SUVITA
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STARTED: Incubation Program 2019
SEED GRANT: $50,000
Co-founder
MONEY FUNDRAISED TO DATE (Jan 2023): $1,080,000
TEAM SIZE (Jan 2023): 37
Fiona Conlon
Co-founder
WEBSITE: https://www.suvita.org/
Suvita works alongside governments to increase uptake of childhood immunizations to combat vaccine-preventable diseases through 1) sending SMS reminders directly to parents, and 2) building a network of immunization ambassadors.
CURRENT OR PREDICTED IMPACT:
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Enrolled 600,000 families for SMS reminders about their child’s vaccinations
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Enrolled 95,000 pregnant women for pregnancy care reminders
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Recruited 3,500 immunization ambassadors in Saran district, Bihar, who are expected to connect with over 50,000 families to encourage and support them during their child’s vaccination journey
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To date, Suvita estimate that their programs have enabled around 14,000 additional children to become fully vaccinated, saving roughly 150-200 lives
COST-EFFECTIVENESS:
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Ongoing cost-effectiveness estimates by external research organizations (GiveWell, Founders Pledge) estimate that Suvita’s programmes could be in a similar range of cost-effectiveness, when delivered at scale, to GiveWell’s top charities. Suvita hopes these will be available publicly by early-mid 2023.
ACHIEVEMENTS:
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Expanded SMS reminders program to cover two districts in the states of Bihar and Maharashtr, home to ~10% and ~5% respectively of the states’ populations.
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Reaching more than an estimated 50,000 children through immunization ambassadors in Bihar; launched the ambassadors programme in Maharashtra state.
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Ongoing partnerships with state government public health departments of Bihar (State Health Society) and Maharashtra (State Family Welfare Bureau). Participated at the invitation of state government partners in Gavi 5.0 strategy consultations and WHO State Routine Immunization Review Meeting in 2022.
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Incubations and funders
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Incubated / funded by D-Prize (2020), The/Nudge Foundation (2020), Azim Premji University (2020), Founders Pledge (2020), Schmidt Futures (2021), Mulago Foundation (2021), Agency Fund (2022), Founders Pledge (2022) as well as a number of generous individuals.
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IMPORTANT PUBLICATIONS:
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Video on Suvita’s work
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Subscribe to Suvita’s newsletter for (low-quantity, high-quality) updates. The previous issue (early 2022) can be found here.
ROOM FOR MORE FUNDING IN 2023:
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$1M