REACH 2.0 is a three-year strategic plan by SHARE INDIA to expand comprehensive non-communicable disease screening across 24 villages in Medchal through a structured, sequential rollout.
STReTCH is a community- and family-based screening program in rural Telangana that integrates molecular diagnostics to identify and manage hypertension, diabetes, tuberculosis, and cervical cancer.
This longitudinal study, initiated in 2012, was designed to examine the burden of age-related chronic diseases and associated risk factors among older adults in rural India. The study was implemented in the Medchal region of Telangana, through collaboration between SHARE INDIA, MediCiti Institute of Medical Sciences
HEALS studies the impact of environmental exposures air pollutants (PM2.5, NO2, O3) and extreme temperatures on health across the life course in India and the US. The project combines high-resolution environmental data with multi-cohort health assessments to generate evidence for policy and preventive interventions.
A healthcare model where trained non-physician health workers use tablet-based mHealth tools and point-of-care devices to screen for hypertension and diabetes, connect patients to doctors via telemedicine, provide e-prescriptions, and deliver medicines to their doorstep, with follow-ups every three months.
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This ongoing community-based cross-sectional study was conducted in the Medchal Mandals of Medchal-Malkajgiri district, Telangana, covering a population of approximately 50,000 across 8,400 households.
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Rural Effective Affordable Comprehensive Health Care (REACH) is one of the flagship programs of SHARE INDIA. It was developed as a working model of a proactive healthcare delivery system that offers promotive, preventive, and primary healthcare to rural populations.