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About
Ashwin Naik is an entrepreneur and author on a mission to catalyze wellbeing and impact.
As an entrepreneur he has started multiple healthcare organisations – Manah Wellness (Platform for Preventive Mental health), Let’s Talk (Helpline for Mental Health Support during COVID19), Vaatsalya (India’s first rural hospitals network), Seraniti (India’s first integrated mental health organization, acquired by Curefit) and We Scale Impact (Global Health Consulting).
He is the author of two books – The Healthcare Gamechangers, which profiles innovations around the world which have the potential to change the way healthcare is delivered, and #ChangeStartsYoung, a book about young changemakers who are starting as early as 11 years young.
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Created on 2023-02-17 12:23 Published on 2023-02-17 12:40 Journaling is a daily habit to have a meaningful conversation with oneself. “Write what disturbs you, what you fear, what you have not been willing to speak about. Be willing to be split open.” – Natalie Goldberg Journaling, or the act of writing down one’s thoughts and […]
Created on 2023-02-11 06:32 Published on 2023-02-11 06:36 A review of the data from the India Workplace Wellbeing Report 2023 indicates that there is a wide scope for improvement in the way organizations support the mental wellbeing of individuals at all levels. Nearly 55% of individuals reported moderate to severe signs of anxiety, 29% reported moderate to […]
As the world navigates the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and looks towards a more sustainable and equitable future, the role of India in shaping the global health agenda is more important than ever. As the current G20 president, India has a unique opportunity to lead the way in advancing health and well-being for all. Health to […]
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A 500-year old dargah (Islamic shrine) in Unava, Gujarat, is today the site of a quirky merger of faith healing and modern psychiatry. For centuries, local legend has credited the Hazrat Saiyed Ali Mira Datar dargah with the power to cure various mental illnesses. But since 2008, the dargah’s mujavars (traditional healers) have been trained by experts […]
Microsoft co-founder (and the world’s richest man) Mr. Bill Gates was recently in India to explore, learn and be updated about innovations happening in the healthcare and agricultural sectors with some private sector companies. During the course of his visit, Mr. Gates met up with healthcare leaders of the likes of Dr. Naveen Nishchal (Chairman […]
“Tomorrow is Fathers day in our school. You have to come to my class. You can sit with me. Yaaay” How do you fight this pure unadulterated enthusiasm from a five year old. I had to reluctantly agree. And was dragged along with a few other, equally reluctant fathers to a pre-school with four and […]
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One of the biggest challenges in the healthcare system is that it vests disproportionate power in the hands of a few – the medical practitioners. Doctors are at the top of the knowledge hierarchy in the system and hence, wield significant power in decision-making, relegating the rest of the players to marginal roles of following […]
This post is part of a series on The Healthcare Gamechangers. Read all the stories in this series here. In the modern day of doctor-patient confidentiality and the computerization of medical records, there is little chance of a whole family visiting a practice for advice, or the merrygo-round of doctors being able to spot and act upon […]
This post is part of a series on The Healthcare Gamechangers. Read all the stories in this series here. The story of Nalini Saligram and Arogya World Healthcare has been developing along one line for centuries. We look to help people far too late in the process to have any meaningful intervention. Once someone presents with type […]
Ashwin Naik, a doctor and founder of a successful hospital chain, offers a vision of the future of healthcare that surprisingly features neither doctors nor hospitals. Rather this intriguing book offers compelling insights into what is wrong with today's healthcare system and stories about the changemakers--and levers of change--that can lead to solutions.
In today's world, healthcare unfortunately gets equated with 'care of the sick' and the tertiary care behemoths hog the limelight. In such a scenario, Dr Naik's book brings in a refreshingly different approach and takes a much broader view of healthcare, and rightly so. He has managed to cover a host of issues ranging from non-communicable diseases and primary care to palliative care and prevention. Even more admirably, he has scouted for some of the most insightful examples across the world and shared their recipe for others to emulate.
Each profile is well-presented and thought-provoking, and the fact that they come from different parts of the world makes it even more interesting.
This book should be special...coming from the man who looked at creating an impact in one of the toughest industries...healthcare..
