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 -
- Unearthed the need to strengthen IT infrastructure to improve interoperability and seamless data usage across all healthcare delivery system(s) in the state
- Facilitated Covid-19 response support from McArthur Foundation and Axis Bank Foundation in outfitting the state with necessary response equipment as well as to strengthen last-mile healthcare delivery