SAHAMANTHRAN

Program Advisory

ORGANISATIONAL PROFILE

Who we are

SahaManthran Pvt Ltd (SMPL) is a conglomerate of clinicians, bio-medical engineers, architects, legal and public-policy experts, hospital administrators, social scientists, development experts and programme-implementation specialists.

Together we bring over 250+ years of in-depth expertise across hospital operations, public–private partnerships, healthcare quality assurance and qualitative research that informs policy reform in the health sector.

Our founders and senior experts have held leadership positions across AIIMS, PGI Chandigarh, the World Bank, UN, DfID, MoHFW, WHO, Sir Gangaram Hospital and the Fortis and Max groups, among others.

KEY CLIENTS
Comptroller & Auditor General of India NITI Aayog National Institute of Public Finance & Policy Asian Development Bank General Medical Council, UK The WISH Foundation John Snow International
OUR VISION

A globally trusted source of knowledge-based solutions

To globally foster the delivery of knowledge-based solutions infused with domain expertise and country-specific wisdom.

~10 years of operations A decade of consistent delivery
54 client organisations Government, multilateral & private
30% repeat clients Long-term partnerships, not transactions
WHAT SETS US APART

Why clients choose SahaManthran

Deep expertise, practical thinking and long-term partnerships that create meaningful healthcare impact.

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RISK & COMPLIANCE

E&S Risk Assessment

Vast experience conducting Environmental & Social Risk Assessments — including across 25 government medical college hospitals, radiology centres and labs in Maharashtra — meeting IFC PS4 international standards.

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RESEARCH

Quantitative & Qualitative Research

Deep experience in donor-funded studies, in-depth interviews, focus group discussions, impact assessments and Value-for-Money analysis (Efficiency, Effectiveness, Economy, Equity).

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VALUE

Value for Money

A senior conglomerate model that delivers requisite breadth and depth at affordable price points — sustained by long-term relationships with select clients.

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PARTNERSHIP

High-Quality, Long-Term Engagement

Leadership-led coordination, amicable conflict resolution and micro-management of deliverables to ensure consistent, high-quality output that builds enduring partnerships.

EMPANELMENT

Empanelled with leading government & industry bodies

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AMTZ

Empanelled with the Andhra MedTech Zone — the largest MedTech zone in Asia.

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MSME

Empanelled with the Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises for domain consulting services.

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IMA · AHPI

Indian Medical Association and Association of Healthcare Providers of India — for NABH consulting, the national standard for quality accreditation.

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NPC

National Productivity Council of India — consultant for NABH accreditation consulting and capacity building of healthcare services.

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NATHEALTH

Recently empanelled with NATHEALTH to provide public-policy reform support.

TECHNICAL ADVISORY

Program Advisory

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RESEARCH

Public Policy Research

Generating evidence-based insights to inform effective policies and decisions.

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HEALTH & NUTRITION

Public Health & Nutrition

Designing and managing programs that improve health and nutrition outcomes.

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INSIGHTS

Formative Studies

In-depth studies that guide program design and strategy.

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IMPACT

Impact & Value for Money

Assessing impact and value to ensure efficient use of resources.

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PERFORMANCE

Monitoring & Evaluation

Tracking progress and evaluating results for continuous improvement.

PROGRAM PORTFOLIO

Selected engagements at a glance

2025–26 Smile Foundation

MMU Impact Assessment, 6 states

2025–26 Sightsavers India

Cataract Impact Assessment, Bihar

2025 Pfizer Limited, India

Migraine Burden Study, Delhi-NCR

2025 The HANS Foundation

Prescription Audit, Himachal

2025 The HANS Foundation

MMU Mid-Line Study, Uttarakhand

2023–24 The HANS Foundation

Diabetes Study, 3 northern states

2023 Sightsavers India

Urban Eye Health, Kanpur & Prayagraj

2023 SELCO Foundation

Solar Vaccine Cold Chain Impact

2021–22 The WISH Foundation

SARA Survey of PHCs, 4 states

2020–21 The WISH Foundation

Prescription Audit, 46 HWCs

2020–21 India Health Systems Collab.

NCD Medicines Study, 6 states

2020 Welthungerhilfe

Nutrition Smart Village Evaluation

2020 John Snow India R&T

ANSH & PUSHTI Endline, 5 states

2020 Save The Children

Referral Mechanism, MP & Odisha

2019 India Health Action Trust (BMGF)

Specialist HR Study, NHM-UP

2018–19 C&AG of India + NIPFP

Clinical Governance Audit, UP

2018 NITI Aayog

Medical Faculty Study, 12 states

2018 Sightsavers India

Rural Eye Health, Chittorgarh

2018+ KPMG

PCMC SMART City School Health

2017–18 Abt Associates

Severe Child Illness Study, Bihar

2018 Aga Khan Trust

Sunder Nursery Heritage Park

OUR PARTNERS

Program Advisory

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Organisations and institutions we've collaborated with across this advisory domain.

01 PROGRAM

National Institute of Public Finance And Policy

Study the disclosure norms and prescription norms under MCI and its Code of Conduct to influence medical practice.

02 PROGRAM

General Medical Council

Study of National Medical Council Bill and make suitable recommendation in partnership with NIPFP and General Medical UK for defining the way forward for streamlining Medical Education in India.

03 PROGRAM

Comptroller Auditor General of India

Develop drug procurement audit framework for the Comptroller Auditor General of India, especially pandemic procurement for utilization across states.

04 PROGRAM

NorthWestern University

Assessment of prevalence of Food Allergy in children in North India in partnership with Sir Gangaram Hospital and NorthWestern University, Chicago.

05 PROGRAM

India Health Systems Collaborative

Study the effectiveness of the Essential drug list to address the requirements of communicable and non-communicable disease burden in India.

06 PROGRAM

WISH

Prescription Audit to understand the appropriateness of prescription pattern in 46 PHCs in MP and Assam with special reference to e-prescription and specialist prescription in a telemedicine setting to inform policy reform.

07 PROGRAM

IHAT

Assess challenges and design implementable solution to retain specialists in more than 800 public hospitals, especially in rural areas in Uttar Pradesh long term.

08 PROGRAM

Welt Hunger Hilfe

Assessment of Sector Wide Approach to Impact Health, Nutrition and Sanitation for scaling of the project in India, Nepal and Bangladesh.

09 PROGRAM

Care

Assess and improve access to Paediatric care for children under 5 in 24 private hospitals in 4 districts of Bihar to draw solutions for scaling across private hospitals.

10 PROGRAM

JSI

Rapid Assessment of TUSHTI project of JSI R&T, funded by Nayara Energy; to understand the impact of innovations and expansion of nutritional services.

11 PROGRAM

JSI USAID

End Line Assessment of ANSH & PUSHTi program of USAID, implemented in Bihar, Assam and MP by JSI-RTI.

12 PROGRAM

Symbiosis University

Facilitating collaboration between Symbiosis University and Universities in Finland for collaboration around higher education.

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