses of Kaushambi, Chail, Kaurihar, Kasaunda, Chauradih villages, now in District Kaushambi, and adjoining villages & hamlets which had remained unreached and unapproached. Health care system was shifted to village Dandupur in Allahabad District from April 2002.

Since then, the villages are being visited by a team of doctors every Saturday, providing free medical check-ups, free distribution of medicines and carrying along the untreatable in the village to the Apex Hospital, has been the trend mark of the project. Needy patients are admitted, investigated and treated free of cost at KNMH.

The focus has been polio inflicted children, women, senior citizens, population below the poverty line, minorities, down-trodden and marginalized sections of the society. Polio inflicted children are provided free surgical and medical treatment at an Orthopaedic Centre. Three children had tendon lengthening done -bilateral in two cases and unilateral in third case.

Every week 150-200 patients are receiving treatment, completely free. The doctors of the Hospital convert the primary school or verandah of house-holds to conduct the clinic.

Kamala Nehru Memorial Hospital, Allahabad, is a memorial, not only built of bricks and mortar but has the legacy and responsibility to carry forward the vision of Father of the Nation, Mahatma Gandhi to work for the humanity at the end of the social spectrum. The Hospital, built to enshrine the memories of Kamala Nehru, is an epitome of service, sacrifice and health care delivery system for providing healing touch to those who have been left behind in the race.

The priorities of Kamala Nehru were, health care for woman, children, poor and needy and this has been the strength and single largest commitment for the Hospital to identify continuously with the grass root health needs.

The programme is being supported by the voluntary contributions of medicines and medical services. The Gram panchayats and village folk provide their input by arranging space and communicating to the People about the visits of doctors. Smt. Sonia Gandhi had personally visited these villages twice in 1998 -1999 and continues to maintain communication with the grass roots personally. A special drive for polio-inflicted children is launched on her initiative for providing walking aids, tricycles, free of cost limb restoration and corrective surgeries. It is a modem health care system resourced to the voluntary contributions without any governmental inputs. This is an example of social upliftment by the community by pooling the resources of charitable, voluntary and philanthropic urge of the every noble heart.

Over the last six years, above 33424 people of the village Kasauda, Chaurandi and adjoining villages of Chail Tehsil of Kausambi Districts and Village Dandupur of Allahabad District have been provided free medical check-ups and free medicines. This may be the single largest community health programme without governmental support in this part of the country. This noble cause of serving the marginalized section of the society has the support of Indian Medical Association of Allahabad, Rotary Clubs and other philanthropic medical practitioners and organizations.