The Tribal India Health Foundation is a 501(c) organization based in the United States with the goal of improving health service delivery to indigenous populations in India. One of its main activites is operating a sickle cell disease program in South India. Based in the Nilgiris District of Tamil Nadu, India, the TIHF/GAH Sickle Cell Disease Center provides free screening, treatment, and education for sickle cell disease to the affected tribalhealth staff, many of whom are tribals trained from the community.