Feroz Shah Khan

Indian social entrepreneur who revolutionized rural healthcare through mobile clinics

Feroz Shah Khan (1930-2011) transformed healthcare access in India's remote regions through his innovative mobile clinic system. Starting in 1962, he converted decommissioned buses into fully equipped medical units that traveled to villages where 80% of the population had no healthcare access. His FSK Health Foundation pioneered telemedicine systems decades before modern connectivity, using radio networks to connect rural patients with urban specialists. Khan's approach emphasized preventive care, establishing vaccination programs that reduced infant mortality by 40% in served areas. His 1975 book 《Medicine on Wheels》 inspired similar programs globally. Khan's work earned him the UNICEF Florence Nightingale Medal in 1985, and his model continues to operate in 12 Indian states today.