Dr. Om Foundation
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{{Infobox organization
| name = Dr. Om Foundation
| native_name = डा.ओम फाउन्डेसन
| native_name_lang = ne
| logo = Dr. Om Foundation Logo image.jpg
| formation = 2023
| type = Non profit organization,Charitable organization
| purpose = Health, education, Social transformation
| headquarters = Kathmandu
| coordinates = {{coord|27.740414|85.331935}}
| key_people =
| founders = Om Murti Anil
| method = Donations, Health camps, Scholarships
| revenue =
| endowment =
| owner =
}}The Dr. Om Foundation is a non-profit organization based in Kathmandu, Nepal, which works in the fields of health, education, and social transformation.{{Cite web |title=Power Of Simple Acts To Drive Societal Change |url=https://risingnepaldaily.com/news/58663 |access-date=2025-03-24 |website=GorakhaPatra}} It organizes health camps, training programs, and health campaigns, and supports underprivileged school children with scholarships. {{Cite web |title=Initiatives of Dr. Om Foundation to Address Healthcare Gaps in Nepal |url=https://www.nepallivetoday.com/2025/01/13/initiatives-of-dr-om-foundation-to-address-healthcare-gaps-in-nepal/ |access-date=11 March 2025 |website=Nepal Live Today |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Dr. Om Foundation’s Integrated Approach to Public Health and Social Transformation |url=https://www.kalakarmi.com/life-style/131231/ |access-date=11 March 2025 |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Service |first=Himalayan News |date=5 March 2025 |title='His answer was simple but powerful: he had quit smoking' |url=https://thehimalayantimes.com/nepal/his-answer-was-simple-but-powerful-he-had-quit-smoking |access-date=11 March 2025 |website=The Himalayan Times |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=8 August 2024 |title=Dr Om Foundation distributes awards to the winners nationwide school level competitions |url=https://www.myrepublica.nagariknetwork.com/news/dr-om-murti-foundation-distributes-awards-to-the-winners-nationwide-school-level-competitions |access-date=11 March 2025 |website=www.myrepublica.nagariknetwork.com |language=en}}
Background
It was founded by Om Murti Anil. It works with integrated approach to addressing the prevalent social issues. Its funding comes from the sales of the book Jiwanta Sambandha.{{Cite web |title=डा. ओम मूर्तिद्वारा छात्रवृत्ति प्रदान |url=https://newsofnepal.com/2025/03/10/697838/ |access-date=11 March 2025 |website=News of Nepal |language=en}} The foundation was launched in October 2023 by then Madhesh Province Chief Minister Saroj Yadav during its inaugural health camp in Mahottari.{{Cite web |title=Dr Om Foundation launches free cardiac camp |url=https://radionepalonline.com/en/2023/11/17/367339.html |access-date=11 March 2025 |website=Public Service Broadcasting, Radio Nepal |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=डा ओम मूर्ति अनिलको महोत्तरीमा निःशुल्क मुटु स्वास्थ्य शिविर, ४०० जनाले लिए सेवा |url=https://medicalpatra.com/news-details/11225/2023-11-16 |access-date=11 March 2025 |website=medicalpatra.com |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Tech |first=Aricle |date=2023-11-17 |title=‘डा. ओम फाउन्डेसन’को शुभारम्भ |url=https://swasthyadiary.com/2023/11/17/8616/ |access-date=2025-03-24 |language=en-US}}
Activities
It has conducted seven health camps in rural areas of the country and has served more than 1,600 underprivileged patients with free medicine and essential diagnostic services so far.
In 2023, the foundation organized the Smokers are not selfish campaign, helping over 1,700 people quit smoking and raising public awareness about its harmful effects.{{Cite web |date=8 August 2024 |title="Smokers Are not Selfish": School children actively engage in anti-smoking campaign |url=https://myrepublica.nagariknetwork.com/news/school-children-actively-engage-in-anti-smoking-campaign |access-date=11 March 2025 |website=myrepublica.nagariknetwork.com |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Dr. Om Foundation orchestrates campaign to address challenges of smoking cessation |url=https://english.khabarhub.com/2024/15/340951/ |access-date=11 March 2025 |website=Khabarhub |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=हुँदै |first=स्वास्थ्यखबर :: धूम्रपान निरुत्साहन अभियान चलाउँदै डा ओम मूर्ति: राष्ट्रव्यापी कविता प्रतियोगिता |title=धूम्रपान निरुत्साहन अभियान चलाउँदै डा ओम मूर्ति: राष्ट्रव्यापी कविता प्रतियोगिता हुँदै |url=https://swasthyakhabar.com/story/55018 |access-date=11 March 2025 |website=धूम्रपान निरुत्साहन अभियान चलाउँदै डा ओम मूर्ति: राष्ट्रव्यापी कविता प्रतियोगिता हुँदै}}
In 2025, it provided scholarships to school children studying in grades 6 to 9 with academic excellence and financial limitations, studying in government schools across all 77 districts of Nepal.{{Cite web |title=Dr Om Foundation announces first round of scholarship recipients |url=https://radionepalonline.com/en/2025/03/10/403753.html |access-date=11 March 2025 |website=Public Service Broadcasting, Radio Nepal |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=डा. ओम फाउन्डेसनले विद्यार्थीलाई छात्रवृत्ति दिने |url=https://ekantipur.com/Other/2025/01/30/dr-om-foundation-to-give-a-scholarship-to-the-student-36-49.html |access-date=11 March 2025 |website=ekantipur.com |language=ne}}{{Cite web |title=डा ओम फाउन्डेसन |url=https://www.ratopati.com/tag/56363 |access-date=2025-03-24 |website=www.ratopati.com |language=Nepali}}
It also provides free telemedicine services from its headquarters in Basundhara, Kathmandu, to people in remote areas of Nepal and Nepalis living abroad.{{Cite web |title=Scholarships Across the Country from Proceeds of Book Sales |url=https://edusanjal.com/news/scholarships-across-the-country-from-proceeds-of-book-sales/ |access-date=11 March 2025 |website=Edusanjal |language=en}} It distributed warm clothes, food and other essentials to underprivileged and needy households. {{Cite web |date=8 August 2024 |title=Dr Om Foundation distributes awards to the winners nationwide school level competitions |url=https://myrepublica.nagariknetwork.com/news/dr-om-murti-foundation-distributes-awards-to-the-winners-nationwide-school-level-competitions |access-date=11 March 2025 |website=myrepublica.nagariknetwork.com |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=8 August 2024 |title=Dr Om Foundation distributes blankets to 350 underprivileged families |url=https://myrepublica.nagariknetwork.com/news/dr-om-foundation-distributes-blankets-to-350-underprivileged-families-675c1bd74738b.html |access-date=11 March 2025 |website=myrepublica.nagariknetwork.com |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Service |first=Himalayan News |date=14 December 2024 |title=Om Foundation distributes 350 blankets to underprivileged families in Mahottari |url=https://thehimalayantimes.com/nepal/om-foundation-distributes-350-blankets-to-underprivileged-families-in-mahottari |access-date=11 March 2025 |website=The Himalayan Times |language=en}}
School Health Program
It conducts school health programs to empower students with information and knowledge to adopt healthy lifestyle practices and avoid unhealthy habits, including tobacco consumption. It had organized a nationwide quiz, art, and poem competition and distributed awards to the winners.{{Cite web |title=धुम्रपानविरुद्धको अभियान : डा. ओम फाउन्डेसनद्वारा देशव्यापी विद्यालयस्तरीय प्रतियोगिता |url=https://www.lokaantar.com/story/246960/2024/2/7/education/school-competition-dr-om-foundation- |access-date=11 March 2025 |website=Lokaantar |language=Nepali}}