Karnataka Health Promotion Trust is a partnership between the Karnataka State AIDS Prevention Society (KSAPS) and the University of Manitoba, Canada. KSAPS is the government body implementing the National AIDS Control Organization’s (NACO) National AIDS Control Programme in Karnataka.

University of Manitoba is the chief executing agency for the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation funded Project for scaling up of HIV prevention in Karnataka (SANKALP).

Objectives of KHPT:

To support activities in the areas of reproductive health and HIV and AIDS To support activities and projects that will lead to the enhanced health and well being of individuals and communities in India. To link with other organizations involved in improving health and well being in similar areas. To promote, develop and support prevention projects for people at risk of HIV and AIDS To promote, develop and support care and support projects for people living with HIV and AIDS To communicate learnings regarding programmes and practices in these areas with the general public and other shareholders The benefit of the Trust shall be open to all irrespective of caste, creed or religion To do all such things including participating in business, as the Trust may decide from time to time, for the welfare of the Trust and in pursuance of the above objectives of the Trust To assist any Trust, Society, Association, Club and Individual who is rendering any of the above services, either by providing funds or material support, or directly working along with them To provide funds to various organizations in India to implement their projects pertaining especially to HIV and AIDS programming