Samagra

Project
Overview

Through the USAID-funded Samagra project, we don’t just strengthen urban health systems – we innovate, support, and transform them. Our approaches are centered around innovation, gender- and technology across the public and private sectors. From the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic to aligning with government priorities for primary healthcare, Samagra accounts for the ever-evolving landscape of healthcare needs to transform how vulnerable urban populations access quality and affordable healthcare. And by strengthening the capacity, efficiency, and resilience of India’s health system we support the government to meet the evolving, holistic needs of the country’s urban populations.

Expected
Outcomes

Improving Accessibility and Affordability

of healthcare services for urban residents, particularly those with low incomes.

Improving Governance of Health

by fostering transparency, accountability, and effectiveness.

Reducing Out-of-Pocket Expenditure

by testing models that provide financial risk protection for urban populations.

Our Impact
2020-2024

20+

multisectoral partnerships

built and nurtured, spanning a broad spectrum of stakeholders – including state governments, municipalities, fintech and health tech start-ups, community-based organizations and academic institutions.

83.3K+

government social security benefits

related to healthcare, education, income and livelihood unlocked for 226.8K+ people living in urban slum communities, overcoming information and access barriers that impede uptake for vulnerable communities.

68K+

gig-workers

enrolled into an innovative health benefits platform, saving gig workers 31.4K USD in out-of-pocket expenditure.

Piloted a service delivery center

for health and non-health services among excluded populations in peri-urban areas. This integrated model was transitioned to the city municipality after close of funding.

58K+ USD

out-of-pocket expenditure saved by consumers

by developing community-based health insurance products with low price points, and flexible payment options for urban communities; 16.9K+ urban community residents from low-income backgrounds enrolled.

2K+

Tuberculosis patients

serviced in Indore, central India, through an urban doorstep drug and diagnostic delivery model for tuberculosis patients enrolled under the National Tuberculosis Elimination Program.