Jeevodaya is a "Hospice for Advanced Cancer Patients".

Jeevodaya was established on August 15th 1991, in Chennai, India, primarily with the intention of caring for the poor, the abandoned and destitute cancer patients. However we at Jeevodaya have come to realise that all patients when they reach this phase of their life are basically to quote Sr. Lalitha - "medical destitutes" whether they are rich or poor, hence have thrown our doors open to all patients who may need our help irrespective of their social status or the stage of the disease they are in. It is one of the most humanitarian and challenging projects of our times in India.

A group of committed people belonging to various religions and from different parts of the country have come together with the noble aim of rendering continued service to Advanced Cancer Patients. Jeevodaya is thus a supreme example of National Integration and Unity.

It is therefore Providence that has most appropriately ordained that Jeevodaya Day, should coincide with the country's Independence Day, 15th August.

Jeevodaya is a purely Charitable and Non Profit Organisation.