Presentation at the Ted Fellows Stage at TED INDIA.

1. Pawan Kumar/Reuters

2. Pawan Kumar/Reuters 2 million children under five die every year in India one every 15 seconds The highest number anywhere in the world. More than half die in the month after birth 400,000 in their first 24 hours 90% deaths are due to preventable diseases like pneumonia and diarrhea.

3. Pawan Kumar/Reuters 2 million children under five die every year in India one every 15 seconds The highest number anywhere in the world. More than half die in the month after birth 400,000 in their first 24 hours 90% deaths are due to preventable diseases like pneumonia and diarrhea. FAIL!

4. 54% of all babies delivered without professional support .> 45 % of children under 3 are severely & chronically malnourished < 42 % children between 1 and 2 years are completely immunized 14.4 % have not received a single dose of vaccine Non-Infectious disease like diabetes, cancer and other lifestyle diseases are on a growth curve Healthcare access in India is not only expensive, its inaccessible > 1/3 of married Indian Women are Anaemic In 2007, people continue to die for the same reasons they did when India became independent in 1947: infectious diseases. One in three women do not receive ante-natal checkup 50% of women do no seek medical treatment as hospital is too far or expensive

5. FAIL! 54% of all babies delivered without professional support .> 45 % of children under 3 are severely & chronically malnourished < 42 % children between 1 and 2 years are completely immunized 14.4 % have not received a single dose of vaccine Non-Infectious disease like diabetes, cancer and other lifestyle diseases are on a growth curve Healthcare access in India is not only expensive, its inaccessible > 1/3 of married Indian Women are Anaemic In 2007, people continue to die for the same reasons they did when India became independent in 1947: infectious diseases. One in three women do not receive ante-natal checkup 50% of women do no seek medical treatment as hospital is too far or expensive

6. 90 % patients need primary and secondary care