The Antara Foundation

The Antara Foundation

The Antara Foundation is one of India's leading public health non-profit organisations dedicated to improving maternal and child health outcomes. Founded in 2014 by Ashok Alexander, the organisation partners with governments and communities to strengthen public health systems and deliver scalable solutions that improve healthcare for mothers and children, particularly in underserved regions.

Youtube Video

The foundation combines data, technology, frontline health worker capacity building, and government partnerships to improve the quality of care at the last mile. Working across some of India's most challenging geographies, The Antara Foundation focuses on strengthening existing public health systems rather than creating parallel service delivery models.

Major Areas of Work

• Maternal Health: Improving antenatal, delivery and postnatal care through stronger public health systems.
• Child Health & Nutrition: Supporting interventions that improve child survival, nutrition and early childhood health outcomes.
• Public Health Systems Strengthening: Building government capacity to deliver quality maternal and child healthcare at scale.
• Frontline Health Worker Capacity Building: Training and supporting ASHAs, ANMs, Anganwadi workers and other frontline health professionals.
• Data & Digital Health: Using technology and data to identify risks, improve decision-making and strengthen service delivery.
• Community Engagement: Working closely with communities to improve healthcare awareness, access and utilisation.

Major Programmes and Initiatives

Integrated AAA Platform – A digital solution supporting frontline health workers in tracking maternal and child health services.

Frontline Worker Enablement – Capacity-building programmes that improve the quality of care delivered by community health workers.

Health Systems Strengthening – Partnerships with state governments to improve maternal and child health outcomes through better planning, monitoring, and implementation.

Impact

• Works across some of India's most underserved geographies.
• Partners with multiple state governments and public health departments.
• Supports thousands of frontline health workers through technology and capacity building.
• Strengthens maternal, newborn, child health, and nutrition services through scalable public health solutions.
• Vision: Every mother and every child deserves an equal start to a healthy life.

The Antara Foundation offers professionals the opportunity to work at the intersection of public health, government systems, implementation, research and technology. Employees collaborate with governments, health workers, researchers and communities to build sustainable solutions that improve health outcomes at scale.