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Envisioning a World
where Every Woman is
Empowered, and Every
Child is Healthy
Dr. Aparna Hegde is the founder of ARMMAN, a not for profit organisation,
that leverages mHealth technology to create scalable, cost-effective, gender
and equity-sensitive, non-linear, solutions to reduce maternal and child
mortality and morbidity in 19 states of India.
Their integrated 360 degree approach uses deep mobile penetration to
work with pregnant women and children aged under-5. They also support
health workers and systems in early identification, referral, and treatment of
risk factors, resulting in improved health outcomes. It has reached 27 million
women and children, and trained 229,000 frontline health workers, with plans
to scale pan-India in the coming 5 years.
Dr. Aparna Hegde
ARMMAN
Mumbai, Maharashtra
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Managing the largest
mhealth porgram in
partnership with MoHFW,
ARMMAN is implementing
the Kilkari and the Mobile
Academy.
