Our Team-Based Goals and Incentives team from our Cohort 1 alums are part of a broader team dedicated to scaling innovation with the government of Bihar, India. In his annual letter, the Gates Foundation Director of the India Country Office highlight’s CARE’s work in Bihar, addressing the real-world challenges of making innovation effective in the midst of fragile and broken systems. Way to go team!
“The public health system in Bihar consists of hundreds of thousands of health workers, from doctors and auxiliary nurse midwives in primary health facilities to ASHA and Anganwadi workers who provide basic advice and care to women in communities. We began by helping the government test new techniques and technologies to improve the quality of these providers’ services in eight pilot districts. For example, to help frontline workers advise women about healthy practices like breastfeeding, we developed next-generation teaching aids based on digital technology. In facilities, we established a nurse-mentoring program that has, among other successes, doubled the number of nurses who wash their hands and wear gloves before and during procedures.
