E-Healthpoint Bags The Genpact Nasscom Prestigious Best Business Model Award

Online, February 22, 2012 (Newswire.com) - e-HealthPoint Services India Pvt Ltd, received the prestigious Genpact NASSCOM Social Innovation Honours Award for 2012 for their innovative Business Model in the category "ICT led Social Innovation by a 'For Profit' Organization, from Mr Kapil Sibal, India's Union Minister for Information Technology , Human Resources Development and Telecom in a glittering ceremony attended by more than 1000 + Top IT executives drawn from across the globe at the 20th NASSCOM Leadership Forum.

The award is in recognition of e-HealthPoint's pioneering work in providing a unique, innovative multi-service delivery platform model that effectively leverages technology in the Health, Water & ICT domains, thereby contributing to improved Health and wellbeing for low income communities. e-HealthPoint was adjudged as winner from amongst more than 1000 entries via a three stage selection process spanning about four months. Over the two years of its existence e-HealthPoint has provided more than 30,000 consultations, 15,000 diagnostics, 35,000 prescriptions and access to safe drinking water for more than 5,00,000 rural inhabitants. More than 60 percent of these clients are women and children.

"The Genpact NASSCOM Award is an incredible honour, recognizing the role of ICT in facilitating positive social change, especially through e-HealthPoint's pioneering and futuristic social business model is very gratifying for all of us." said Amit Jain, President & CEO, e-HealthPoint. "We are proud to be recognized by NASSCOM Foundation and will continue to deliver solutions in healthcare and safe drinking water sectors that help improve the overall well being of people worldwide." added Dr. Allen Hammond, Executive Chairman, e-HealthPoint.

NASSCOM Foundation pioneered the NASSCOM Social Innovation Honours in 2008, to recognize innovation in the use of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) for social development. The Annual Honours aims to showcase projects that demonstrate best practices through exemplary use of ICT in areas of social transformation.

e-HealthPoint, cofounded in 2009 by Al Hammond, Amit Jain & Chris Dickey , is a pioneering and futuristic social enterprise that operates rural healthcare clinics and provides safe drinking water in a highly affordable manner for the underserved communities. It has also created hundreds of job opportunities across such villages. e-HealthPoint is planning to expand the pioneering healthcare model to other countries in near future. Ashoka Innovators for the Public helped in incubating e-HealthPoint in 2009.

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