When shoeshine boys start giving stock tips, then you know something is wrong, goes an old Wall Street dictum. When this aphorism begins to resonate in the field of impact investing and social enterprises endeavouring to address some of the most intractable societal challenges of today, then it is indeed worrying. Last month, at the […]
From FT website Meanwhile, Vaatsalya is a chain of 15 hospitals based in areas just outside towns and in rural areas in Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh providing affordable healthcare to underserved populations. The potential for success for many of these so-called “frugal hospitals” has been bolstered by new state-sponsored health insurance schemes that aim to […]
Forbes India Magazine ran a story in their March Issue – India’s Primary Health Care Needs Quick Reform Primary health care delivery needs to reinvent itself. Only then can India aim for universal health coverage My take on the issue was that we need to set our expectations right. Nothings going to change in the […]
Fast Company publishes the most innovative companies in the world list every year. This year Vaatsalya is on the India list!
Ashwin Naik, co-founder and CEO of Vaatsalya Hospitals, a chain of affordable healthcare facilities in semi-urban and rural areas, said there is a big gap in quality healthcare in India. “As government hospitals are not funded enough, this is throwing up opportunities for entrepreneurs.” via Frugal innovation: Devi Shetty’s Narayana Hrudayalaya to conduct heart surgeries […]
<blockquote class=’posterous_medium_quote’>Ma la rivoluzione non si ferma quì, non si ferma al cliente, non si ferma ai paesi in via di sviluppo. Oggi più che mai abbiamo esempi eccezionali che incarnano la reale possibilità di cambiare il mondo della finanza senza rinunciare ai profitti. Perché sia “Vaatsalya” che “Banco Sol” sono due imprese che fanno […]
Supported by Michael Porter, the guru of competitive strategy, the prestigious awards have been based on four major pillars to identify and reward the most outstanding companies for their Strategy. Capitalizing on Industry Dynamics It is crucial for a company to achieve sustainable competitive advantage by protecting and enhancing its distinctive characteristics. Identify strategic positions […]
Celebrating International Nurses Day might be considered a commonplace event in some countries or may not even be celebrated at all. But in India, where there is a critical need for medical personnel, the event observed on May 12 at Vaatsalya Hospitals, a chain catering to semi-urban and rural areas,1 truly gave reason to celebrate. […]
Urban India may be used to getting a pizza delivered in 30 minutes. Ok, may be in 45 minutes, given the gridlock and traffic snarls on most Indian roads but we all know it takes a lot more waiting than this to get appropriate medical aid. The challenges, as we all know again, get compounded […]
via business.outlookindia.com Anyone who’s studied emerging markets talks about the opportunities the bottom of the pyramid offers, especially in India. Reams have been written on how 70% of the population lives in rural areas and 75.6% live on less than $2 a day. The lack of access to basic social needs, weak infrastructure, resource scarcity […]