Who we are

Mission/Vision

India faces unprecedented health challenges in the 21st century. Large, growing populations, scarce access to primary care facilities, ongoing challenges of infectious and communicable diseases, and dramatic increases in lifestyle illnesses, have all contributed to escalating health care costs – and the vast majority of India’s population does not have access to any form of health care financing or risk-pooling.

Health services are typically financed by out-of-pocket household-level payments, principally for primary or ambulatory care. This has serious implications for the financial security and social welfare of India’s 300 million poor, who often have to borrow at punitively high rates and sell whatever assets they own to cover medical expenses.

Our Vision

Making quality health care affordable and accessible to everybody in India, especially the poor, underprivileged and marginalized sections of our society.

Our Mission

• Improve access to health care services
• Use innovative financing for increasing affordability to health care services
• Improving quality of health care services

Healing Fields focuses its activities on the improvement of health care with no bias against any caste, creed, religion or gender.

Founded in 2002, the Foundation has provided insurance cover to over 65,000 individuals from low income communities across four states in India, in partnership with over 50 hospitals and 19 NGOs. Recognized as a pioneer in the micro-health insurance industry, Healing Fields has created benchmarks and evaluation measures for the improvement of the medical service delivery system for the poor that are in use throughout India.

The Healing Fields Foundation is a not-for-profit organization registered under the Andhra Pradesh (Telangana Area) Public Societies Registration Act, 1350 Fasli (Act 1 of 1350 F) vide no. 9879 dated 29th November 2000, to carry out the charitable object set forth in the constitution of the institution.

Healing Fields Foundation is also registered under the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 1976. Healing Fields Foundation is also registered under section 12A of the Income Tax Act, 1961 and also exemption has been granted under section 80G of the Income Tax Act, 1961 to seek donations. The donations made to the trust/fund/society do qualify for deduction in computing the income of a person who makes the donation, i.e., in the hands of the donor. This exemption under 80G is valid up to 31.03.2010.

Our Values

Many organizations seek to expand access to quality health care for poor communities. At Healing Fields, we go one step further, aligning everything we do with our core values of Care, Compassion and Sensitivity.

Care – Poor communities have few advocates, leaving individuals feeling unprotected and without dignity. Healing Fields recognizes that real change only comes to communities and people who feel cared for and respected.

Compassion – Illness and loss are universal and painful phenomena for all human beings, made worse by poverty, debt and discrimination. Healing Fields’ work is guided by an awareness of the stresses associated with illness and a desire to alleviate associated suffering.

Sensitivity – Healing Fields works in communities without regard to any caste, creed, religion or gender, and we recognize that special attention needs to be paid to traditionally marginalized groups. Together with our partner organizations, we work to ensure that the programs and financing products available to the poor are sensitive to their needs, and effectively alleviate the debt trap.

N. Rangachary,
Chairman, Healing Fields Foundation

N. Rangachary is the first Chairman of the Insurance Regulatory Development Authority (IRDA). Prior to the IRDA, Mr. Rangachary was with the internal service and retired as the chairman of the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT). He is currently a special advisor to the Finance Minister and Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh.

Nimish R. Parekh,
Co-Founder & President, Healing Fields Foundation

Nimish Parekh is a health care entrepreneur and launched the first Third Party Administrator in India in 1996 - Sedgwick Parekh Health Management. During his tenure as CEO, the company was sold to United Healthcare India, where he became Chairman of UHC’s Indian entities. Mr. Parekh’s current role requires him to provide strategic leadership and he continues to serve on the Board of Directors of each company.

Mr. Parekh serves on several national insurance and health care related committees of various Chambers of Commerce in India, is a member of the Indian government's Health Insurance Working Group, and is on the Editorial Board of the journal published by the Insurance Commissioner of India (IRDA). He also serves as a member of the Advisory Board on Voluntary Health Insurance at the World Bank.

Mukti K. Bosco,
Co-Founder & Secretary General, Healing Fields Foundation

Mukti K. Bosco graduated in Occupational Therapy from Christian Medical College & Hospital, Vellore. She completed her Master’s degree in Health Care Management at the Administrative Staff College of India, with Johns Hopkins University. After completing her MHA, Mrs. Bosco collaborated with a group of professional friends to create Healing Fields.

Mrs. Bosco has been selected as a member of a committee on rural micro-health insurance markets in India, under the auspices of the Insurance Regulatory Development Authority(IRDA). Mrs. Bosco has also been invited for consultation by the State Government of Andhra Pradesh for rating and accreditation of health care providers in the state, and she has participated as consultant to the States of Andhra Pradesh and Uttarakhand for the development of health insurance programs.

Dr.Vimala Thomas,
Asst. Professor of Community Health Medicine, Gandhi Medical College, Hyderabad

Dr. Vimala Thomas is medical graduate of Madras Medical College and completed her M.D. in Community Medicine from Gandhi Medical College, Hyderabad.

Mohan Narayanan, Member
Former Vice President – Cognizant Technology Solutions India Pvt. Ltd.

Mohan Narayanan has been instrumental in the development of MIS for Healing Fields. He plays a key role in implementing and auditing business processes and systems.

Mr. Bosco Malapatti, Member
Founder & CEO Cecilia Healthcare Pvt. Ltd.
Former COO – Intelligroup Asia Pvt. Ltd.

Bosco Malapatti has over 20 years of experience in the set up and management of offshore software service operations. Formerly Chief Operating Officer of Intelligroup in India, Bosco also ran their UK and Middle East businesses. He has held significant managerial positions in Intergraph, ITC Infotech, Birlasoft and Tata Burroughs/Unisys, and most recently undertook the creation and establishment of Ofen, an up-market bakery and café in Hyderabad. Bosco holds a Masters Diploma in Business Management from Spicer Memorial College, Pune and the University of San Francisco, and is a Founding Member of Parivartan, Bangalore.

Dr Jyoti Parekh,
Vice-Chairperson

Dr. Parekh has been practicing medicine as a family physician for decades in Mumbai. She has vast experience in implementing health care programs for the poor in Gujarat.