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SS Care Trust was founded with a vision of health empowerment through knowledge and care.
SS Care Trust was founded with a vision of health empowerment through knowledge and care. Based in Davangere, Karnataka, the Trust works to improve access to preventive and comprehensive healthcare for underserved communities across Davangere and surrounding areas of Central Karnataka.
Established in 2019, it takes preventive, promotive and curative healthcare to people who would otherwise go without it: free screening for cancer, diabetes and hypertension, free haemodialysis, mobile health camps, school dental and nutrition programs, and training that turns teachers, ASHAs and women's groups into first responders. Its focus is on women and children, and on the economically backward sections of society.
The Trust is not a hospital. It is the community-health outreach arm of the Bapuji Educational Association's medical, dental, engineering, management and law institutions, which supply its doctors, students, clinical back-up and treatment capacity. That combination lets a district trust do unusual things: screen women for breast cancer with an AI thermal imaging device, run tele-ECG camps in villages without a cardiologist, and present its findings at national and international public-health conferences.
Since 2019, SS Care Trust has expanded community health initiatives through partnerships with hospitals, medical institutions, educational institutions and local communities, addressing prevention, early detection, treatment support, awareness and community empowerment.
The Trust was founded in 2019 by Late Dr. Shamanuru Shivashankarappa with the idea of health empowerment through knowledge and care, and began with Spandana: breast cancer awareness and a screening centre at SS General Hospital opened with Niramai Health Analytix. A free haemodialysis centre followed in 2021 with four machines, alongside a mass free COVID-19 vaccination drive that reached more than 50,000 people.
2022 brought Sukshema for children's anaemia and malnutrition, the continuum of care for pregnant women, cervical screening, Parivarthana's house-to-house NCD screening, PULSE tele-ECG camps, Sneha Shibira for children living with HIV, Jeeva Rakshana first-aid training and Kaushalya skills days. In 2023 the dialysis centre grew to 12 units, Mugulnage and Pratigna started in schools and colleges, the Health-on-Wheels bus was launched and community health volunteers began work in three gram panchayats. The 2019–2024 impact book was published in February 2024. Since then the dialysis centre has grown to 16 units, HPV vaccination, Arogyada Arivu, Sampoorna Swasthya, Kaushalya 2.0, Sanjeevini and Sankalpa have joined the roster, and the Trust now runs 18 programs across all six talukas of Davangere district.
Our vision
To create healthier and more empowered communities where every individual has access to quality, affordable and compassionate healthcare, regardless of social or economic circumstances.
By focusing on preventive, promotive and curative measures for the economically backward sections of society, with early interventions and community engagement, the Trust aims to foster a healthier society that prioritises the well-being of its most vulnerable members, with a special focus on women and children. Its vision encompasses raising awareness about preventive measures, healthy lifestyles and the importance of regular check-ups through educational campaigns, community outreach programs and collaboration with healthcare professionals and communities. The Trust aims to become a dependable organisation in Karnataka for providing accessible, high-quality services for all.
Our mission
To provide accessible, affordable and compassionate healthcare through prevention, early detection, timely treatment, health awareness and community-based programmes, with a focus on underserved and vulnerable communities.
This reaches the families of Davangere and central Karnataka through screening for cancer and non-communicable diseases where people live, free dialysis for those who cannot pay, nutrition and dental care for children, health education through the groups people already belong to, and training that equips communities to respond to emergencies themselves, all delivered with the clinical backing of the Bapuji institutions and with dignity for every beneficiary.
Our values
- Compassion
- Equity
- Accessibility
- Prevention
- Empowerment
- Dignity
SS Care Trust is built on a simple, unwavering promise—to be present where we are needed the most. Whether it is guiding a teenager, supporting a mother, healing the sick, or dignifying the aging, we approach every initiative with passion and purpose. Embracing AI, research, and youth empowerment, we are committed to advancing innovative approaches and building collaborations that will amplify our impact – ensuring that SS Care Trust continues to be a beacon of hope and healing for generations to come.
Journey of evolution
2019
2 milestones
2019SS Care Trust established
Founded in Davangere with a vision of health empowerment through knowledge and care, inspired by Late Dr. Shamanuru Shivashankarappa.
2019Spandana breast cancer awareness and screening begins
Breast health screening centre opened at SS General Hospital, KR Road, with Niramai Health Analytix's Thermalytix.
2021
3 milestones- 2021
Free haemodialysis centre opens with 4 units
The Trust begins providing free haemodialysis for economically underprivileged patients.
- 2021
Mass free COVID-19 vaccination drive
Free Covishield vaccination for eligible residents across the wards of Davangere South: 6,000+ vials, 50,000+ beneficiaries.
- 2021
Women's health camps and Christmas with children living with HIV
Women's health camps across Davangere taluk and a Christmas celebration with children living with HIV/AIDS.
2022
11 milestones
2022Cervical cancer screening with Eva Colposcope
Screening initiated at SS General Hospital, KR Road.
January 2022Sukshema launched
Anaemia and malnutrition screening and management for children aged 3 to 6, and nutrition supplementation for children living with HIV.
January 2022Continuum of care for pregnant women
Free antenatal, delivery and neonatal care at Bapuji and SSIMS hospitals for women from lower socio-economic backgrounds.
January 2022Dialysis centre expands to 8 units
Four more haemodialysis machines added.
May 2022PULSE tele-ECG camps
Providing Universal Access to Life Saving ECG: tele-ECG camps in places without a cardiologist.
June 2022Parivarthana house-to-house NCD screening
Household visits in Kakkargolla and Arasapura for diabetes and hypertension screening and awareness.
July 2022Adolescent health awareness and check-ups
Health awareness and check-up camps for adolescents under Spandana, with a focus on PCOS and menstrual hygiene.
September 20225555 Blood Donation Drive
A mass voluntary blood donation drive across the Bapuji institutions.
- October 2022
Sneha Shibira begins
Life-skills workshops for children living with HIV in Davangere taluk, in collaboration with Sneha Charitable Trust, Bangalore.
October 2022Kaushalya adolescent skill empowerment
Computer training at BIET, leadership skills at Bapuji B-Schools and legal awareness for adolescent students (Oct–Nov 2022).
November 2022Jeeva Rakshana first aid and BLS training
Basic life support and first aid training program for teachers, ASHAs and women's groups.
2023
7 milestones
January 2023SEEDS child-growth program
Supporting Community Engagement & Empowerment for Developing Sustainable Child Growth, for children aged 12 to 36 months in Doddabathi (Jan–Mar 2023).
January 2023Dialysis centre reaches 12 units
Four more haemodialysis machines added (Jan–Mar 2023).
June 2023Anaemia prevention and cancer awareness in anganwadis
Anaemia prevention program for 3- to 6-year-olds and cancer awareness in anganwadi centres (June–July 2023).
August 2023Mugulnage school oral health program
Oral health screening and dental hygiene awareness for primary school children of Davangere.
September 2023Pratigna awareness campaign
Blood donation and anaemia prevention awareness for adolescents in Bapuji institutions.
October 2023Mobile Health Clinic launched
The Health-on-Wheels bus begins mobile health camps in rural and urban wards of Davangere (Oct–Dec 2023).
October 2023Community Health Volunteer program
Trained women volunteers begin work in Bethur, Kadlebalu, Kakkargolla and Doddabathi gram panchayat villages.
2024
6 milestones
2024SSCT Student Wing takes shape
Students of the Bapuji institutions formalise the Trust's volunteer wing.
- February 2024
'A Journey of Care & Compassion' published
The Trust's 2019–2024 impact book records its programs, numbers and research.
June 2024Dialysis centre reaches 16 units
Four more haemodialysis machines added, taking the free dialysis centre to 16 units.
July 2024HPV Vaccination Drive
Affordable HPV vaccination for adolescents and adults, including a special second-Saturday offer; 3,000+ females benefited.
August 2024Arogyada Arivu launched
Health talks by doctors from the affiliate medical colleges for community groups, schools and institutions.
- September 2024
Sampoorna Swasthya launched
Healthy-habits promotion covering nutrition, hygiene and active living for school children.
2025
3 milestones
March 2025Kaushalya 2.0 launched
Youth employability training extends Kaushalya to young adults moving from campus to corporate life.
March 2025Sanjeevini launched
Health care and support for elderly people in Davangere, preserving well-being and dignity.
July 2025Sankalpa launched
Guided civil-services examination preparation for aspiring young people from Davangere.
Three ways to stand with Davangere.
Donate
Your support keeps the dialysis machines running, puts the Health-on-Wheels bus on the road and pays for the supplements that bring an anaemic child back to health. The Trust does not yet take donations online; contact the office to give and to receive the necessary documentation.
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Students of the Bapuji institutions can join the SSCT Student Wing and help at camps, awareness drives and campus programs. Women in the villages where the Trust works can train as Community Health Volunteers. Doctors and other professionals are welcome at camps.
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The Trust already works with hospitals, colleges, NGOs such as Karnataka Health Promotion Trust and Sneha Charitable Trust, and health-technology companies such as Niramai. If your organisation can add screening capacity, technology, funding or reach, we would like to talk.
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