Gayathri Prashanth

Gayathri Prashanth is the COO of Healing Fields Foundation, where she leads program design, implementation, and research. She has grown the Community Health Entrepreneur Program to reach 6.25 million people in India and over 100,000 in Indonesia. She is a nutritionist, and sits on the research panel for the Rapid Rural Community Response Coalition. She has previously contributed to an international working group on developing financial and social indicators for microinsurance.   

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Women Are Transforming Health in Rural Villages in India

Community health "entrepreneurs" prevent disease, strengthen social safety nets, and improve well-being