Who <i>we</i> are

Who we are

We believe, with unshakable conviction, in the power of family to heal.

Our story

In 2014, we launched Noora Health as a small group of individuals driven to redefine healthcare. A simple question inspired us: “Knowing that patients look to their loved ones for comfort, why not give families the best chance to support them?” 

We found that families, who often care most for their loved ones, could help dramatically improve health outcomes of patients. By equipping this unsupported resource with basic yet vital health skills, these loved ones could be the keystone to ensuring proper recovery in the hospital and post-discharge at home.

Over the years, we have transformed into an organization powered by subject matter experts, strategists, designers, and technologists — all tirelessly striving towards equipping people to become agents of their own health outcomes and well-being.

Our mission

Improve outcomes and strengthen health systems by equipping family caregivers with the skills they need to care for their loved ones.

Our mission
Our vision

Our vision

A world where patients and their caregivers are a core component of healthcare delivery, and family-member training is a standard of care.

We believe inclusive and accessible healthcare is made possible by the collaborative efforts of public health professionals, doctors, nurses, designers, and business leaders from across the world.

We believe inclusive and accessible healthcare is made possible by the <i>collaborative</i> efforts of public health professionals, doctors, nurses, designers, and business leaders from across the world.

Our team and partners

Approximately 98% of Noora Health’s staff and partners are based in the regions where our programs are delivered, including India, Bangladesh, and Indonesia. We have teammates focused on specific regions and colleagues who support our work across all settings. We also work with local entities and independent partners to design and implement our programs. Below, meet some of the people powering our work!

Shahed Alam-headshot
Shahed Alam Co-Founder and Co-CEO
Anubhav Arora-headshot
Anubhav Arora Shared Programs and Platforms Noora Health PLC, India
Raia Azmi
Raia Azmi Program Delivery, Bangladesh
Edith Elliott
Edith Elliott Co-Founder and Co-CEO
Headshot of Will Funk
Will Funk Development
Kelly Hagler Headshot
Kelly Hagler Communications
Nira Jethani headshot
Nira Jethani Finance
Suparna Kalghatgi-headshot
Suparna Kalghatgi Shared Programs and Platforms Noora Health PLC, India
Profile picture of Hosneara Khondker.
Hosneara Khondker Country Head, Bangladesh
Sushil Koirala-headshot
Sushil Koirala Country Representative, Nepal
Anil Krishna - headshot
Anil Krishna Finance Noora Health PLC, India
Poorva Malviya-headshot
Poorva Malviya Engineering Noora Health PLC, India
Seema Murthy-headshot
Seema Murthy Country Head, India Noora Health PLC
Thahira Mustafa-headshot
Thahira Mustafa Chief of Staff
Tanmay Pathani-headshot
Tanmay Pathani Program Delivery Implementing partner, YosAid, India
Varun Rangarajan-headshot
Varun Rangarajan Expansion Noora Health PLC, India
Mahbubur Rashid-headshot
Mahbubur Rashid Medical, Bangladesh
Neha Sahi-headshot
Neha Sahi People and Culture Noora Health PLC, India
Asken Singana
Asken Sinaga Country Head, Indonesia Yayasan Noora Health
Parul Singh-headshot
Parul Singh Program Design and Development, India Noora Health PLC
Geetanjali Swamy-headshot
Geetanjali Swamy Legal and Operations
Deepali Thakur-headshot
Deepali Thakur Deputy Country Head, India Noora Health PLC
Stephanie Turpin-headshot
Stephanie Turpin Development
Keri Wachter-headshot
Keri Wachter External Relations
Bhanu Yadav-headshot
Bhanu Yadav Program Delivery, India Implementing partner, YosAid, India
Shirley Yan-headshot
Shirley Yan Shared Evaluation and Learning

Our board of directors

Shahed Alam-headshot
Dr. Shahed Alam Co-Founder and Co-CEO, Noora Health
Headshot of Nazleen Bharmal, Chief Health Equity Officer at Stanford Health Care and board member at Noora Health.
Nazleen Bharmal Chief Health Equity Officer, Stanford Health Care
Headshot of Kate Courteau against an orange background.
Kate Courteau Former Director of Non-Profits, Y-Combinator
Headshot of Marie Dageville
Marie Dageville Co-Founder, The Patchwork Collective
Headshot of Iqbal Dhaliwal against a burry, white office background.
Iqbal Dhaliwal Global Executive Director, J-PAL
Edith Elliott
Edith Elliott Co-Founder and Co-CEO, Noora Health
Headshot of Ann Kim against a grey background.
Ann Kim Co-Founder, The Together Project
Headshot of Claire Mazumdar against a blurry green, leafy background.
Claire Mazumdar CEO, Bicara Therapeutics
Headshot of Ajay Sondhi against a white-grey background.
Ajay Sondhi Board Director and Strategy Advisor

Our partners & supporters