Episode 18 - How this non-profit is bridging the gap between money and healthcare for the working poor of India...
On this episode of the podcast, I speak with Gayatri Mathur. Gayatri is an experienced Healthcare professional who has clinical, teaching, and research experience in leading international universities and hospitals. She is currently the founder and CEO of a Chicago based non-profit called the Soondra Foundation! During this interview we dive into her passion for healthcare as a physical therapist in India and how she discovered the important intersection between money and healthcare.
We speak about the healthcare system in India and how people must pay FIRST before getting any type of treatment. You might wonder how this affects the poor working class of india. Through being incubated at the prestigious Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the University of Chicago, the Soondra Foundation was born. It's mission is to provide healthcare access through micro-grants to the working poor in India during medical emergencies.
During this episode, we talk about…
Gayatri’s upbringing in India and her passion to study physical therapy
When Gayatri realized that there was an important intersection between money and healthcare for the working poor of India
The healthcare system in India and how it is different from other countries such as the United States
Who/what inspired Gayatri to create the Soondra Foundation
The unique model of the Soondra Foundation and the lives they’ve impacted thus far with their micro-granting program
The importance of putting the spotlight on other changemakers in the field of global health and social good
And so much more…
Listen to the full episode here!