TeamAgnee from IIM Ranchi proposes Aarogya, a rural healthcare initiative with multiple components. It aims to address problems like lack of access to healthcare in rural India by providing mobile medical consultations with doctors, ambulance services, medicine delivery, and SMS-based health information services. The business model relies on technology like mobile phones and wallets to deliver and charge for services. Financial projections estimate steady profit growth over the next 5 years under optimistic, most likely, and pessimistic scenarios. Key challenges include adoption by medical professionals and awareness creation among rural populations unfamiliar with mobile healthcare.
2. “To Err is Human – To Delay is Deadly”
In Jhunjhunu and Sikar districts of Rajasthan
between November 2010 and March 2012 90
percent of deaths occurred due to delay in transit
time
809 deaths out of 1065 maternal deaths reported
in Madhya Pradesh between April 2011 and
January 2012 happened on the way to a health
centre
In Karnataka 69 health facilities reported that 20
percent of women die during transit
Since September 15, 2008 till April 20,2010 an
ambulance service in Tamil Nadu has saved the lives
of 4,11,288 persons. Out of these
1,26,492 were accident and trauma cases
1,10,480 were pregnancy cases
21,782 were cardiac cases
15,660 were poison cases
21,185 were critical cases
6,930 Tribal beneficiaries
Maternal Mortality Ratio
Infant Mortality Ratio
Source: 12th 5 year plan
Source: The Hindu – April 2012
Source: www.tnhsp.org
3. Aarogya – Value Proposition
Lesser
dependence
on farm
income
Increase in
procurement
prices
Increased
government
spending
Improved
access to
finance
Policy
measures
such as
MNREGA
AAROGYA
Mobile
consultation
with doctors
Other
initiatives
(Blood
donation
camps, etc.)
SMS based
information
services
24x7
Ambulance
service
Medicine
supply
Rural healthcare related problems in India:
Increasing demand for healthcare facilities
Huge demand-supply gap
Rise of chronic and lifestyle-related diseases
4. Aarogya: Business Framework
Creating Healthy workforce for a Prosperous India
Create, Shape and Develop Markets
Create new consumer categories, develop new
sources of data, customize and innovate products,
and create new channels to reach new customers
and carve new markets
Co-Create value through innovative use of
technology
Focus on utilizing technological platforms and
solutions to co-create value with local resources
Be a part of local fabric
Build networks through local participation
Mission
Framework
Drivers
25%
34%
35%
6%
Preference for Medical
Consultations
Doctors
Health Centres
7%
24%
32%
21%
16%
Frequency of medical
check-ups
Every week
Once in a month
Once in 3 months
24%
59%
17%
Time required to reach
city hospitals
<30 mins 30-90 mins
>90 mins
31%
52%
17%
Satisfaction with
healthcare facilities
Yes No Indifferent
Consumer Pain Points: Survey Results
5. Rural healthcare – Opportunity Assessment
Increasing demand for healthcare services in rural
India opens up new avenues
Growing mobile base in rural India can be
explored as a medium to provide mobile-based
healthcare services
Next wave of growth for pharmaceuticals is
expected to come from rural and tier-2 markets
6. • Aarogya Call centre workforce : At Jaipur, 2 executives; 10 medical suppliers
• Major cities and towns are the hubs for hospitals (Jaipur, Ajmer, Kishangarh, Dudu, Bagru)
• Hubs supply medicines & ambulance facility
• No. of hospital partners : City : 10, Town : 2-3
• No. of ambulances : City : 30, Town : 10
• Medicine supply on daily basis. Each med. Supplier to cover nearly 15 kms.
• Radius served : City 30km, Town 10km
• Public Private Partnership with Government
Pilot project – at Rajasthan
Major
City
Towns
Resource Plan
Total Population served is nearly 15 lakhs
Maternal Mortality Ratio
Source: CensusIndia
7. Aarogya – Mobile Consultation with Doctors
Rural wireless scenario
Subscriber base : 323.27 m
Subscription growth rate : 1.96%
(greater than Urban rate of 0.30%)
Rural wireless teledensity : 38.33%
Source : Telecom Subscription Data as on
31st March 2012, TRAI for Q4’11
Consultation charges will be deducted
via mobile wallet service
Fixed charge for 5 minutes (Rs30 for the
doctor, Rs20 as commission) + Rs5 per
minute basis henceforth
Aarogya
helpline
called
Case forwarded
to hospital
concerned
Case 1 : Generic
ailment found
Case 2 :
Physical
checkup
required
Medicine
prescribed
(Option to buy
from Aarogya
suggested)
Appointment for the
check up given
(Option to avail
ambulance service
from Aarogya
suggested)
Caller location traced; call transferred to
nearest hospital
• Doctors to population ratio is 6 times lower in rural areas than in urban areas
• Beds to population ratio is lower by 15 times
• 31% of them travel more than 30km to seek healthcare
Source : International Journal of Scientific and Research Publications, Volume 2, Issue 5, May 2012
Key problems addressed
8. Aarogya – Medicine Supply (Rural + Urban)
Dearth of medicines in rural India
Rural market account for 17% of total
pharmaceutical sales in India, current
valuation : $2B in 2010
PwC estimates : CAGR of 15-20% over
10 years, expected valuation : $12B
Source : India Pharma Inc: Capitalizing
on India’s potential, PwC 2010
Medicines
prescribed by
doctors in
Aarogya
network
Customer
willing to buy
medicines from
Aarogya
Case 1 : One
time medicine
supply
Case 2 :
Medicines for
chronic diseases
(supplied
regularly)
Case 3 : Common
medicine supply
(without
prescription need)
• 66% population do not have access to critical medical facilities
• 7 out of 10 medicines in rural areas are substandard or counterfeit products
• Villagers end up spending 1.5 times more compared to urban counterparts for same
illness
Source : International Journal of Scientific and Research Publications, Volume 2, Issue 5, May 2012
Key problems addressed
Medicine delivery charges will be
deducted via mobile wallet service
(already implemented by telecom
providers) ( fixed charge of 25 rupees)
Actual medicine charges to be levied
upon as cash on delivery
9. Aarogya – 24x7 Ambulance service
Medical emergencies in rural India
NSSO data indicates that critical
incidence rate of accidents/ injuries/
poisoning is 662 per one lakh
population in rural areas
More than 25% emergencies are
pregnancy related
Source : Indian Emergency Journal,
Vol. 7, Issue 1, March 2012
Ambulance charges will be levied only
after onset of the treatment at the
hospital (fixed charge of 50 rupees)
Appointment for the
check up in Aarogya
network given
(Option to avail
ambulance service
from Aarogya
suggested)
Customer willing to avail
Aarogya’s ambulance
service
Ambulance service
to be provided
within 1 hour
Ambulance service
sought in case of
critical / medical
emergencies
• Approximately 700 million population reside in 636K villages. Commutation to nearby
towns is still an issue.
• 20-24% of the world's maternal deaths are reported in India. Delay in reaching an
appropriate health care facility due to lack of affordable and accessible emergency
transport is a major reason for this.
Source : 1) International Journal of Scientific and Research Publications, Volume 2, Issue 5, May 2012
2) BMC proceedings, 2012
Key problems addressed
Ambulances will be provided by our
hospital partners
10. Aarogya – SMS based Information Service
SMS based service prospects
250K quarterly subscriptions by 100K
farmers across 10K villages in 23
months of operation by Reuters
Market Light SMS service ($1m
revenue as in 2010)
Source : Masters of rural markets: The
Hallmarks of High Performance,
Accenture 2010
Key problems addressed
Subscription charges will be deducted via
mobile wallet service (already
implemented by telecom providers)
(fixed charge of 10 rupees/ month) ( auto
renewal)
SMS subscription
start/stop request
received from customer
Customer’s mobile number status updated
into SMSC database of Aarogya
Case 1 : SMS
service started
Case 2 : SMS
service stopped
SMS to be sent on maternity, child
health, hygiene, sanitation, vetnary tips,
seasonal diseases precautions,
government directives on health &
information on camps/ workshops in
nearby areas
• 10% of all deaths in India is directly related to poor sanitation and hygiene
• Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR) in India is 254 per 100K live births according to Sample
Registration System (SRS) Report for 2004-06
Source : 1) Rural sanitation and hygiene strategy (2012-22), Nirmal Bharat, Ministry of Rural Development, Govt.of India, July’11
2) Report on maternal health in India, UNICEF
11. Financials: Steady Growth in Profits for the Next 5 Years
Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5
Optimistic
Revenue Rs. 1,776,000 Rs. 5,328,000 Rs. 7,992,000 Rs. 11,988,000 Rs. 17,982,000
Expense Rs. 1,795,400 Rs. 2,401,800 Rs. 2,852,200 Rs. 3,308,600 Rs. 3,785,000
Profit Rs. -19,400 Rs. 2,926,200 Rs. 5,139,800 Rs. 8,679,400 Rs. 14,197,000
Most Likely
Revenue Rs. 1,776,000 Rs. 3,596,400 Rs. 4,855,140 Rs. 6,554,439 Rs. 8,848,493
Expense Rs. 1,795,400 Rs. 2,295,800 Rs. 2,712,200 Rs. 3,128,600 Rs. 3,545,000
Profit Rs. -19,400 Rs. 1,300,600 Rs. 2,142,940 Rs. 3,425,839 Rs. 5,303,493
Pessimistic
Revenue Rs. 1,776,000 Rs. 2,450,880 Rs. 2,818,512 Rs. 3,241,289 Rs. 3,727,482
Expense Rs. 1,795,400 Rs. 2,032,600 Rs. 2,229,800 Rs. 2,430,800 Rs. 2,628,000
Profit Rs. -19,400 Rs. 418,280 Rs. 588,712 Rs. 810,489 Rs. 1,099,482
Rs. -2,000,000
Rs. 0
Rs. 2,000,000
Rs. 4,000,000
Rs. 6,000,000
Rs. 8,000,000
Rs. 10,000,000
Rs. 12,000,000
Rs. 14,000,000
Rs. 16,000,000
Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5
Profit forecast for next 5 years
Optimistic Most Likely Pessimistic
Assumptions
Optimistic
• 50% CAGR in coverage population per year
• 100% Increase in ratio of number of cases to
total population covered
Most Likely
• 35% CAGR in coverage population per year
• 50% Increase in ratio of number of cases to
total population covered
Pessimistic
• 15% CAGR in coverage population per year
• 20% Increase in ratio of number of cases to
total population covered
13. Future Plans & Challenges
• Adoption of service by medical consultants
• Getting required time slots from physicians’ schedule
• Creating awareness about healthcare among rural population
• Convincing orthodox rural population for adopting mobile healthcare facilities,
when every now and then they are cheated by fraudsters
• Teaching target population to use mobile wallets
• Establish check-up centers in villages, which be equipped with a internet
enabled computer with webcam, and will have an attendant who will be able
to measure pulse rate, blood pressure, etc. and tell the same to the doctor at
the other end.
• Expanding medicine supply services in cities
• Providing machines to chemists which will enable them to take floated orders
on first come first serve basis
Future Plans
Challenges
14. Financial Analysis: Income Statement for 1st Year
Population
Expected
Life
Deprecia
tion
1500000
Electricbikes 250000 5 50000
Commission 50 Computer 20000 5 4000
Cases perMonth 150 0.01% Land line phones 2000 5 400
Total 1 7500 Furnitures 5000 5 1000
55400
Commission 25
Cases permonth 2500 0.17% Call Centre Executive 30000
Total 2 62500 Medicine Supplier 25000 (10*2500)
Marketing 45000
CSR Initiatives 25000
Charges 10 Others (utilities, rent) 20000
Customers permonth 7500 0.50% Total 145000
Total 3 75000
Revenues 1776000
Commission 20 Costs 1795400
Customers permonth 150 0.01% Profit -19400
Total 4 3000
SMS Based Information Service
Mobile Consultation
One time Expense
Income Statement
Financials - Revenues
Ambulance Service
Medicines Financials - Monthly Expenses
15. References
International Journal of Scientific and Research Publications, Volume 2,
Issue 5, May 2012
Telecom Subscription Data as on 31st March 2012, TRAI for Q4’11
India Pharma Inc.: Capitalizing on India’s potential, PwC 2010
Indian Emergency Journal, Vol. 7, Issue 1, March 2012
BMC proceedings, 2012
Masters of rural markets: The Hallmarks of High Performance, Accenture
2010
Report on maternal health in India, UNICEF
Rural sanitation and hygiene strategy (2012-22), Nirmal Bharat, Ministry of
Rural Development, Govt. of India, July’11
Corporate websites for CSR activity details