Jesiah

A community health project to serve, support and empower marginalized and vulnerable communities through relationships, medical care and counselling.

The story of Jesiah

Through the Jesiah work, we aim to provide an environment of safety and belonging for the communities from the North East, who often face discrimination and prejudices in the city, as well as for migrants and the urban poor who live on the streets.

We provide primary medical care, facilitate hospital visits, and provide counselling to those struggling with drug addiction and/or recovering from an abusive background. We provide care and support for those suffering from TB & HIV/Aids.

Our Approach

Jesiah runs a health center in a locality in South Delhi. We distribute TB treatment and provide six-month follow-up to patients referred to us by the government DOT centre. We do weekly outreach and house visits in the community to build relationships and provide health education.

We run a mobile dispensary and conduct regular street outreaches across the city to provide medical care and free medicines to those living under flyovers, on the roadside, or in slum areas. We counsel pregnant women and young mothers and refer them to government dispensaries for their children’s immunizations. We organize street medical camps.

Our goal is to invest in each life, plant new seeds of hope and restoration, and help people find strength in themselves, take responsibility for their families, and make healthy choices for their future.

We Provide...

Medical Care

Rehabilitative

Assistance

Counseling

TB Patients Volunteer DOTS Provider*

* Government of India- mechanism for dispensing TB Medications from nearby DOTS Center

"I alone cannot change the world,
but ..."

Gauri's Story

Gauri* met our Jesiah team for the first time when she came to our clinic for a pregnancy check-up. After several heartbreaking events, she had tried to find solace in a relationship with a man who turned out to be a drug addict. Just when she found out she was pregnant by him, she also discovered she had contracted HIV from him.

To avoid the stigma in her hometown she fled to Delhi, where she visited a private doctor, who asked for an exorbitant sum for the delivery. Gauri was confused and despairing when she met us, not knowing what to do as she neared her baby’s due date.

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We accompanied her throughout the process of registration and starting antiretroviral treatment. This was important, as it could protect both her and the baby. Not long after, Gauri gave birth to a healthy little boy! Thanks to the prophylaxis treatments given, he was kept safe from contracting the virus.

Eventually, Gauri and her son were able to return to her home village and reunite with her family. ❦

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Manoj's Story

Manoj* was referred to us by the Government TB Center with whom we network. He lived nearby with his young pregnant wife and started to come regularly to the center to take his medicines. This gave us a chance to extend friendship to him.

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He slowly opened up to share about his life. He had been struggling with addictions for a long time and listened as we gave input. Soon after, he and his wife went back to Manipur to stay with their family and to welcome their baby in a safer environment.

Although we only had a short window of opportunity to invest in Manoj’s life, we believe that each conversation was a chance to plant seeds, to give new perspectives, and to challenge him to take responsibility for his life with fresh hope. ❦

" ... I can cast a stone across the waters to create many ripples."
- Mother Teresa

*All names have been changed to maintain privacy