Piramal Prize — Help Democratize Healthcare

Anand Shah, the founder of Indicorps, along with the Ajay G. Piramal Foundation has established the  Piramal Prize whose goal is to

encourage and support bold entrepreneurial ideas which have a profound impact on access to higher standards of health for India’s rural and marginalized urban communities. The award recognizes high-impact, scalable business models that propose innovative solutions which directly or indirectly address India’s healthcare crisis. Entries may include, but are not limited to, innovations in service delivery, technology applications, health-related products, or mechanisms to address public health necessities such as potable water.

Initial steps for entry can be found here.

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  1. […] a must for India Posted on March 3, 2008 by Vinay We have blogged before about the Piramal Prize and its desire to incentivize people to develop innovations that will democratize healthcare. Well […]

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