Introduction
People to People Health Foundation, commonly known as PPHF, is an Indian nonprofit organisation working to improve health and wellbeing through locally driven solutions.
Established in 2016, it is registered as a Section 8 company under India’s Companies Act 2013. Its work combines community engagement, health-system strengthening, public-private partnerships and evidence-based advocacy. Programme areas include non-communicable diseases, nutrition, infectious diseases, women’s and children’s health, and environmental health. PPHF
History and Background
Establishment and Development
PPHF developed around the goal of improving access to better health opportunities. Its organisational approach connects technical expertise with government systems, corporate resources and community participation.
Rather than treating health challenges in isolation, the foundation emphasises coordinated interventions that connect prevention, screening, referral and continuing care.
Geographic Expansion
In its November 2025 Foundation Day announcement, PPHF reported a presence across more than 25 Indian states and union territories, alongside recent international expansion to Tajikistan.
Activities marking its ninth anniversary included awareness sessions on non-communicable diseases, hygiene, lifestyle changes and preventive health across several project locations.
Mission and Purpose
PPHF’s mission is to improve health and wellbeing through solutions shaped by local needs. Its vision is a world where everyone has equal access to opportunities for better health.
The foundation identifies stewardship, accountability, collaboration and innovation as organisational values. Its strategic approach combines stronger health services, community mobilisation, public-private collaboration and research-informed advocacy.
For prospective donors and partners, this translates into opportunities to support prevention, strengthen frontline services and improve connections between communities and healthcare providers.
Governance and Structure
Board and Management
PPHF describes its governance structure as an independent board of directors supported by technical specialists and an operational team. Its website identifies Dr. Laxmikant Palo as Chief Executive Officer.
The organisation highlights monitoring and evaluation, partnership management and alignment with government initiatives as important elements of programme delivery.
Reporting and Accountability
PPHF publishes annual reports, programme reports and financial reporting resources through its website. These documents provide information for donors and partners assessing its activities and organisational performance.
Its registered office is in New Delhi, with regional offices listed in Bengaluru, Bhubaneswar and Kolkata.
Funding and Grants
Sources of Financial Support
PPHF’s published annual reporting identifies corporations, foundations and individuals as its main funding sources. Support also includes gifts in kind and volunteering.
Its 2020–2021 annual report described partnerships with businesses, governments, nonprofits and development organisations to deliver locally relevant health interventions. These funding arrangements support PPHF’s role as a programme implementation and technical partner.
Corporate Social Responsibility Partnerships
Corporate social responsibility funding is an important part of its programme model. For example, the foundation’s assessment of ASPIRE states that Sanofi funded the project for three years following an agreement signed in 2021.
That project combined community mobilisation, screening and capacity building with coordination involving public health authorities.
The website also lists a PPHF Pulse Fund, but the accessible page does not establish its grant amounts, eligibility or application conditions. Applicants should obtain current details directly from PPHF before treating it as an open funding opportunity.
Major Programs and Initiatives
SCREEN: Non-Communicable Disease Prevention
Launched in 2018 with GE Healthcare, SCREEN stands for “Strengthen Capacity to Reach Everyone for Effective Screening to Prevent NCDs.”
It addresses early detection and prevention of conditions including diabetes, hypertension, cardiovascular disease and common cancers. Its model combines healthcare-worker training, community awareness and advocacy for wider adoption.
PPHF reports implementation across 35 districts in five states: Karnataka, Punjab, Haryana, Maharashtra and Jharkhand.
Nutrition and Maternal and Child Health
PPHF’s My Health project, described in its published NGO grading report, focuses on adolescent girls, pregnant women, breastfeeding mothers and children up to two years old.
The initiative combines awareness of health, nutrition, water, sanitation and hygiene with connections to existing government services.
Policy Dialogue and Health Financing
In September 2026, PPHF convened a dialogue on rare disease care involving policymakers, clinicians, industry representatives and development partners. Discussions included financing, corporate social responsibility, referral pathways and early diagnosis.
Impact and Examples of Work Funded
Reported Programme Reach
PPHF’s 2023–2024 annual report recorded approximately 257,000 people reached during that reporting year, around 60 government or community structures supported, and approximately 600 people trained or upskilled.
These are organisation-reported measures of reach and capacity development; they should be distinguished from independently established improvements in health outcomes.
SCREEN Results
The published SCREEN project page reports training approximately 4,770 government healthcare providers and screening around 45,406 people through 755 screening camps.
It also describes integrating screening data into state health information systems and developing an NCD training and community mobilisation toolkit. The page presents these as cumulative project results without clearly identifying a current reporting cutoff.
Conclusion
People to People Health Foundation connects community health programmes with public systems, corporate support and technical expertise. Its work offers partnership opportunities across disease prevention, nutrition, maternal and child health, and health-system development.
Prospective donors and collaborators can use its annual reports and programme assessments to examine priorities, delivery approaches and reported results.
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