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Nutrition Support

Annapurna · Hospital Discharge Pantry

No one leaves the hospital hungry or alone.

We deliver warm, nutritious meals to patients being discharged from ICUs, cancer wards, and hospice care—especially those who have lost their primary caregiver. We combine food distribution with on-the-spot nutritional counseling, ensuring that the transition from hospital to home does not become a fall into hunger and despair.

Support the Pantry

Why This Exists

4 out of 10

patients discharged from public hospitals in India report not having access to food for the first 24 hours after discharge.

₹35

is all it takes to provide a balanced, warm meal + a nutritional counseling session at the hospital gate.

“I had just lost my wife to cancer. I walked out of the hospital with nothing. No family, no food. A volunteer from the pantry handed me a warm meal and just sat with me while I ate. I didn't feel alone anymore.”

— Widower, Mumbai

How We Serve

Join the Discharge Pantry Movement

Volunteer at hospital gates or contribute to a meal fund.

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