Koita Foundation
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Koita Foundation is an Indian not-for-profit organization founded in 2017 and headquartered in Mumbai, India. The foundation supports digital health and NGO transformation initiatives in India and is led by Rizwan Koita and Rekha Koita.[1][2] Rizwan Koita previously cofounded CitiusTech, a global healthcare information technology company and served as its CEO till October 2021.[3][4] For his work with CitiusTech, Rizwan Koita received the 2013 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award.[5]
Koita Foundation partners with government organizations and academic institutions in India to support their digital health initiatives through dedicated centers for research and innovation.
In 2021, it set up the Koita Centre for Digital Health (KCDH) at IIT Bombay, focused on driving academic programs, research, and industry collaborations in Digital Health. KCDH research focus areas include healthcare applications, healthcare data management, healthcare analytics, AI & large language models. KCDH academic programs include undergraduate minor and dual degree, PhD and Post-Doctoral Programs in healthcare informatics.[6][7][8]
In 2022, Tata Memorial Centre and National Cancer Grid established the established the Koita Centre for Digital Oncology (KCDO) in collaboration with Koita Foundation. KCDO supports NCG and NCG-affiliated hospitals to adopt digital health tools with the objective of improving the quality, affordability, accessibility and outcomes of cancer care.[9][10][11][12]
The Koita Centre for Digital Health at Ashoka University (KCDH-A) was established in 2023 as an interdisciplinary Centre, offering robust academic and research programmes aimed at advancing and developing a fresh perspective on Digital Health. KCDH-A offers academic programmes in digital health and informatics and supports research in digital health tools. KCDH-A is a joint centre of the Trivedi School of Biosciences and the Department of Computer Science at Ashoka University, established with support from Koita Foundation, a philanthropic organisation with a mission to accelerate Digital Health adoption in India.[13][14]
Koita Foundation supports the implementation of digital health initiatives in India through collaboration with key government organizations. It has partnered with the National Health Authority (NHA) in capacity building, content development and dissemination of information around digital health.[15][16] Koita Foundation has also collaborated with the National Accreditation Board for Hospitals & Healthcare Providers (NABH) to drive Digital Health Initiatives, including supporting NABH to develop and release the First Edition of the NABH Digital Health Standards in September 2023.[17][18]
NGO transformation projects are done in collaboration with NGOs like Antarang Foundation, CEQUE (Centre for Equity and Quality in Universal Education), ARMMAN, Kherwadi Social Welfare Association, Avanti Fellows, Concern India Foundation, Foundation for Mother and Child Health, Vipla Foundation, Srijan Ek Soch and SNEHA.[19]
Koita Foundation established a collaborative partnership with the Antarang Foundation, an organization dedicated to offering career guidance to economically disadvantaged youth. Koita Foundation helped Antarang Foundation develop and employ digital tools to streamline and scale its career recommendation process. As a result, Antarang's outreach capacity in a year expanded from 3,000 to 32,000 students. Koita Foundation also partnered with CEQUE (Centre for Equity and Quality in Universal Education) to build the Seekhein Sikhaye App which simplifies route planning and data collection for trainers in rural schools, leading to improvements in operational efficiency.[2][20]
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- ↑ "Digital Health | NGO Transform". www.koitafoundation.org. Retrieved 2023-12-19.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 www.thephilanthropist.org https://www.thephilanthropist.org/article/empowering-ngos-to-scale-the-fusion-of-technology-and-philanthropy. Retrieved 2023-12-19. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - ↑ jirehl (2022-08-03). "The Top 100 Healthcare Technology Companies of 2022 | The Healthcare Technology Report". Retrieved 2023-12-19.
- ↑ M, Sabarinath; Shivapriya, N. (2014-05-01). "CitiusTech: Meet the three IITians on whom General Atlantic has bet $100 million". The Economic Times. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 2023-12-19.
- ↑ "Builders of a better India". www.ey.com. Retrieved 2023-12-19.
- ↑ "IIT-Bombay alumni donate Rs 25 crore for digital healthcare centre". The Times of India. 2021-06-11. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-12-19.
- ↑ Bureau, EH News (2023-04-18). "IIT Bombay launches Koita Centre for Digital Health". Express Healthcare. Retrieved 2023-12-19.
- ↑ "Koita Centre for Digital Health". www.kcdh.iitb.ac.in. Retrieved 2023-12-19.
- ↑ "Making quality cancer care more accessible and affordable in India" (PDF).
- ↑ Sharma, Priyanka (2022-08-26). "National Cancer Grid establishes new centre for digital oncology". mint. Retrieved 2023-12-19.
- ↑ "India's National Cancer Grid sets up digital cancer centre". Healthcare IT News. 2022-08-29. Retrieved 2023-12-19.
- ↑ "NCG - Koita Centre for Digital Oncology - NCG". tmc.gov.in. Retrieved 2023-12-19.
- ↑ Bureau, EH News (2023-08-10). "Ashoka University signs MoU with Koita Foundation to establish KCDH-A". Express Healthcare. Retrieved 2023-12-19.
- ↑ "New centre set up for digital health in city". The Times of India. 2023-08-10. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-12-19.
- ↑ "NHA | Official website Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission". abdm.gov.in. Retrieved 2023-12-19.
- ↑ "Government of India, National Health Authority, Annual Report 2021-22" (PDF).
- ↑ "NABH unveils 6 new NABH Standards and signs 3 strategic MoUs during the NPSC '23". www.pharmabiz.com. Retrieved 2023-12-19.
- ↑ "NABH Digital Health Standards for Hospitals" (PDF).
- ↑ "What does a successful digital transformation require? | IDR". India Development Review. Retrieved 2023-12-19.
- ↑ Kaur, Anant Bhagwati, Sudarshan (Sudy) Sampathkumar, Jasleen. "The Future of Domestic Philanthropy in India". Bridgespan. Retrieved 2023-12-19.
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