Nov 27, 2020Taking Help to the Remotest Corners of India During COVIDTaking Help to the Remotest Corners of India During COVID By Manisha Raghunath With the pandemic killing every aspect of livelihood, especially during the lockdown, people in rural areas were left wanting for critical medical resources and other daily needs essential items to reach them under several time constrained situations. Some of the ACT grantee companies were involved in the…Social Sector3 min readSocial Sector3 min read
Nov 2, 2020Working together through the pandemic: Omidyar Network India & ACT GrantsWritten by — Sweta Daga When the pandemic hit India, citizen groups and non-profit organizations came together to support vulnerable communities and frontline workers. Two of those groups were ACT Grants and Omidyar Network India. Siddharth Nautiyal, a partner with Omidyar Network India says, “The pandemic required a response from…Healthcare3 min readHealthcare3 min read
Oct 29, 2020Expediting Covid19 Testing in India via AI-based SolutionsExpediting Covid19 Testing in India via AI-based Solutions By Manisha Raghunath Covid19 is as mysterious to the medical fraternity as it is to the general public, maybe a little less yes but definitely not a puzzle everyone’s been able to piece together. In such a scenario, it’s important to understand the extent to which it has spread. …Covid-194 min readCovid-194 min read
Oct 26, 2020Robotic Solutions — Changing Health Treatment Protocols in IndiaRobotic Solutions — Changing Health Treatment Protocols in India By Sweta Daga In March when the national lockdown was announced in India, the government tried to prepare for patients by supporting hospitals with equipment and gear, a crucial part being ventilators. …Robotics3 min readRobotics3 min read
Oct 7, 2020Supporting COVID Prevention Using Drone TechnologySupporting COVID Prevention Using Drone Technology By Sweta Daga “During the lockdown period there were two things happening in parallel,” says Smit Shah, the Director of the Secretariat for the Drone Federation of India. “One, as a country we had never been home for such a long period of time…Drones3 min readDrones3 min read
Oct 5, 2020Meeting the Ventilator Emergency of India During COVID19By Shazib Siddique In a conversation with Siraj Dhanani, Founder and CEO of InnAccel Technologies Pvt. Ltd. which had developed a non-invasive ventilation system that provided respiratory support to moderately severe hypoxemic Covid patients. In this interview Mr. …Healthcare6 min readHealthcare6 min read
Sep 28, 2020Supporting Livelihoods During Covid— ACT grantees helping one citizen at a timeBy Sweta Daga “Actually, one of the biggest problems is that many people are not even aware that they are eligible for government support,” says Sumedh Ranade, who helps to lead the central operations team at Haqdarshak, an online technology platform that helps citizens access government schemes. When the national…Jobs5 min readJobs5 min read
Sep 22, 2020Providing Healthcare Inside the Safety of Our HomesManaging Covid Treatment Inside the Safety of Our Homes By- Shazib Siddique Up until April, every other person who was diagnosed with coronavirus was being directly sent either to the hospitals or the COVID care centres for treatment. Meanwhile, the increasing number of COVID positive cases compounded extra burden on…Covid-194 min readCovid-194 min read
Sep 5, 2020Small wins provide big gains — Scaling solutions for India’s healthcare infrastructureSmall wins provide big gains — Scaling solutions for India’s healthcare infrastructure Written by Sweta Daga “It was a matter of persistence and small wins,” says an ACT Grants (Action COVID-19 Team)representative, who is part of the government engagement team within ACT Grants . “When we started in April, we were trying to offer the government solutions that we felt might support…Indian Government5 min readIndian Government5 min read
Aug 27, 2020Caring through Covid-19 — ACT’s approach to mental health awarenessCaring through Covid-19 — ACT’s approach to mental health awareness By — Sweta Daga When it became clear to the world that the novel Coronavirus, COVID-19 wasn’t going anywhere, countries began healthcare procedures to prevent the spread of the pandemic through public awareness campaigns and national lockdowns. …Mental Health4 min readMental Health4 min read
