At the
@WorldHealthSmt Regional Meeting 2025,
#ACTForHealth had the privilege of hosting the panel, 'From Bharat (India) to the World: Innovating for the Last Mile'.
With insights from
@nachiketmor (Economist, Commissioner, Lancet Commission), Ajay R Nair (CEO, Swasth Alliance), Anaita S. (Program Officer, Digital & AI, Gates Foundation India),
@aaasandeep (Board Member, ACT | Avaana Capital), Karthik Adapa (Regional Advisor, Digital Health, World Health Organization SEARO),
@geethamhp (Founder & CEO, Niramai Health Analytix), Chandrasekhar Nair (CTO, Molbio Diagnostics | Co-founder, Bigtec Labs), and Ramakant Vempati (Co-founder, Wysa), here’s what we took away:
⭐ A strong idea is just the start.
In Bharat, conviction rooted in real user needs helps adapt to public systems, refine models, and stay the course.
⭐ Philanthropy can enable scale-ready innovation.
Philanthropy can play a vital role in supporting early pilots, generating proof, and building government confidence for large-scale adoption.
⭐ Cross-disciplinary minds drive impact.
Healthcare innovation thrives when healthcare, engineering, and social science come together. We need system-minded leaders who can build for the real world.
⭐ Building for Bharat is a marathon, not a sprint.
Scaling through public systems isn’t a linear path and takes time. Founders need grit to navigate complexity; funders need patience to stay the course.
⭐ Open, integrable tech accelerates transformation.
Open-source, interoperable tools designed for existing workflows are essential to scaling innovations within public systems.
As ACT, we’re energised by the idea of fuelling this journey ahead and remain deeply committed to backing tech-first healthcare innovations that are building for Bharat, at scale. 🚀
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