Thought Leaders in Healthcare IT: Praava Health CEO Sylvana Sinha, Bangladesh (Part 5)

Sramana Mitra: What is the segmentation? What percentage of that 25 million can afford your service? Sylvana Sinha: We believe that a third of them can afford our service. We are starting out with eight centers in Dhaka in the next three years. Then we would like to go beyond. Sramana Mitra: Are you profitable?

Thought Leaders in Healthcare IT: Praava Health CEO Sylvana Sinha, Bangladesh (Part 4)

Sramana Mitra: Tell me about the team. Sylvana Sinha: Today we have 450 people. My Chief Medical Officer is an amazing woman. She has been working in healthcare for more than 40 years. She’s an expert in quality management. Her husband was a diplomat, so she’s lived and worked all over the world. She moved

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Thought Leaders in Healthcare IT: Praava Health CEO Sylvana Sinha, Bangladesh (Part 3)

Sramana Mitra: What is the pricing model? Sylvana Sinha: We like to say we are offering more value for money. We price at market. It’s in between the fancy private hospitals and the free and affordable care. To see a doctor, it’s less than $8. To see a specialist might cost $12 to $15. We

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Thought Leaders in Healthcare IT: Praava Health CEO Sylvana Sinha, Bangladesh (Part 2)

Sramana Mitra: Let’s focus on the first year. What did you build to qualify yourself for funding? Sylvana Sinha: I spent that year on a listening tour. I was traveling all over the world to meet entrepreneurs and investors to understand business models and innovations in healthcare. I funded myself to do that and just

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Thought Leaders in Healthcare IT: Praava Health CEO Sylvana Sinha, Bangladesh (Part 1)

We love pioneering entrepreneurs. Sylvana is working on upgrading the healthcare system in Bangladesh. Wonderful, inspiring story! Sramana Mitra: Let’s start with some background about your own journey. How did you get going with Praava Health?