Building Bharat

Building Bharat

Building Bharat through digital acceleration to transform public systems' responsiveness and governance led by Women and Youth

Bihar Media Round Up

Bihar Media Round Up

It is heartening to see media recognition of our work in Bihar - making quality healthcare accessible at the last mile through digital technology. Explore the flipbook to learn more about our impact.

Karuna Fellows – Impact Stories

Karuna Fellows – Impact Stories

This flipbook celebrates our champions of change—Karuna Fellows—and their inspiring journeys. Launched in 2020 to empower young women from rural areas, the Karuna Fellowship equips them with digital skills and the agency to drive change. Flip through to see how their efforts are transforming communities and how they’re becoming role models, inspiring thousands of young women to chart their own paths.

Every Mother Matters. Every Child Matters.

Every Mother Matters. Every Child Matters.

This compilation highlights stories from our interventions aimed at improving Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health (RMNCH). It reflects an integrated healthcare system that supports women of reproductive age, pregnant women, newborns, and children up to five years, ensuring better health outcomes for all.

USAID Saksham

USAID Saksham

Our USAID Saksham project is a collaboration between PATH, Piramal Swasthya, Jhpiego, and Deloitte to enhance MNCH outcomes. This flipbook showcases our transformation stories from Assam, Chhattisgarh and Odisha.

Health Information Helpline

Health Information Helpline

Our Health Information Helpline (HIHL) provides 24/7 medical support, real-time grievance redressal, and accessible healthcare information in local languages to remote and vulnerable communities. Explore our flipbook to discover the impact of HIHL through these success stories.

Employees’ State Insurance Scheme

Employees’ State Insurance Scheme

Dive into our flipbook showcasing success stories from our ESIC interventions. Through targeted pilot initiatives, we’re improving healthcare and social security for citizens by re-engineering the Employees' State Insurance Scheme.

Healthcare At The Doorstep

Healthcare At The Doorstep

This flipbook showcases inspiring success stories from our Mobile Medical Units, highlighting how they bring essential healthcare services like screenings, referrals, and free medicines to remote, underserved areas.

Niramay

Niramay

NIRAMAY is a collaboration between the National Health Mission, Assam, Piramal Foundation, and Cisco to demonstrate the integration of digital health technology to strengthen public health care delivery specifically in the districts of Darrang, Barpeta, and Baksa in the north-east Indian state of Assam.

Local Initiatives for digital health

Local Initiatives for digital health

This report provides a comprehensive situational analysis of Mahasamund district's primary healthcare system, with a focus on improving RMNCH outcomes. It outlines key insights and recommendations for enhancing service delivery, strengthening ASHA capabilities and data management systems.

Understanding the Burden of Hypertension and Diabetes in Rural Uttar Pradesh

Understanding the Burden of Hypertension and Diabetes in Rural Uttar Pradesh

This report captures the door-to-door NCD survey where we have endeavored to capture a detailed epidemiological picture that not only maps the current landscape of NCDs in the studied geography but also lays out the imperative for targeted health interventions.

Health System Strengthening in Bihar

Health System Strengthening in Bihar

Bihar is on the cusp of a transformative digital shift in its public health system, one that has the potential to revolutionize healthcare delivery across the state. However, significant challenges remain.

Access to quality primary healthcare at the last mile

Access to quality primary healthcare at the last mile

This is Bimla Debi with her grandson – they live in a remote hamlet in Assam. She used to suffer from Hypertension and Diabetes which remained undiagnosed as there was no healthcare centre near her village. Today, both are under control and she is healthy and happy.

Strengthening Governance

Strengthening Governance

This is a story from Nalanda district, Bihar that demonstrates how our work has fanned the winds of change, improved health outcomes significantly and touched lakhs of lives across the state.

From Home to Hospital: Overcoming Resistance towards Institutional Deliveries

From Home to Hospital: Overcoming Resistance towards Institutional Deliveries

During her pregnancy with her fifth child, ASHA Anita Majhi, who had been mentored by Saksham team, identified Chanka as a high-risk case and worked tirelessly to encourage her to opt for an institutional delivery. While Chanka agreed to follow Anita's advice her husband Sina Majhi was skeptical. 

Transforming Nursing Institute Registration in Bihar

Transforming Nursing Institute Registration in Bihar

This case study highlights the impact of Mission Unnayan’s NI Tag App which has enabled 275 institutes in Bihar to have their data successfully verified, creating a reliable, centralized map of nursing institutes across the state.

Telemedicine brings remote relief to Chhattisgarh

Telemedicine brings remote relief to Chhattisgarh

Budhayrien Batti is a 68-year-old woman from Chhattisgarh. Her story highlights how telemedicine ensures that citizens gain affordable access to specialized medical care.

HOPE call centre saves a child’s life through timely decision-making

HOPE call centre saves a child’s life through timely decision-making

The story of a concerned citizen from Jalaun, Uttar Pradesh, throws light on how our HOPE centre saves lives by facilitating prompt decisions in the time of crisis.

Scan and share interventions revolutionise healthcare experience

Scan and share interventions revolutionise healthcare experience

Bihar’s adoption of Scan and Share technology has transformed OPD registration, reduced waiting time and improved patient experience, driven by the efforts of our Gandhi Fellows.

Visually impaired mother Sonmoni gives birth with our support

Visually impaired mother Sonmoni gives birth with our support

This story of Sonmoni, a visually impaired beneficiary from the mountainous village of Hatigarh, Assam showcases how we enhance maternal health at the grassroots through our Xushrukha program.

HIHL: A lifeline in crisis for Ashish and Anju

HIHL: A lifeline in crisis for Ashish and Anju

In Golaghat, Assam, the 104 SARATHI Health Helpline ensured timely medical attention for Anju’s pregnancy complications, leading to a successful delivery.

Frontline workers save Tijeshwari’s life and bring her child into the world

Frontline workers save Tijeshwari’s life and bring her child into the world

This story highlights how the dedicated efforts of Frontline Workers (FLWs) in Chhattisgarh, supported by the USAID Saksham program, helped save Tijeshwari Jurri’s life during a high-risk pregnancy.

ESIC interventions enable women to access maternity benefits

ESIC interventions enable women to access maternity benefits

Our capacity-building sessions at Indian Design Exports Private Limited (IDEPL) underscores the positive impact of our efforts in raising awareness about ESIC and driving its digital adoption.

Every Life Matters

Every Life Matters

Strengthened Governance safeguards lives at the Health Online Parameter Evaluation Centre, Uttar Pradesh

MMU transforms Jasimuddin’s quality of life

MMU transforms Jasimuddin’s quality of life

This story from Jharkhand highlights how our MMU intervention is providing accessible and affordable relief from complex health issues, at the last mile.

Improved digital capabilities lead to enhanced service delivery

Improved digital capabilities lead to enhanced service delivery

Improved digital capabilities lead to enhanced service delivery in Bihar

Advantage Digi-tech | The pathway to transformation

Advantage Digi-tech | The pathway to transformation

Digitech is the accelerator of transformation in Assam, Bihar & Karnataka

Youth Power driving Transformation

Youth Power driving Transformation

Building youth power as a pathway to transformation. Sumitra Tanti, Saksham's Youth Advocate for Community Welfare, Sockeiting tea garden, Assam

Dhwani – The DBC Newsletter | Volume 2

Dhwani – The DBC Newsletter | Volume 2

Following the inaugural edition of DBC Dhwani, we're excited to share the second volume! This edition highlights our journey towards Building Bharat - with inspiring stories, impactful initiatives, and key insights. It features a blog by our CTO, a spotlight on the Digi-Frontline program, and more!

Dhwani – the DBC Newsletter Volume 1

Dhwani – the DBC Newsletter Volume 1

Read the inaugural edition of our newsletter— DBC Dhwani. This dynamic platform offers a glimpse into the journey of Digital Bharat Collaborative towards empowering every individual, ensuring that no one is left behind. Through these pages, we aim to share our vision, progress, and the impact we are making.

A Silent Revolution in Jehanabad: Seema Kumari’s Journey from Challenge to Change

A Silent Revolution in Jehanabad: Seema Kumari’s Journey from Challenge to Change

In the heartland of Bihar, far from the buzz of city hospitals, a quiet revolution is taking root—led not just by doctors in white coats, but by the untiring efforts of Frontline Health Workers (FLWs). Among them stands Seema Kumari,...

World Health Day 2025: Suman’s Story – “Healthy Beginnings, Hopeful Futures”

World Health Day 2025: Suman’s Story – “Healthy Beginnings, Hopeful Futures”

In the heart of rural Chhattisgarh, accessing quality healthcare is a challenge. The maternal mortality rate remains critically high. Yet, there are stories of support and transformation that illustrate the transformative power of Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health (RMNCH)...

Celebrating Our Tricolor and the Spirit of Digitization

Celebrating Our Tricolor and the Spirit of Digitization

India celebrates Republic Day today, commemorating the adoption of the Constitution – a pivotal moment in our journey toward self-governance and democracy. This day signifies not only India’s struggle for independence but also its democratic values, cultural richness, and unity in...

Bridging Information Gaps in Public Systems

Bridging Information Gaps in Public Systems

India stands at a transformative juncture in its development journey. With its vast population, cultural diversity, and geographic scale, the country’s challenges are as complex as its opportunities. Piramal Foundation has a clear vision – to be a catalyst in Building Bharat –...

Coffee Table book

Coffee Table book

Explore the impact and innovation of DBC’s transformative programs, captured through visuals and insightful narratives. This coffee table book offers a window into what drives DBC's mission forward.

Digital Public Health Interventions Diagnostic Toolkit

Digital Public Health Interventions Diagnostic Toolkit

Efforts to strengthen RMNCH services through digital transformation remain hindered by systemic inefficiencies, fragmentation of service delivery, along with infrastructural inadequacies, deficiencies in digital adoption, and disparities in policy implementation leading to sub-optimal healthcare outcomes.