14th Oct’21, Gurugram: Supporting India's COVID-19 recovery and long-term health system development was the topic of a summit hosted by Blended Finance, on 14th October 2021. During the first and second waves of Covid-19, a look at the brave-hearted eminent who have performed key roles in the Indian health crisis challenges. Starting with Rahul Mehra, the CEO of AWL India, who recently took part in a Blended Finance expert panel discussion, with healthcare finance professionals, investors, and investees as the primary target audience. Other panelists included Ajay Rao, Development Finance Corporation's Regional Managing Director for South Asia, Aparna Dua, Asha Impact's Director, Avishek Gupta, Investment Director, and Head Caspian.

However, after being contacted by India's Ministry of Health Governance, AWL India was able to have a big impact amidst the gridlock. The supply chain program grew complex during the initial shutdown on March 22nd, 2020, making it harder to get out to 2.5 million health personnel. Although the second wave of Covid-19 was unmanageable and heinous, affecting life-saving vaccines and valuable drugs, as well as ventilators and oxygen concentrators, at a frightening rate, by putting together cold chain infrastructure on such short notice was tricky, but AWL India stood up to the challenge. 

The summit was a brilliant way to bring all the significant role models (investors and investees) in the Indian health crisis issues throughout the first and second waves to increase blended finance expertise within the health ecosystem by discussing the benefits and potential for new financing solutions.

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