We thank all those participants who registered and those who attended, and the dozens of questions that were asked for a very rich dialog during the Webinar.
Some of the feedback received from the audience:
“An absolutely wonderful showcase of the seminal efforts of the Health Council & of WHEELS. I am particularly impressed by the breadth and depth of the services and solutions. Congratulations!” – Farid Khan
“Thanks a lot for this eye-opening webinar from “great achievers” WHEELS brought forward today. Best wishes to all off them” – Ravi Kumar
“Very inspirational webinar for me” – Hina Yadav
“Wonderful work done in women and newborn health. Hats off to your work done by women. Interesting webinar” – Purnima Kotiya
With 3.3m NGOs registered in the country, even if 10% are active, that multiplier effect by all NGOs replicating successful innovations in their territories is the best way to shorten the time. Hence, we are looking forward to all mission-aligned entities and professionals to come join our journey. Together we can get there faster.
Please find the links to relevant material from the Webinar:
1. Slide deck used for introducing WGF Programs.
2. Slide deck used for introducing the panelists and their work.
3. Questions & Answers from the session.
♦ Call to Action: Visit ‘Get Involved’ page to join us and learn about our solutions.
♦ Watch out for our next webinars which will bring similar group of innovators in Health, Livelihood, and Water.
♦ For questions, please write to info@wheelsglobal.org
Click to see webinar recording on Wheels Youtube Channel
LIVE Webinar – 03 August 2024
Technology to Improve Health Outcomes for Underserved – Newborn, Menstrual, Mental and Preventive Health
Webinar Panelists
Ms. Priyanka Das ~ Mission Director, National Health Mission, M.P
Dr. Rupal Dalal ~ Pediatrician & Adjunct Prof, IITB-CTARA
Ms. Priya Naik ~ CEO, Samhita Impact Ventures
Dr. Sanjay Sood ~ Project Director, Ministry of Electronics and Technology, GOI
Dr. Bindukumar Kansupada ~ Co-Chair, WHEELS Health Council
Mr. Neeraj Kumar ~ (IIT-D’98), Founder/CEO, PeakMind
Ms. Anju Bist ~ Co-Founder/CEO, Saukhyam
Paul Glick ~ Executive Director, Rural India Supporting Trust (RIST),
Webinar Chair
Dr. Raj Shah ~ Chair – Health Council, WHEELS Global Foundation
Webinar Summary
WHEELS Global’s Health Group’s mission is to provide affordable healthcare solutions to India’s more than 800 million rural and underserved population. Given the multi-dimensional nature of the health challenges faced by these segments, our technology-driven solutions address several of these key challenges. In this webinar, we are featuring several inspiring leaders and partners tackling challenges in newborn and mother nutritional health, mental health for school kids to young adults, affordable and environmentally-friendly sanitary pads, and primary care & preventive medical care for remote rural areas. The audience will see how these solutions are integrating original pathbreaking research and several latest technologies, unique public-private partnerships to achieve a very large scale, and mass distribution channels to engage communities pan-India. This group of experts represents thought leaders from several medical specialties, premier technology institutions, entrepreneurial ecosystems, and public services.
Each of these four groups of solutions is already impacting the lives of several hundred thousand with a scaling path to nearly 100 million lives in the next few years. We hope that the session will enable our audience to take these to their hometowns, and also augment this portfolio with further innovations and capabilities.
Join US LIVE on ZOOM
Saturday ~ Aug 03, 2024
10 am EST, 7:00 am PST, 7:30 pm IST
(Registration is Free)
You can join the webinar 15 min early (i.e. 09:45 AM EST OR 7:15 PM IST) to watch the slide show on WGF-related projects & videos.
WHEELS Global Foundation (WGF), “An Initiative of IIT Alumni, USA” with the mission of Technology-Enabled Philanthropy. WHEELS has also been selected by NITI Aayog, Govt. of India as a member of the Committee for Innovation and Technology Transfer. WHEELS has also signed an MOU with the Ministry for Panchayati Raj for a technology partnership in Rural Development.
Panelists Overview
Paul Glick, Executive Director of Rural India Supporting Trust (RIST), joined the team in 2014. Paul’s leadership has assisted in the growth of RIST as a respected grant giving entity focused on poverty alleviation in India. He is a career International Development professional that has extensive experience in all aspects of program implementation and management. Paul has lived in a variety of challenging environments where he worked for organizations concentrating on community development issues and social service provision with an aim of improving quality of life. He has over 20 years of experience in international development & poverty alleviation through project implementation, stakeholder engagement and mobilization, full-cycle grant management from start-up through close-down, workforce development, capacity building and conflict management. (Paul Glick | Linkedin)
Priyanka Das is an IAS officer of 2009 batch, presently posted as the Mission Director of National Health Mission, Madhya Pradesh. She has completed her post-graduation and MPhil from Centre for Political Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. She cleared the Civil Services Exam in the year 2008 in her first attempt and secured a rank of 47 Senior IAS officer.
Ms. Priyanka Das has handled several challenging assignments like Municipal Commissioner Bhopal, Commissioner Mandis, District Magistrate of four districts namely Tikamgarh, Hoshangabad, Ashok Nagar and Morena. Bhopal was declared as the second cleanest city in the country under her leadership in 2018.
Dr Rupal Dalal is an experienced Pediatric Care Provider with a demonstrated history of working in the hospital & non-profit organizations. She is skilled in 1st 1000 Days health & nutrition of the child, lactation Education, Pediatric medicine specifically in urgent care issue. She is a strong community and social services professional with an MD focused on Pediatric nutrition and urgent care issues. (Dr Rupal Dalal | LinkedIn)
Priya Naik is the Founder and CEO of Samhita Social Ventures. Priya’s belief in collaborative action and the power of responsible corporate citizenship is reflected in the multiple partnerships that Samhita has structured amongst Corporates, Indian and international foundations, government agencies, social organizations and academic institutions, to maximize social impact.
A front runner in building the narrative around corporate responsibility, Samhita is actively moving the needle from cheque- book corporate philanthropy to purpose-led, sustainable commitments. (Priya Naik | LinkedIn)
Dr Raj Shah is the Chairman of Health Council. He is a practicing cardiologist, philanthropist, and entrepreneur based in Philadelphia. He is educated at the University of Pennsylvania and Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine at the Temple and Drexel University faculties. He is a pioneer in the field of telemedicine and the creator of the SmartCareDoc telemedicine system which was deployed at “The Clinic at Wal-Mart” in 2012-14: The first telemedicine clinic in a retail store in America. He established a TeleRetinopathy screening program at the Temple University Health System in 2016 and a teaching Teleclinic at the School of Nursing at Rutgers University. (Dr. Raj Shah | Linkedin)
Dr Sanjay Sood is a prominent figure in global health and a leading digital health innovator. Since 1999, he has been at the forefront of global telemedicine, driving digital innovations to strengthen health systems worldwide. With extensive experience in large-scale digital health implementations across various regions, he has significantly contributed to advancing digital health initiatives.
Dr Sood is currently spearheading eSanjeevani, India’s National Telemedicine Service, which is the largest telemedicine platform in the world, and has already served around 300 million patients across the nation for the Indian Health Ministry. His leadership in this project earned them the Digital India Award 2020 from the Hon’ble President of India, recognizing the significant impact of eSanjeevani. (Dr Sanjay Sood | LinkedIn)
Dr Bindukumar Kansupada is the Vice Chairman of the Health Council. He is a retired Cardiologist, Philanthropist, Entrepreneur, Educator, and active healthcare political activist. Dr Kansupada was appointed as Assistant Clinical Professor of Internal Medicine at Drexel University and as Clinical Instructor in the Dept of Internal Medicine – PCOM, till he retired. Dr Bindukumar Kansupada is board certified in Internal Medicine, Cardiology, Echocardiography, and Nuclear Cardiology.
He is a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology, American College of Chest Physicians, and Fellow American Society of Nuclear Cardiology. He received his MBBS degree from prestigious Topiwala Medical College, Mumbai University, and received his post-graduate training in invasive, noninvasive Cardiology and Electrophysiology from Medical College Of Pennsylvania (Drexel University Medical School). (Dr Bindu | LinkedIn)
Neeraj Kumar is an IIT Delhi alumni, serial entrepreneur, an active meditator, leadership & wellness coach, Neeraj is a mental health & wellbeing champion. Along with a passionate team of partners and psychology experts, currently, as founder & CEO, he’s building PeakMind.in – An AI powered innovative digital platform for students’ mental health & suicide prevention with a mission of #ZeroStudentSuicide.Parent of two teenage daughters, he believes that every child matters and deserves the best psychological education support system to flourish. (Neeraj Kumar | LinkedIn)
Anju Bist is the Founder and CEO for Saukhyam Reusable Pads, she works with rural women groups who are both producers and consumers of the product. The pads are made in rural India and sold not just in India but also exported to US, UK, Germany, Spain, Netherlands, Kuwait and Nepal.
She is referred to as Padwoman of India in some circles. Saukhyam’s team works to provide high-quality reusable menstrual pads to women and girls everywhere. They are working hard to make reusables mainstream and disposables known as the old-fashioned idea that they really are. (Anju Bist | LinkedIn)
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