AVPN Global Conference 2023 | 20 - 22 June 2023

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Policy Leadership Lab Fellow and Alumni

Prasana R

Mr Prasana R, is an in-service bureaucrat who is currently the Secretary, Panchayat and Rural Welfare Department, as well as holding additional charge as Secretary, Skill Development Department, in the state of Chhattisgarh, India. He was erstwhile the Commissioner-cum-Director, Health Services, Chhattisgarh (until November 2020) and had spearheaded the conceptualisation of Universal Health Care (UHC) for the state.

PROJECT NAME

Supporting Universal Health Coverage in Chhattisgarh

CHALLENGE

There is an immediate need to curtail the spread of the virus and shore up capacity at the primary levels for effective last-mile pandemic support

PROJECT DURATION

A 9-month policy support journey, beginning September 2020

RESULTS

Intended results from engagement

Through the course of mapping the policy journey, AVPN hoped to achieve the following

Understand execution scope and identify support opportunities

Enable partnership opportunities between relevant private sector stakeholders and the policymaker’s team/office

MILESTONES

Project Milestones

To support the implementation of the Universal Health Care scheme in Chhattisgarh, AVPN organised a series of virtual convenings (owing to Covid-19) with private sector stakeholders. We sought to understand the execution needs and support the UHC team in strengthening state-level public healthcare delivery systems where we -