Digital Bharat Collaborative

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.

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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.

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As we step into the new year, we thank all our partners, stakeholders, and collaborators for their continued trust and support. Together, we are building Bharat by strengthening responsive public systems, led by women and youth.

Looking ahead, we remain committed to deepening collaborations and expanding our impact in the year to come.

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Meet our changemaker, Khizar Faizal, a Gandhi Fellow from Batch 18, Bihar, who shares how joining the Gandhi Fellowship became a turning point in his life and supported him in improving his time management, building inner strength and self-discipline, and developing leadership qualities that shaped his growth on and off the field.

Stay tuned as we bring you more such inspiring stories of how the Gandhi Fellowship is shaping a new generation of leaders.

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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.

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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.

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Healthcare reaching where it matters most.

Check out the glimpses from the Mega Health Camps organised in collaboration with the Health Department and NHM Assam across multiple blocks of Kamrup district, Assam.

The camps focused on improving access to essential healthcare services in rural and underserved communities, with the Xushrukha team supporting beneficiaries on-ground, facilitating medical consultations, and enabling ABHA ID creation through the Utprerona mobile application to build awareness around digital health services.

Through this effort, around 2,800 beneficiaries received screenings, consultations, referrals, and basic treatments, while nearly 1,500 children were screened during the ongoing camps, bringing timely care and continuity of health records closer to the community.

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Listen to Shivam Kumar, our Gandhi Fellow, who shares how participating in Community Immersion supported him in understanding what real change looks like on the ground.

Coming from Bihar, Shivam’s immersion took him to Ghotawade village in Pune district, Maharashtra. Living with local families and engaging closely with the community, he witnessed everyday realities and identified critical gaps in awareness around the ESIC scheme. Through such real-life experiences, we are cultivating leaders who listen first, act thoughtfully, and remain committed for the long term.

To know more, visit our website at: https://digitalbharatcollaborative.org/

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