As the Gauri Kaul Foundation (GKF) enters its sixth year of service in 2026, it stands as a pillar of preventive cardiology and community health in Jammu and Kashmir, the foundation is set to scale its impact through a series of ambitious projects aimed at bridging the healthcare divide between urban centres and remote outreach areas .

Since its inception on April 13, 2021, the foundation has transformed from a mission of hope into a robust healthcare network. Key milestones include: Establishing the state-of-the-art Gauri Heart Centre in Srinagar and the Prasad Joo Khan Heart Centre in the remote village of Hawal, Pulwama. Both the centres have state of art day care facilities for complete non invasive cardiology diagnosis and treatment facilities. Facilities like extended loop recording for 7 days and head up tilt testing (HUTT) for diagnosing cause of fainting episodes were started for the first time in the valley in 2021 by us.  The centres have doctors and para medics available throughout the day. All efforts are made to complete the work up and start the treatment the same day. The centre has been bringing innovative medical treatments first time in the union territory. Examples are bringing in drugs like Verciguat, for worsening heart failure as soon as it was available in India in September 2022 and Mavacamten for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy recently in October 2025.  Our dedicated telecardiology projects were launched in in Machil (near the LoC) which gets cut off from towns of Kupwara district during the winter months and the deprived........

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