WBVHA 

West Bengal Voluntary Health Association (WBVHA) established in 1974 is a charitable, non-profit making and secular organization. WBVHA is a state level health promoting lead agency to provide support service for the promotion and implementation of primary health / community health throughout the state of West Bengal as well as in neighbouring states and country. It operates with the active support and involvement of NGOs / CBOs and co-operation from Government and corporate sector. WBVHA enjoys official relations with Government of West Bengal, Government of India, and maintains close ties with UNICEF and other national and international organisations.

• WBVHA is associated with more than 250 NGOs engaged in health care.
• WBVHA has 18 districts Resource Centres in each districts to facilitate work in the district level.
• WBVHA supports and monitors 25 NGOs work on community health.
• WBVHA supports and monitors 9 NGOs work on Reproductive Health.
• WBVHA works with 50 schools in School Health Promotion.

The primary objectives of WBVHA are to promote community health, social justice and human rights related to the provision and distribution of health services in West Bengal. It stimulates a large section of people towards a scientific attitude to health, without ignoring West Bengal’s natural traditions and resources.

WBVHA is

• Non Political
• State level NGO for health promotion
• More than 50 NGOs are getting help in their community based health programme
• WBVHA is well known for its health promotion work at the community level / NGO level.
• WBVHA served as a member of the SCOVA Committee in the Dept. of Health & Family Welfare, Govt. of West Bengal.
• WBVHA presently acts as a Nodal Agency of Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Govt. of India to help NGO on RCH activities.

WBVHA observed its Silver Jubilee celebration two years back in 1999 with participation of the friends, well wishers, associates, members and fellow working partners worldwide.