Trying to connect with Ashwin Naik

Vijay — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 03:16:12 -0500

Wondering in Dr. Ashwin Naik is the same gentleman who was also at St Dominic Savio? I thought this Dr Ashwin was an eye surgeon.

Vaatsalya: BoP Healthcare in India

Nitin Rao — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 06:13:42 -0500

In 2004, Ashwin Naik had 2 interesting choices. An MBA at MIT's Sloan School of Management or an opportunity to jump into healthcare for the rural and semi-urban population. Ashwin chose to follow his passion and co-founded Vaatsalya. As Ashwin put it, "it was an opportunity to learn at the ground level" - a field MBA if you will.

Vaatsalya is a healthcare services company located in India with a mission to provide affordable quality healthcare services to the rural and semi-urban population. Though 70% of the Indian population lives in the rural area only 15% of doctors practice in the rural areas and 20% of total hospital beds are located there. The Vaatsalya family of healthcare providers are dedicated to changing this inequality and at the same time create a viable, socially-responsible business from this opportunity.

Vaatsalya, started in 2004 through savings and money from friends and family, will complete 3 years this December. Venture capital and strategic support from investors such as Aavishkaar helped Vaatsalya reorient its thinking, impact and positioning "from a social organisation to a social enterprise".

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Trying to connect with Ashwin Naik

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