TED Fellows » TED Fellows Network » Ashwin Naik
Professional Role
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Founder/CEO, Vaatsalya healthcare
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Vaatsalya Healthcare
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Enterprise Inc - Vaatsalya Healthcare
70% of India lives in semi-urban and rural areas— but 80% of the countrys healthcare facilities are in metros. Its that astounding statistic that led two young doctors in Bangalore to come together 4 years ago to set up Vaatsalaya Healthcare—a chain of hospitals for Indias vast semi urban and rural population Today, Vaatsalya treats over 35,000 patients every year and is proof that having your heart in the right place can be good for your wallet too Isha Dalal gets the story of Vaatsalya Healthcare
Biography
Founder of Vaatsalya, an Indian venture building the country's first network of hospitals in semi-urban and rural areas
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TEDIndia
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- @ashwinnaik
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- ashwinnaik.com/blog/
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- listening and empathy are actually effective strategies for influencing people and getting things done. 5 months ago
- Providing great service requires trade-offs. And acceptance of the tradeoffs. 5 months ago
- X-Boxification of Healthcare 5 months ago
- Never too old to start something 5 months ago
- 100 best CEOs of the world 6 months ago