Sustainable Access to Market and Resources for Innovative Delivery of Healthcare (SAMRIDH) is a blended finance facility supported by USAID and implemented by IPE Global in partnership with varied stakeholders from government, philanthropic and financial institutions, private sector, incubator/accelerators and academia. SAMRIDH works to address the weak health systems and persistent shortage of skilled workforce and infrastructure (which have been exacerbated by the pandemic) in India. SAMRIDH combines commercial capital with public and philanthropic funds to drive greater investments in market-based health solutions. SAMRIDH’s immediate goal was to bridge the supply-side gaps in emergency health services and accelerate India’s response to COVID-19. In the long-term, it aims to strengthen comprehensive health services to improve access to affordable and quality healthcare for vulnerable communities and build resilient health systems to effectively respond to future health emergencies.
