Eye check-ups are one of the most requested services at every camp.
Beyond the trail · Initiative 01
Medical Camps
Free health check-ups where the nearest clinic is a day's drive away — run by our own member-volunteer doctors and nurses.
41Camps run
2,300+Patients seen
96Villages reached
18Volunteer doctors & nurses
Why it matters
A day's travel from the nearest clinic
Many of the villages along our high-altitude and remote routes are a full day's travel from the nearest functioning clinic. On select expeditions, member-volunteer doctors and nurses set up free health check-up camps directly along the route — basic diagnostics, medicine distribution, and referrals for anything more serious than a camp can handle.
Camps are announced to the local Panchayat well in advance, so as many residents as possible — not just whoever happens to be around when the convoy rolls in — can plan to attend.
How a camp comes together
From route plan to open camp
Route planning
Chapter coordinators flag villages along an upcoming expedition that sit far from formal healthcare.
Volunteer sign-up
Member doctors, nurses and paramedics volunteer their time and bring basic diagnostic kit for the trip.
Panchayat notice
Local coordinators notify the village panchayat in advance so residents know when and where to come.
Camp day
Basic diagnostics, free medicine and referrals for anything that needs a proper hospital visit.
From the field
Camps along the route
No patient turned away — from school children to elderly residents.
Recording each patient's diagnosis and next steps for follow-up.
I'm a gynecologist, knowing basic first response made more difference in one afternoon than a year of my regular practice.
— Dr. Rajendra Dhande, OAI President and founding camp volunteer
A doctor or nurse in the group?
We're always looking for medical volunteers ahead of high-altitude and remote-route expeditions — no obligation beyond the trip you sign up for.