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

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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 [...]

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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 Partnerships

The original text contained 12 footnotes which were omitted from this narration.

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First published:
May 29th, 2024

Source:
https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/hTEaKau8D4Ah3NPcu/introducing-ansh-a-charity-entrepreneurship-incubated

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Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO.