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DWF runs three programme streams. Each programme is grounded in measurable impact, transparent reporting, and partnerships with credible local institutions.
We organise free or heavily subsidised surgical camps in collaboration with credible local hosts. The model is simple: we bring trained surgical teams, pre-selected patients are screened in advance, surgeries are performed over two to three intensive days, and the local host hospital handles follow-up.
(March, 2026)
Forty-two surgeries performed for tribal patients in collaboration with AMASI and Lok Biradari Prakalp. Procedures included general surgical, hernia, and gallbladder operations. Patients had been waiting an average of three years for surgical care prior to the camp.
(December, 2025)
Seventeen surgeries performed at a community health camp in Pimpalgaon, Nashik district. Focus on rural patients with limited access to specialised surgical care.
We are planning two camps in late 2026, one each in tribal and peri-urban Maharashtra, and exploring partnerships for camps in adjacent states. Our goal is to develop a replicable surgical camp model that other regional hospitals can adopt.
GutTalk India is our flagship public education channel. It addresses common digestive and metabolic health questions in Marathi, with Hindi planned, through short, practical videos that families can easily access and understand.
We focus on everyday questions: what is fatty liver and how serious is it, what really causes gallstones, what children eat, and what is intermittent fasting actually doing.
The channel is built on three principles. First, we use plain language. Second, we simplify the point without reducing medical accuracy. Third, we never recommend products or supplements. The channel exists for education, not promotion.
Our content is published on YouTube and Instagram as part of the Digestive Wellness Foundation’s public health education work.
Find us:
YouTube: GutTalk India
Instagram: @guttalkindia
NSCOPS-2026 is a community-based, cross-sectional research study being conducted across ten schools in Nashik city. Approximately 2,400 children between the ages of 11 and 15 will be assessed across the city’s socioeconomic spectrum.
(institutional sponsor)
(clinical home of the Principal Investigator)
(community partner)
The study protocol is currently under review with the Institutional Ethics Committee at MVP’s Vasantrao Pawar Medical College. Data collection is planned for late June through August 2026. Findings will be submitted to a peer-reviewed journal by end of 2026 and presented at the Obesity 360 CME on 21 and 22 November 2026 in Nashik.
