Vadu Rural Health Program

   We seek to build progressive, self-reliant rural communities by bridging the gap in the services provided in the villages in the areas of health, environment.
    The Shirdi Sai Baba Rural Hospital, situated in the Vadu Budruk village in Shirur Block of Pune District comprises the 2 nd tier of the Vadu Rural Health Program. Founded in 1981 with financial support from the Government of India, State Government of Maharashtra and the Shamdasani Foundation, this 30-bed hospital managed by the KEM Hospital, Pune provides secondary level care to the 22 villages of the Vadu Rural Health Program with a population of 68,000 and beyond.

    We independently track vital events including births,deaths, causes of death, migrations and marriages and serves to monitor trends in fertility and mortality inter alia over time.
    The word "Demographic Surveillance" means to keep close track of the population dynamics. Vadu HDSS deals with keeping track of health issues and demographic changes in Vadu rural health program (VRHP) area. It is one of the most promising projects of National relevance that aims at establishing a quasi-experimental intervention research setting with objectives.

    The research agenda prioritizes existing needs of public health importance but also addresses research needs for newly emerging public health issues.
    Vadu, in partnership with the KEM Hospital Research Center , Pune has a rich historical tradition in health care and development being in the forefront of needs-based, issue-driven, research since the 1980s. The strength of research in Vadu has been the geographically defined population base followed up over time and the ability to integrate research and practice.

    The Outreach Program sometimes referred to as the Vadu Project is in place for over three decades. This instance of public-private partnership in primary health care involves the implementation of all National Health Programs of the Government of India. Eight auxiliary nurse midwives and six male multi-purpose workers based in 8 sub-centers cover the population of 68,000 spread over the 22 villages (6 villages from Haveli Block and 14 from Shirur Block) of the program area.