“Introducing Ansh: A Charity Entrepreneurship Incubated Charity” by Supriya

Executive Summary Ansh, a 1-year-old Charity Entrepreneurship incubated charity, has been delivering an evidence-based, scientifically proven intervention called Kangaroo Care to low birth weight and premature babies in 2 government hospitals in India since January 2024. Ansh estimates that their programs are saving, on average, 4 lives a month per facility and a total of 98 lives per year. The cost of one life saved is approximately $2077 (current costs, not a potential estimate). Ansh is now replicating the programs in two additional hospitals, doubling their impact before the end of this year.According to the World Health Organization (WHO), neonatal conditions[1] are among the top 3 causes of death worldwide[2]. This makes neonatal mortality one of the largest-scale causes of suffering and death today. In 2022, 2.3 million babies died in the first 28 days of life (i.e. the newborn/neonatal period) (World Health Organisation, 2024). Let's compare [...] ---Outline:(00:06) Executive Summary(02:33) I. The Problem and Solution(04:29) II. Introducing Ansh(08:36) III. Our Impact To Date(09:02) Baseline Neonatal Mortality(10:49) Lives Saved(12:56) Cost-Effectiveness(15:36) IV. Our Plans For The Future(16:04) (1) KC Improvements(18:48) (2) Scale Up(20:34) V. Acknowledgments and PartnershipsThe original text contained 12 footnotes which were omitted from this narration. --- First published: May 29th, 2024 Source: https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/hTEaKau8D4Ah3NPcu/introducing-ansh-a-charity-entrepreneurship-incubated --- Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO.