Public Health Model for a Billion Humans (India)

Healthcare in India is an endless challenge. Healthcare has become one of India’s largest sectors – both in terms of revenue and employment., as it works to prop up a teeming population. Alternately fulfilling, frustrating and at times just fascinating, India’s healthcare systems have no other option but to innovate in order to cater to growing population.

Whether it is a floating clinic, pay-what-you-can-afford maternity centres, a cutting- edge bio-technology lab, speciality ophthalmic clinics for medical tourists, a medicinal herb plantation, or the neighbourhood yoga club, India’s healthcare systems and practitioners boggle the mind with the ingenuity with which they stretch limited resources to adapt to the growing demand – and it’s still nowhere near enough!

Interact with innovative social enterprises that have evolved ingenious revenue models to serve, scale AND survive! Learn how these organizations and individuals are overcoming mammoth challenges in infrastructure, policy and awareness to make healthcare accessible, affordable and effective for one billion people. Students will also be able to immerse themselves into the local culture through a variety of fun, interactive and meaningful activities that stimulate learning.