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 “shared” 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
  • Divya Jain-headshot
    Divya Jain People and Culture, Global Health Strategy
  • 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
  • Sudeep Kumar-headshot
    Sudeep Kumar Medical, India Noora Health PLC
  • 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
  • Manju Pothen-headshot
    Manju Pothen The Caregiving Lab Noora Health PLC, India
  • Samina Rahman-headshot
    Samina Rahman Shared Program Design and Development Noora Health PLC, 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
  • Kate Courteau
    Kate Courteau Former Director of Non-Profits, Y-Combinator
  • Headshot of Marie Dageville
    Marie Dageville Co-Founder, The Patchwork Collective
  • Iqbal Dhaliwal
    Iqbal Dhaliwal Global Executive Director, J-PAL
  • Edith Elliott
    Edith Elliott Co-Founder and Co-CEO, Noora Health
  • Ann Kim
    Ann Kim Co-Founder, The Together Project
  • Claire Mazumdar
    Claire Mazumdar CEO, Bicara Therapeutics
  • Ajay Sondhi
    Ajay Sondhi Board Director and Strategy Advisor

Our partners & supporters