IMMUNIZATION CHALLENGE; INDIA
PROVEN INTERVENTION TO BE DISTRIBUTED
Routine childhood immunizations.
Learn more about the Immunization Challenge and how increasing routine childhood immunization rates in low-coverage areas could prevent millions of childhood deaths.
DISTRIBUTION MODEL INNOVATION
Suvita increases uptake of immunization services to combat vaccine-preventable diseases.
Suvita identifies natural community influencers through peer nominations, and invites them to become immunization ambassadors who motivate and remind others in the community to bring their children for routine immunisations. The model complements this with customized SMS reminders direct to new parents, which follow their child's immunization schedule. These two evidence-based programmes have been shown to boost uptake of immunization in a randomised controlled trial in Haryana, India, by Nobel Laureates Abhijit Banerjee, Esther Duflo and colleagues - and the Suvita team is taking them to scale.
PILOT AND SCALING GOALS
Establish embassadors in 50 villages, covering 5,000 eligible children during the pilot
Raise $50,000 during the pilot
Reach 50,000 beneficiaries by the end of year 1
FOUNDING TEAM
Varsha Venugopal - Co-founder
Fiona Conlon - Co-founder