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Our Program Director Visits ESIC Facilities in Bangalore
Our Program Director, Anil Mishra, recently visited Employees’ State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) facilities in Bangalore to gain a first-hand understanding of operational practices and service delivery at the ground level. During the visit, he met with Dr Sunitha (Deputy Director, ESIS) and Dr Y. K. Dinesh Kumar (Commissioner, ESIS) to discuss ongoing initiatives and explore opportunities for strategic collaboration. He also observed daily functioning at Seshadripuram and Binnipet Dispensaries, reviewing processes and systems in place.
The visit provided key insights into ground realities, helping identify opportunities to optimize service delivery, strengthen operational efficiency, and enhance healthcare outcomes across ESIC facilities in Bangalore.
Piramal Foundation
Strengthening Immunisation Outreach in Assam
We are happy to share that an operational planning meeting was held on 17 December 2025 with the Targeting Zero Dose Immunisation Challenges of Assam (TICA) Project Team to advance the launch of a 10-seater call centre under the TICA initiative.
The call center will act as a key demand-generation and follow-up mechanism, using filtered beneficiary data from the UWIN portal, SARATHI 104 infrastructure, and TICA’s Immunisation strategy to conduct structured awareness and follow-up calls with caregivers.
This initiative is expected to support timely outreach, improve tracking, and strengthen coverage of zero-dose and under-vaccinated children across multiple TICA intervention districts of Assam.
Piramal Foundation
Strengthening Digital Health Adoption in the Private Sector
We recently conducted a Continuous Medical Education (CME) session in Mangaldoi, Darrang district of Assam, on 19 December to strengthen the adoption of the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM) among private healthcare providers.
The session focused on addressing key gaps in digital health implementation, including ABHA creation, Scan & Share, and adoption of interoperable systems such as HMS and EHR.
The engagement also included a discussion on NCD management at the primary healthcare level and approaches to strengthen community awareness through effective IEC, reaching over 35 participants, including 20 private doctors, and contributing to improved private-sector digital health readiness in Darrang.
Piramal Foundation
Check out the glimpses from the community engagement event hosted in Gariabam, Assam, on 17th December under the OIL Aarogya initiative, focused on strengthening maternal nutrition, dietary diversity, and early identification of malnutrition through structured, community-led engagement.
The initiative addressed key nutrition challenges through practical interventions, including the inauguration of a Model Nutri Garden, a nutrition camp with live healthy recipe demonstrations, malnutrition screening, and the distribution of fresh fruits, vegetables, and customised Nutri Kits for pregnant women and lactating mothers.
With 139 community members participating and focused nutrition support extended to 41 pregnant and lactating women, the engagement reinforced sustainable nutrition practices while strengthening collaboration between communities and institutional partners.
Piramal Foundation
25/12/2025
Meet our changemaker, Pooja Singhad, a Gandhi Fellow from Batch 18, working to strengthen health systems on the ground. During her visit to Sub Divisional Hospital Benipur, she noticed gaps in documentation and medicine supply records affecting service readiness.
Pooja conducted the first detailed First Referral Unit assessment at the facility, reviewing registers and digital reporting practices. She identified the need for better record maintenance and regular data entry on the Bhavya Portal.
By engaging with hospital staff, she recommended focused training and system improvements to strengthen data accuracy and accountability. Her work is now supporting healthcare teams and improving service readiness for patients visiting the hospital every month.
Piramal Foundation Gandhi Fellowship
22/12/2025
Read how our SARATHI 104 Helpline, Assam became a lifeline for a family during a critical moment. When a 10-month-old child began choking, and urgent medical help wasn’t immediately available, a single call set swift coordination into motion. Timely guidance, constant follow-up, and rapid hospital intervention helped save a young life.
Through telephone-based health guidance and real-time support, our SARATHI 104 helpline ensures people are not left alone in moments of fear and uncertainty.
To know more, visit our website today at https://digitalbharatcollaborative.org/health-information-helpline/
Piramal Foundation
