Mobility aids
Over 21 million people in India as suffering from disabilities. To be disabled and poor is a double
vulnerability. Yet, they can be equal contributors to society with a little support. Donate to
support poor physically disabled and help them get access to mobility aids like calipers, artificial
limbs, walking canes so they can be independent.
Extreme Need
Those in extreme need are usually socially excluded and face a lack of basic necessitates for
reasons like living in underserved areas or social stigma of being affected with an incurable
illness. Donate to those in extreme need and help them with resources like food, medical care,
livelihood resources, sanitation, education, etc. to enable them to lead a normal life.
Under Funded
Donate to underfunded programs that are doing great work to provide the poor with necessities
like food, shelter, education, senior care, and healthcare. These nonprofits are struggling to
continue to help people as they are not receiving the necessary support. Help them with their
efforts with your donations.
India for even easily detectable and/or treatable cancers are still lower when compared to those in Europe or North America.
CWSN (Children with special Need)
70% of India's poor cancer patients lose their lives due to late detection of which 15% are
children. Cancer survival depends on early diagnosis and access to medical treatment which
poor cancer patients cannot afford. Donate to patients suffering from cancer so that they can
receive access to medical support like chemotherapy, radiation and quality nutrition. Give them
a chance to fight.
How serious is the problem?
According to Cancerindia.org, India has around 2.25 million cases with over 1 lakh new cases
being registered every year. In 2018, the disease led to nearly 7 lakh deaths. The Indian Council
of Medical Research (ICMR) estimates that the country is likely to register over 17 lakh new
cases and report over 8 lakh deaths by 2020.
Survival rate in India
Over the years, medical science has significantly improved the survival rates among cancer
patients, across the globe. Cancer survival in the UK has doubled in the last 40 years from 24%
to 50%, as per Cancer Research UK. However, the survival rates in
A major cause of lower cancer survival rate in India is the late detection of common cancers,
which compromises the treatment success by a great margin. Therefore, early screening for
common cancers can save several lives. On the path of recovery, nutritious food also plays an
important role, which many of the poor patients could not afford. GiveIndia partner NGOs are
providing free/low-cost treatment to poor cancer patients. Your small monthly donation can help
these nonprofits to save lives by giving them a fair chance to fight cancer.
Extreme Need
Those in extreme need are usually socially excluded and face a lack of basic necessitates for
reasons like living in underserved areas or social stigma of being affected with an incurable
illness. Donate to those in extreme need and help them with resources like food, medical care,
livelihood resources, sanitation, education, etc. to enable them to lead a normal life.
Under Funded
Donate to underfunded programs that are doing great work to provide the poor with necessities
like food, shelter, education, senior care, and healthcare. These nonprofits are struggling to
continue to help people as they are not receiving the necessary support. Help them with their
efforts with your donations.