Identify care needs
Map the actual care needs of each community, household by household. Move from assumption to evidence.
P1Vision and operating structure
A single continuous fabric of care.
Homes, neighbourhoods, family clinics, hospitals, and community research and training centres operate as one connected system - not five separate domains. Below: the principles that anchor the work, the model that organises it, and the method that puts it into motion.
The vision
One fabric, not five domains.
The vision
The NNHC initiative envisions a healthcare ecosystem where homes, neighbourhoods, family clinics, hospitals, and community research and training centres operate as a single continuous fabric of care.
The model integrates these layers into one connected system rather than treating each as a separate domain. It works upstream - building health, preventing disease, and revising the structure of primary care so that hospitals are the exception rather than the default.
Principles
Five guiding principles.
Principles
- 01
Home as the unit of care
Healthcare is delivered closer to people’s homes, supported by trained caregivers and community networks.
- 02
Professional ownership
Healthcare professionals take responsibility for defined communities, reviving the family doctor relationship.
- 03
Empowered communities
Communities participate actively in care delivery, not merely as recipients but as co-creators.
- 04
Seamless coordination
Technology enables coordination between stakeholders, integrating EMR, CMR, and open platforms.
- 05
Equitable access
Healthcare remains equitable, accessible, and affordable, with cross-subsidy supporting vulnerable populations.
Star Model
Five stakeholder groups, one shared centre.
The Star Model
Care@Home sits at the centre, with five distinct stakeholder groups converging around it. Each brings a different form of capability; together they form the operational structure of the network.
01 / 05Clinical
The clinical anchor.
Health Care Professionals
The clinical anchor of the network, organised by district and integrated through IMA.
120k+IMA members in Kerala
Members
Medical doctors, specialist associations, dentists, nurses, therapists, technicians.
Method
From vision to action - needs, services, gaps.
Method
01 02 Map existing services
Inventory current healthcare, palliative, and community capacity already operating in the geography.
03 Assess the gaps
Identify gaps in care delivery, scheduling, and resource availability. The gap analysis becomes the brief.
What comes next
The model compiles into five operating tracks.
Each track has an owner, an output, and a hand-off into the next. Read how the work moves from convening to deployment.