
Reimagining Rural Health for 86,000 People in Farakka: Ambuja Foundation & Narotam Sekhsaria Foundation Collaborate
23 rd December 2025: Murshidabad district of West Bengal identified as one of India’s high-priority districts – continues to face significant public health challenges. These include high prevalence of malnutrition, elevated neonatal and infant mortality rates, early marriages, low levels of institutional delivery, a rising burden of hypertension and cardiovascular diseases and high prevalence of tobacco use, respiratory illness and recurrent infections. In response Ambuja Foundation in partnership with Narotam Sekhsaria Foundation launched a five-year integrated health initiative in 2024 to tackle the need for primary healthcare services across 47 villages in three Gram Panchayats of Farakka block, reaching over 86,000 people. The partnership focuses on strengthening primary healthcare systems, improving last-mile service delivery, and empowering village institutions in collaboration





