Adopt-A-Village
Free preventive health screenings for rural India — launched by AAPI physicians to mark 75 years of India's independence.
Why it mattered
Catching silent killers before they strike
In rural India, diabetes, hypertension, anemia, chronic kidney disease and malnutrition often go undetected until they become serious. Many villagers have never had a basic blood test.
Adopt-A-Village brought free screening camps directly to underserved communities, so problems could be found early — and every person with an abnormal result had a path to follow-up care.
How it worked
From one donor to a whole village
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A member adopts a village
An AAPI physician sponsored a village — often in their home state — and a local village champion helped organize the camp.
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A one-day health camp
Each camp screened up to 150 villagers on 13 health parameters.
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Results in 24 hours
Every participant received their results within a day.
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Follow-up care
Abnormal findings got a telemedicine consultation and a referral to local providers.
Health checks at every camp
- Hemoglobin / CBC
- Blood sugar
- HbA1c
- Lipid profile
- Creatinine
- Pulse oximetry
- Blood pressure
- Pulse
- Height, weight & BMI
Camps also provided free multivitamins, basic medicines as needed, and healthy snacks to encourage better nutrition.
The journey
Milestones
August 2021
Program launch
AAPI inaugurated the initiative with the support of five Consuls General of India.
Watch the inaugural sessionFirst camp
Ramaiah Palle, Telangana
135 villagers in Mulugu District took part in the very first screening.
Phase I
68 villages
Screenings, community health education, and baseline health data for future research.
Phase II
73 villages & telehealth
Five more villages, plus a DIPAM telehealth pilot: monthly doctor visits, an evening digital clinic, and weekly check-ins from a local health worker (Saathi).
Powered by AAPI members
Physicians giving back to their roots
AAPI members personally chose and funded villages across India, many in the states where they grew up. AAPI matched their generosity from its own funds.
Go deeper
Explore the full program design
The Adopt-A-Village program site walks through the mission, the three-phase roadmap, the DIPAM clinic process and the outcomes the team set out to measure.
From the field
Photo highlights
Implementation partner
Global Teleclinics (GTC)
Camps were delivered under a formal agreement with Global Teleclinics, which ran on-the-ground screenings and telemedicine follow-up across all participating states.
Transparency & reports
Read the full record
The work continues
Adopt-A-Village has concluded, but AAPI physicians are serving communities through new initiatives every year.