The Antara Foundation
Dr. Sonu Rai is a seasoned public health professional currently serving as a Senior Program Officer at The Antara Foundation, a position held since January 2021. Prior to this role, Dr. Rai worked as a Program Manager at Ekam Foundation from April 2018 to December 2020, focusing on project management, report writing, and data analysis related to RMNCH. Earlier experience includes working as a Program Associate at The Foundation for Medical Research from October 2016 to March 2018, where responsibilities included research, data analysis, and team management. Dr. Rai holds a Master of Public Health (MPH) degree from KLE University, completed between 2014 and 2016.
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The Antara Foundation
The Antara Foundation’s mission is to support the public health system deliver solutions at scale, to improve maternal and child health outcomes, by partnering with government and communities. Treating scaled delivery as the missing technology is The Antara Foundation’s ’big bold idea’ wherein state programs become a benchmark for improving health outcomes that can be amplified nationwide. The Antara Foundation's current programs focus on Maternal and Child Health and Nutrition. The rationale to address maternal and child health goes beyond improving and saving lives. Better health outcomes for a country have a broader economic impact by contributing to poverty alleviation and economic growth. The Antara Foundation was founded by Ashok Alexander based on his experience leading the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation in India where he spearhead a program (Avahan) that would stem the growing HIV epidemic in India. Experiences over a decade with the Gates Foundation helped him appreciate the complexity of public health delivery in India and drivers of scale. These crucial insights helped shape the idea of The Antara Foundation.