# Human Medical Aid

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 1186419 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/1186419)
- Website: http://www.humanmedicalaid.com
- Latest income: £45k; spending £45.6k
- What it funds: Health / saving of lives
- Who it helps: The general public
- How it gives: Makes grants to organisations, Other charitable activities
- Last verified: 2026-10-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/human-medical-aid

Human Medical Aid provides medical treatment to the neediest in the village of Tadkeshwar in Gujarat, India. HMA works with the Shifa hospital in Tadkeshwar and funds patient treatment and the purchase of new equipment and build and fit out of facilities.HMA raises donations from the UK diaspora of this community and the diaspora in Reunion, a French Department in the Indian Ocean.

## Open and forthcoming schemes (0)

None in OpenGrant's sources right now.

## What it funds

Human Medical Aid is registered under the Charity Commission purposes health / saving of lives for the general public and other defined groups; the register records that it makes grants to organisations. In its latest reported year Human Medical Aid reported income of £45k and spending of £45.6k.

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from Human Medical Aid in its sources (last checked 16 Oct 2026). Its website (humanmedicalaid.com) may list programmes that are not yet open or are by invitation only. OpenGrant does not take applications; always check the funder's own guidance.

## Questions

### Is Human Medical Aid open for applications now?

Not in OpenGrant's sources as of 16 Oct 2026: no open or forthcoming scheme from Human Medical Aid is listed. Check the funder's website for programmes that are not yet open or that it does not advertise.

### Does Human Medical Aid give grants to individuals?

The Charity Commission register records that Human Medical Aid makes grants to organisations, not that it makes grants to individuals.

### How large is Human Medical Aid?

In its latest reported year Human Medical Aid reported income of £45k and spending of £45.6k.


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