iKure Techsoft

Comprehensive primary healthcare through Community Health Assistants (iCHAs)

CURRENT IMPACT

As on August 2024

20+

iCHAs trained & deployed

5100+

people benefitted

Geographical Focus
  • West Bengal, Jharkhand and Odisha
Potential Impact
  • Train & Deploy

    100

    iCHAs
  • Reach

    5,00,000

    Direct Beneficiaries

Samridh support

SAMRIDH’s financial assistance, through Recoverable Grants, is enabling iKure to enhance its operations by training and deploying 100 Community Health Assistants (iCHAs) in underserved regions. The support also helps iKure address working capital gaps for projects like MSD Phase 2 and Act Phase 2, demonstrating a shared commitment to improving healthcare accessibility in India. Covering iKure’s operational expenditures for seven months, SAMRIDH’s support has also enabled the organization to raise additional commercial capital, achieving a ~6x leverage over the committed funds.

33%

Of India’s health workers and 27% of its doctors cater to rural areas [1]

3.8:1

Is the urban-to-rural doctor ratio in India, indicating a significant disparity [2]

Inadequate Primary Health Centers (PHCs) across states: West Bengal (915 PHCs for 100 million people), Odisha (1,288 PHCs for 45 million people), and Jharkhand (~290 PHCs for 32.9 million people).[3,4,5]

India’s rural healthcare system faces severe challenges due to scarce infrastructure, insufficient Primary Health Centers (PHCs), and shortages of doctors and nurses. As a result, millions of rural residents lack access to essential medical services. Many are forced to seek expensive alternative treatments, leading to high out-of-pocket expenses. This financial burden often compels families to delay necessary care, exacerbating health issues. The crisis is particularly acute in states like Jharkhand, West Bengal, and Odisha. These states, which collectively account for over 13% of India’s population, have alarmingly few functional Primary Health Centers (PHCs) struggling to serve their large populations. Inadequate staffing at these facilities results in limited operational hours, equipment shortages, and strained capacity to handle emergencies, leaving millions without essential medical services.


[1]User, Super. 2024. “Health care: claims and reality.” April 29, 2024.

[2]” April 29, 2024. “Universal health coverage (UHC).” Who.int. October 5, 2023.

[3]Pandey, Gaurav. 2021. “Jharkhand Has Only 291 Functional PHCs, 2,800 Doctors for 3.29 Crore People: Report.” The Times of India, March 15, 2021.

[4]Number of Primary Healthcare Centers in Rural India 2022, by State.” Statista.July 26, 2023.

[5]Number of Primary Healthcare Centers in Rural India 2022, by State.” Statista.July 26, 2023

iKure Techsoft is a population health management company providing innovative, affordable, accessible, and high-quality primary healthcare and preventive services to underserved communities across India. It addresses critical healthcare challenges through a strategic blend of health outreach initiatives, capacity building for frontline health workers, and technology interventions. For capacity-building initiatives, iKure handpicks, trains, and deploys Community Health Assistants (iCHAs) from within the communities and measures the training outcomes on metrics like improved disease diagnosis and better provision of services.