{"id":281,"date":"2026-05-24T20:09:07","date_gmt":"2026-05-24T20:09:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chip.org.in\/?page_id=281"},"modified":"2026-05-25T06:07:32","modified_gmt":"2026-05-25T06:07:32","slug":"founders-message","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/chip.org.in\/index.php\/founders-message\/","title":{"rendered":"Founder\u2019s Message"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"l-section wpb_row height_medium with_img\"><div class=\"l-section-img\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Image\" data-img-width=\"1366\" data-img-height=\"634\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/chip.org.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/slider-web.png);background-repeat: no-repeat;background-size: contain;\"><\/div><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row via_grid cols_1 laptops-cols_inherit tablets-cols_inherit mobiles-cols_1 valign_middle type_boxes stacking_default\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"ult-spacer spacer-6a19bc4283a76\" data-id=\"6a19bc4283a76\" data-height=\"500\" data-height-mobile=\"500\" data-height-tab=\"500\" data-height-tab-portrait=\"\" data-height-mobile-landscape=\"\" style=\"clear:both;display:block;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"l-section wpb_row height_medium\"><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row via_grid cols_1 laptops-cols_inherit tablets-cols_inherit mobiles-cols_1 valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\">[vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Message From Founder&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h1|text_align:left&#8221; google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:Cabin%3Aregular%2Citalic%2C500%2C500italic%2C600%2C600italic%2C700%2C700italic|font_style:500%20bold%20regular%3A500%3Anormal&#8221;]<div class=\"ult-spacer spacer-6a19bc4283dfe\" data-id=\"6a19bc4283dfe\" data-height=\"15\" data-height-mobile=\"15\" data-height-tab=\"15\" data-height-tab-portrait=\"\" data-height-mobile-landscape=\"\" style=\"clear:both;display:block;\"><\/div><div id=\"ultimate-heading-47266a19bc4283e45\" class=\"uvc-heading ult-adjust-bottom-margin ultimate-heading-47266a19bc4283e45 uvc-8417 \" data-hspacer=\"no_spacer\"  data-halign=\"center\" style=\"text-align:center\"><div class=\"uvc-heading-spacer no_spacer\" style=\"top\"><\/div><div class=\"uvc-main-heading ult-responsive\"  data-ultimate-target='.uvc-heading.ultimate-heading-47266a19bc4283e45 h3'  data-responsive-json-new='{\"font-size\":\"\",\"line-height\":\"\"}' ><h3 style=\"font-weight:normal;\">A Vision for Healthier Communities<\/h3><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ult-spacer spacer-6a19bc4283eb6\" data-id=\"6a19bc4283eb6\" data-height=\"20\" data-height-mobile=\"20\" data-height-tab=\"20\" data-height-tab-portrait=\"\" data-height-mobile-landscape=\"\" style=\"clear:both;display:block;\"><\/div><div class=\"g-cols wpb_row via_grid cols_2-1 laptops-cols_inherit tablets-cols_inherit mobiles-cols_1 valign_top type_default stacking_default\" style=\"--columns-gap:3rem;\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p data-start=\"64\" data-end=\"95\">Welcome to the CHIP Foundation.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"97\" data-end=\"339\">The journey of the <strong data-start=\"116\" data-end=\"177\">Centre for Health Innovation and Policy (CHIP) Foundation<\/strong> began with a simple yet powerful belief \u2014 that meaningful public health change is possible when research, innovation, policy, and community action come together.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"341\" data-end=\"746\">Across the world, communities continue to face growing health challenges, including cancer, tobacco-related diseases, and unequal access to preventive healthcare. These challenges demand collaborative, evidence-based, and sustainable solutions. CHIP Foundation was established with the commitment to contribute toward this vision through public health research, awareness, advocacy, and capacity building.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"748\" data-end=\"1012\">At CHIP Foundation, we believe prevention is one of the most powerful tools in healthcare. Through our work in cancer prevention, tobacco control, survivorship, research, and training initiatives, we strive to empower individuals and strengthen healthcare systems.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1014\" data-end=\"1303\"><!--more--><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1014\" data-end=\"1303\">Our efforts are driven by collaboration \u2014 bringing together healthcare professionals, researchers, policymakers, institutions, and communities to create lasting impact. We are proud to support initiatives that promote knowledge sharing, innovation, and evidence-based public health action.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1305\" data-end=\"1484\">As we continue this journey, our focus remains on building healthier, more informed, and resilient communities where every individual has the opportunity to live a healthier life.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1486\" data-end=\"1700\">We sincerely thank our partners, supporters, healthcare professionals, and communities for their trust and collaboration. Together, we can continue creating meaningful change and shaping a healthier future for all.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"w-image style_outlined align_center\"><div class=\"w-image-h\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"353\" height=\"420\" src=\"https:\/\/chip.org.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ravi-sir.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chip.org.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ravi-sir.webp 353w, https:\/\/chip.org.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ravi-sir-252x300.webp 252w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 353px) 100vw, 353px\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ult-spacer spacer-6a19bc4284a3d\" data-id=\"6a19bc4284a3d\" data-height=\"20\" data-height-mobile=\"20\" data-height-tab=\"20\" data-height-tab-portrait=\"\" data-height-mobile-landscape=\"\" style=\"clear:both;display:block;\"><\/div><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span>\u00a0<\/span>Prof. Ravi Mehrotra<\/h4>\n<p data-start=\"1761\" data-end=\"1832\">Founder<br data-start=\"1768\" data-end=\"1771\" \/><strong data-start=\"1771\" data-end=\"1832\">Centre for Health Innovation and Policy (CHIP) Foundation<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Message From Founder&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h1|text_align:left&#8221; google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:Cabin%3Aregular%2Citalic%2C500%2C500italic%2C600%2C600italic%2C700%2C700italic|font_style:500%20bold%20regular%3A500%3Anormal&#8221;] Welcome to the CHIP Foundation. The journey of the Centre for Health Innovation and Policy (CHIP) Foundation began with a simple yet powerful belief \u2014 that meaningful public health change is possible when research, innovation, policy, and community action come together. Across the world, communities continue to face growing&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-281","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chip.org.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/281","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chip.org.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chip.org.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chip.org.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chip.org.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=281"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/chip.org.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/281\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":298,"href":"https:\/\/chip.org.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/281\/revisions\/298"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chip.org.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=281"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}