Only 44% of children between 12-23 months are fully immunized against the six major preventable diseases. Nearly 80% of infants have anaemia. Only 52% of women have at least three ante natal care visits and only 39% have access to government services for ante natal care and delivery.

Despite India’s impressive economic growth, access to and the quality of healthcare have a long way to go. CINI works to fill gaps in the system by providing healthcare services.

In addition to its emergency ward and nutrition clinic, CINI operates a series of drop-in clinics at its headquarters south east of Kolkata. Pregnant women and women with children up to the age of five can come and consult doctors and health workers about pre-natal care, breast feeding, nutrition, vaccination and childhood illnesses.

Other health focused projects include educating people about HIV/AIDS and improving the lives of those with HIV/AIDS through the specialist unit CINI Bandhan.  A number of further programmes concentrate on distributing supplements such as iron and folic acid to children in disadvantaged communities.