‘Ummeed’: Building hope for children with developmental disabilities in India

• Main Authors: ZERRILLO, Philip C., KOHLI, Sanjana, JOSHI, Havovi
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2014
• Subjects: Strategic management; business model; break-even analysis; NGO; non-government organization; customer value proposition; marketing; positioning; paediatrics; Business Administration, Management, and Operations; Nonprofit Administration and Management; Strategic Management Policy
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/cases_coll_all/105; https://cmp.smu.edu.sg/case/3401
• Institution: Singapore Management University

After studying medicine and specialising in paediatrics in India, Dr Vibha Krishnamurthy, the founder and Medical Director of Ummeed, underwent further training in children’s developmental disabilities in the US. The resources available at the centres there highlighted to her the lack of similar fac...