Medicines for people who cannot afford them.
Helping Life Charitable Trust gives free medicines to patients in need. We draw on our trustees’ long experience in India’s pharmaceutical trade to source safe, in-date medicines and get them to the people who have been prescribed them.
Pharmaceutical company, distributor or chemist with surplus stock? Donate medicines
No one should skip a prescribed medicine because of its price.
For many families, a doctor’s visit is only half the battle. The medicines that follow, especially for long-term illness, can cost more than a household can manage. We step in so treatment does not stop.
- Patients from low-income familieswho have a prescription but cannot pay for the medicines on it.
- People living with long-term conditionswho need the same medicines every month, often for years.
- Elderly people with limited supportmanaging several medicines on a small or no income.
- Families hit by a sudden medical expenseafter a hospital stay, an accident or a new diagnosis.
How to get medicines from us
Asking for help should be simple. Here is what happens when you reach out.
Share your prescription
Send or bring a valid doctor’s prescription with your name, phone number and city. You can start online.
We check and confirm
Our team reviews the prescription and your need, then calls you to confirm what we can provide and when.
Collect your medicines
You receive sealed, in-date medicines free of charge from our centre or through a partner near you.
How we keep your trust
Whether you give a rupee or a carton of medicines, you should know exactly how it is handled.
Every medicine checked
We accept and give out only sealed, in-date medicines with batch and expiry clearly visible.
Prescription first
Medicines are given against a valid doctor’s prescription, never on guesswork.
Open accounts
Donations are recorded and receipted, and our accounts are audited every year.
Run by people who know medicine
Our trustees bring decades of pharmaceutical, pharmacy and finance experience.
The people behind the Trust
Seven trustees who have spent their careers in pharmaceuticals, pharmacy, banking and community work, and now give that experience to the Trust.
Ways you can help
Every kind of support turns into medicine on someone’s shelf.
Donate funds
Your money buys the medicines we cannot source as donations, especially for long-term treatment.
How to donateDonate medicines
Pharma companies, distributors and chemists can give surplus stock well before it expires.
Donation guidelinesPartner with us
Companies can support the Trust through CSR, and hospitals and clinics can refer patients.
Partnership optionsVolunteer your time
Help sort and check medicines, support patients, or spread the word in your community.
Become a volunteer