What India Health Action Trust does

India Health Action Trust (IHAT) is an India-domiciled nonprofit public health organization established in October 2013 that provides embedded techno-managerial support to Indian state governments on reproductive, maternal, newborn, and child health (RMNCH), nutrition, family planning, HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and broader health systems strengthening. The organization functions through Technical Support Units (TSUs) physically embedded within state government health departments, with its largest footprint in Uttar Pradesh covering all 75 districts and 820 blocks, and additional TSUs in Delhi, Karnataka, and a Madhya Pradesh Innovation Hub. Its technology stack is anchored by the Uttar Pradesh Health Management Information System (UP-HMIS) and the UP Health Dashboard (introduced in 2017), which capture and visualize district-level health program performance across all 75 districts, and a Pharmacy Application that digitizes Schedule H1 anti-TB drug sales for TB case identification through data triangulation.

IHAT's customer base is concentrated in the public sector: the Government of Uttar Pradesh is the primary counterpart for the flagship UP TSU, with the Central TB Division, State TB Cells, and other state governments forming additional program relationships. The business model is grant-funded: IHAT does not charge for its services and operates entirely on grants and technical support contracts from institutional funders including the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (founding MoU October 2013), the World Bank via the Central TB Division (TB-STSU from December 2021), and UNICEF for specific training initiatives. Program implementation is supported by technical leadership from the Institute for Global Public Health at the University of Manitoba, which has been a core partner since the organization's founding. The organization's value proposition rests on its Program Science methodology and the sustainability of its embedded government partnership model rather than on commercial product sales.

Name

India Health Action Trust

Legal name

India Health Action Trust

Website

https://ihat.in

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

India Health Action Trust is a nonprofit that provides embedded technical support to Indian state governments on maternal and child health, nutrition, family planning, and tuberculosis through Technical Support Units operating in Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Karnataka, and Madhya Pradesh.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Health Technical Assistance

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

State/Provincial Health Department & Public Health Administration (BPAIABAH)

Keywords

• Public health technical assistance
• Health systems strengthening
• Maternal child health programs
• Tuberculosis program support
• Government health partnerships

Headquarters

HQ city

Bengaluru

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Government Grants and Technical Support Contracts: IHAT operates as a public health organization funded primarily through grants and technical support contracts with government bodies and international development partners. Funding comes from entities such as the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (via MoU with GoUP established October 2013), World Bank (via Central TB Division), and government health programs.

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

India Health Action Trust (IHAT) is a nonprofit public health organization that partners with Indian state governments to optimize and scale public health programs through embedded Technical Support Units (TSUs). It provides techno-managerial support across reproductive, maternal, newborn, and child health, family planning, nutrition, HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and health systems strengthening, working within government structures rather than selling products to consumers or businesses.

Product overview

India Health Action Trust (IHAT) provides public health technical support services rather than commercial software products. The organization operates Technical Support Units in partnership with state governments (Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh) that apply a Program Science approach to strengthen health systems. Key offerings include the Uttar Pradesh Health Management Information System (UP-HMIS), a government data platform for health program monitoring; and the Pharmacy Application, a web and mobile tool for digitising anti-TB drug sales tracking. These are government-oriented technical services focused on capacity building, monitoring, and health systems strengthening rather than commercial product offerings.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Uttar Pradesh Technical Support Unit (UP TSU) Embedded technical support to the Government of Uttar Pradesh across all 75 districts and 820 blocks to improve reproductive, maternal, newborn, and child health and nutrition outcomes. Uses a Program Science approach to strengthen community, facility, and health-system platforms.
• Delhi Technical Support Unit Provides technical support to the Delhi government for health programs.
• Karnataka Technical Support Unit Provides technical support to the Karnataka government for health programs.
• Madhya Pradesh Innovation Hub Innovation hub focused on developing and testing health program innovations in Madhya Pradesh.
• Project MANCH Multi-sectoral initiative for health program implementation.
• State Technical Support Unit TB – Uttar Pradesh (TB-STSU) Strengthens Uttar Pradesh's capacity for private-sector engagement, strategic purchasing, Direct Benefit Transfer, and multi-sectoral collaboration to enhance TB prevention, detection, and treatment outcomes.
• Uttar Pradesh Health Management Information System (UP-HMIS) A state-level data platform created with support from the UP TSU to capture data elements missing from the national HMIS but important to UP decision makers. Redesigned to holistically measure and monitor the performance of health programs and inform decision making.
• Pharmacy Application A web and mobile-based application developed in close coordination with the Government of Uttar Pradesh Food, Safety & Drug Administration, NHM, State TB Cell, and UP-TSU. Digitises the capture of Schedule H1 anti-TB drug sales and helps identify missing TB cases through data triangulation.

Quantifiable outcome

• Private sector TB notification in 16 high-burden districts increased from 58% to 80% achievement of annualized target within 2 months of microplanning intervention.
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Institute for Global Public Health, University of ManitobacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 October 2013IHAT partners with the Institute for Global Public Health (IGPH) at the University of Manitoba for technical leadership. The partnership established the UP Technical Support Unit in October 2013 through a memorandum of understanding between the Government of Uttar Pradesh and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. IGPH provides program science expertise and research support.
• Government of Uttar PradeshcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIHAT works in deep partnership with the Government of Uttar Pradesh's Health Department and ICDS (Integrated Child Development Services) to strengthen public health services across communities, facilities, and health systems in the state.
• UNICEFminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUNICEF collaborated with IHAT's UP TSU on the development of a CPAP (Continuous Positive Airway Pressure) training manual, supporting maternal and newborn health capacity building.
• King George's Medical University (KGMU)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerIHAT supported the development of the RRTC (Regional Resource Training Centre) nurse facilitators guide in collaboration with KGMU, enhancing training capacity for healthcare workers.
• Patient Provider Support Agencies (PPSAs)coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerTB-STSU supports the implementation of Patient Provider Support Agencies across high-burden districts to bridge the gap between public and private health sectors, ensuring standardized TB care and improved access to diagnostics.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Save the Children India: Implements maternal, newborn, child health, and nutrition programs in partnership with Indian state governments, overlapping significantly with IHAT's Uttar Pradesh and Karnataka focus areas.
• CARE India: Large established humanitarian organization running health, nutrition, and women's empowerment programs across multiple Indian states, with comparable maternal and child health priorities.

Direct peers

• PATH: Global nonprofit that partners with governments to design and scale public health programs, including maternal and child health and disease surveillance, closely overlapping with IHAT's embedded technical support and program science model.
• IntraHealth International: Strengthens health workforce performance and health systems in low- and middle-income countries, closely matching IHAT's frontline health worker capacity-building focus.
• FHI 360: Implements large-scale public health programs globally with governments and donors, including maternal/child health and infectious disease portfolios comparable to IHAT's focus areas.
• PATH India: India office of PATH, working directly with Indian state governments on immunization, maternal and child health, and TB — highly comparable program portfolio to IHAT.
• John Snow India (JSI India): Works with India's central and state governments on reproductive, maternal, newborn, child health, and TB programs, providing technical assistance very similar to IHAT's TSUs.
• Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI): Operates embedded within governments to strengthen health systems and scale access to treatment, sharing IHAT's model of techno-managerial support to ministries of health.

Others

• Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (India): Primary funder of IHAT and a major investor in Indian state health system strengthening through multiple grantees; comparable as the ecosystem anchor and convener of IHAT's program partners.

Emerging players

• World Health Partners: India-focused social enterprise delivering health services in underserved areas via technology-enabled provider networks, overlapping with IHAT on community health service delivery and TB private-sector engagement.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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