Episode 7 · India

Supporting rural healthcare in India with technology

Ruchit Nagar · CEO and Co-Founder, Khushi Baby

Nov 2024

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Supporting rural healthcare in India with technology

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About this episode

A ground-level look at implementing technology to support India's community health workers - the ASHAs. Ruchit Nagar shares the challenges of integrating tech in rural healthcare, India's digital public health ecosystem, funding pitfalls, and the key learnings for anyone looking to implement at the last mile.

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“We consider the community health worker to be the local researcher or journalist of their village.”
Ruchit Nagar

What we cover

01The role of ASHAs (Accredited Social Health Activists) in India's healthcare system
02Challenges of integrating technology to support community health workers
03India's digital public health ecosystem explained
04When "too much digital" gets in the way of good care
05Pitfalls in funding and investment approaches for health tech
06The 3 I's that drive implementation success
07Leveraging data for health system strengthening
08Aligning incentives with ground realities to improve health outcomes

About the guest

Ruchit Nagar

CEO and Co-Founder, Khushi Baby

Ruchit Nagar is the CEO and Co-Founder of Khushi Baby. For his efforts to deliver scalable public health impact, Ruchit has been recognised as a Forbes 30 Under 30 leader in Healthcare, a World Innovation Summit in Health Young Innovator, and a Distinguished Young Alumnus by the Yale School of Public Health.

Chapters

00:00Introduction

03:53Khushi Baby origins

05:10Challenges in community health delivery

07:18The role of ASHAs in healthcare

12:28The need for integrated solutions

14:14India public health digital ecosystem 101

19:51When "too much digital" gets in the way of good care

22:28Pitfalls in funding and investment approaches

23:20The 3 I's that drive implementation success

31:56Leveraging data for health system strengthening

35:53Challenges in health system integration

41:35Measuring impact and effectiveness

47:44Aligning incentives with ground realities

53:56Navigating quality, evaluation and regulatory challenges

56:48Future directions for Khushi Baby

01:02:02Ruchit's top takeaway for developers

Transcript

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