It’s hard to believe that tomorrow is our last site visit for the 2012 India Field Seminar and it should prove to be a very insightful one. We will visit GE’s John Welch Center and it will be exciting to see disruptive innovation in action. It will be especially interesting after our visit today where we saw what Narayana Nethralaya’s ophthalmology group is doing with mobile phones to help diagnose ROP among premature infants in rural villages.
Overall, the last two weeks have brought a range of visits, from candid interactive sessions to redundant template PowerPoint presentations. My favorite sessions by far were those where the passion of the founders, presenters, and/or organization members radiated throughout the visit, such as yesterday’s visit to Vaatsalya and last Friday’s visit to the National Rural Health Mission sub-centre in Palwal. Vaatsalya’s visit was refreshing and all of the presenters gave us in-depth insight into the company’s goal, structure, challenges, and candidly answered questions regarding what the future could hold for the hospital chain. Alternatively, the visit to the NRHM’s Palwal sub-centre showed us the true state of health care for most of India’s population. We were able to meet with ASHAs, volunteer women within each village who reach out and keep tabs on the people in the village. These women are the key links between villages and the health system, providing not only health education but also basic prenatal care and delivery help for women. After meeting the ASHA’s and asking them questions, I was touched by the pride and knowledge that they demonstrated. It was an experience I will never forget.
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