About
Our story so far…
What started as a casual meeting between two long lost friends on a Sunday afternoon at a coffee shop in Southern California not long ago, turned into a journey which neither of them had anticipated on taking. Suresh Challa and Sai Pratap quickly realized that their dreams and aspirations had a common goal – serving people less fortunate than them. A few more brain storming sessions lead to the founding of Dava Cana Foundation set up for serving people who do not have access to any primary care centers in their villages/neighborhoods.
What is Dava Cana?
DAVA CANA is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization whose mission is to create a global platform for providing medical access to remote and underserved populations around the world.
In India, Dava Cana operates Aarogya Vahini Mobile Clinics under the aegis of EPICS Trust.
Key Capabilities
- Access to free or affordable healthcare for people in rural areas at their local dwelling.
- Use of Telehealth/Virtual Care Technology to provide high quality healthcare services.
- Ongoing patient monitoring from day one.
- Access to doctors with multiple specialists.
- Sustainable and scalable model which can be deployed anywhere in the world.
Basic Idea & Philosophy
- To provide the best possible care…even basic care is better than no care at all.
- Doctors with multiple specialties to volunteer their services remotely without having to travel.
- Mobile clinic delivery model – services provided by Nurse/RMO, Pharmacist, & Path Lab Technician.
- Funding primarily through donations – Donors/Sponsors, Corporate Social Responsibility, and Philanthropy.
- Handover of the clinic to the community after three years for ongoing & sustainable delivery of services
