Suvita
Each year, 6 million kids in India miss their full set of recommended vaccinations by age one, despite strong vaccine supply and broad trust in vaccine efficacy.
The Idea
Community Vaccination Influencers
Total Investment
750000
Grants
0
Equity/SAFE
0
Debt/Convertible Debt
Funded Since
2021
Geography
Sector
Structure
The Mission
Get all kids in India fully vaccinated.
How It Works
Every community has its “influencers”— the ones in the know about everyone and everything — who are crucial information nodes. Suvita finds and recruits these influencers through phone interviews. The influencers then send important vaccination information and reminders to parents via text to ensure kids get their complete vaccinations on time.
The Dream
Suvita’s influencer approach is a core part of government vaccination campaigns across India.
Why We're In
It's early, but they've made impressive strides. This is a problem throughout India, especially among the marginalized, and this is a simple, cheap solution that could scale quickly. It is based on a rigorous study that showed a 22-percentage-point increase (from 40% to 62%) in full vaccination rates when using influencers. While they need to validate that their version of the model gets the same outcomes, we're optimistic they'll be able to replicate the study results.
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