Good shoes, socks and woolen sweaters are expensive essentials that most of the poorer families struggle to afford. Through generous donations Nishtha has been able to distribute these to 236 children in 5 small local schools as the cold weather here in the Himalayas sets in.
by Philippa Russell Nishtha helps 3 schools and 6 small baby crèches all run by the government by providing nutritional supplements, infrastructure improvements, clean water, equipment, books and toys and regular visits to support the teachers. On August 3rd, the first day back to school after the summer break, I accompanied our team on their […]
We are pleased to announce that since January 1st Nishtha has adopted SHRI (Shantideva Homeopathic Research Initiative) Free Clinic in the small village of Kotli in Bajnath Block, Himachal Pradesh. The clinic is open 6 days a week and is run by Babita Jamwal Dhom, a young, recently graduated, homeopathic doctor with the assistance of […]
by Sangeeta Dass When I planned a visit to Nishtha to hold a theater workshop with the children who come to Nishtha for the after school programme I was ready with a comedy play to do with them. My last experience holding a theater workshop at Nishtha 2 years ago, was outstanding and I was […]
Dr. Barbara and the Nishtha staff joyfully welcomed over 200 guests to join in the celebration of the 20th Anniversary of Nishtha Health care Centre on 2nd April 2015. The event at Tara Centre was graced by the presence of His Excellency Mr. Bernhard Wrabetz, the Ambassador of the Republic of Austria who presented Dr. […]
Project summary Two years ago NISHTHA Rural Health, Education & Environment Centre came up with a solution for managing soft plastic waste in the villages of Kangra District in Northern India. This waste which is neither biodegradable nor collected by waste collection merchants causes huge environmental damage by being thrown in streams, dumped on the […]
Nishtha Rural Health, Education and Environment Centre is situated in the picturesque rural village of Sidhbari, Himachal Pradesh. We offer residential in-house training opportunities in our Village Health Clinic for recently qualified doctors and advanced level medical students. Our busy out-patients clinic offers primary care to the local villagers and draws up to 30 patients […]
Born 28th February 1949 in Linz, Austria Education 1977: Graduated from the University of Vienna as Doctor of Medicine. Professional Experience 1980-84: Internship University Hospital, Vienna 1984-89: Medical Superintendent at Major Somnat Memorial Charitable Hospital, Dadh, Distt. Kangra. H.P. 1989: Founded Krishan Nath Baba Memorial Charitable Trust Health Clinic 1998: Founded Nishtha Rural Health Education […]
Education is carried out through women’s groups, youth groups and the local school children. Participatory involvement workshops, meetings and events are organised regularly to disseminate information and encourage people to take an active interest in their own health and related issues. Family planning, sex education for young people and information about STDs are primary focus […]
Health Clinic The primary focus of our work has been running the daily clinic along with a small in-patient’s facility. The majority of our patients are the very poor from labouring and farming families. Many are widows or elderly people who depend on us for medical care. We offer consultations and medicines free to the […]
