Heart Foundation

Heart Foundation and Research Institute is a Non-Government Organization registered as a Public Charitable Trust in the State of Gujarat, India.
Health and health care need to be distinguished from each other for no better reason than that the former is often incorrectly seen as a direct function of the latter. Health is clearly not the mere absence of disease. Good Health confers on a person or group's freedom from illness - and the ability to realize one's potential. Health is, therefore, best understood as an indispensable basis for defining a person's sense of well being. The health of populations is a distinct key issue in public policy discourse in every mature society often determining the deployment of huge society. They include its cultural understanding of ill health and well-being, the extent of socio-economic disparities, reach of health services, quality and costs of care also bio-medical understanding about health and illness.
Heart Foundation and Research Institute is a Non-Government Organization registered as a Public Charitable Trust in the State of Gujarat, India.
This Institute is registered with Charity Commission of Gujarat under the Bombay Trust Act 1950 with No.:- E-3590 on 29th August 1979. Heart Foundation and Research Institute is an outcome of the noble ideas and efforts of Late Shree Arvind Narottam Lalbhai (An honorable and well-known industrialist of the state) and Late Shree Dr. Sumant M. Shah (A Leading physician of the state). This Institute is registered under 12AA Income Tax and also has an exemption certificate with 80G of Income Tax Act 1961. Shree Dr. Nitin Sumant Shah (Son of Late Dr. Sumant M. Shah) looks after many social welfare initiatives under the banner of Heart Foundation and Research Institute.
The organization faced many problems, issues, and crises, but also has made many really great social friends in its journey from 1979 onwards. These days the Heart Foundation and Research Institute are involved in many social welfare activities.
India is one of the developing countries.
About forty-six million people of the country leaving in slums. More than 30 percent of the total population is suffering from many physical problems. In the future, India will be the hub of Diabetic patients. Government Health Department is doing many efforts for improvement but due to lack of awareness and many other challenges unable to reach the proper awareness of the people. With the aim of the social welfare Heart Foundation and Research, the institute has taken many initiatives and activities in the subject of public health.