Gates Foundation India released a video on July 1st to highlight the Aaroogya AI Foundation and AI-led health for women who are not blessed with its jobs. The video, part of the Women Changemakers series, has received over 8 million views and has more than 40,000 likes across Instagram, YouTube, Facebook and LinkedIn, according to the release! and has expanded its stocks of over 1,000.
The name Aaroogya comes from the Sanskrit word Arogya. This means overall health. This is a state of perfect happiness that is not free from illnesses of the body, mind and mind. True to that name, Aaroogya's model combines grassroots health care delivery with advanced AI, allowing women to access preventive and personalized care in a low-resource setting.
The five-minute video captures the foundation's impact since its inception in 2017. We detected early stage cases of breast cancer, PCOS, diabetes and anemia, as well as training over 4,000 community health workers, screening over 135,000 women in India and Africa.
The Aroogya AI Foundation was co-founded by former medical student Dr. Priyanjali Datta, who became a high-tech entrepreneur and product growth leader, and former practitioner and Johns Hopkins alumnus, Dr. Dhruv Kacker. As the initiative grows, Priyanjali's younger sister, Shyanjali Datta, joined the leadership and is now co-founder and CEO. The timing of the video's release also had a deep personal meaning. It premiered on July 1st, with the birthdays of co-founders Priyanjali and Shanjali Datta's father, Sanjit Datta and Arluja's first followers and donors. The video also continues the ongoing journey of her mother, Juma Datta, with essential thrombocytosis.
As Aaroogya's founding partner and first CEO, Priyanjali led the creation of an AI-powered women's health platform, helping to expand initiatives in India and Africa. She is currently an advisor to Aaroogya and is currently the Chief Growth Officer of Omnivations (formerly Virtual Sonics Inc.), an immersive media company, leading product marketing and strategic partnerships. With over nine years of experience across healthcare, technology and media, her work is recognized and funded by agencies such as Millennium Alliance (USAID, UK-DFID, META, FICCI, Department of Science and Technology, India), Johns Hopkins Technology Ventures, HDFC SmartUp, /Nudge Institute, Cisco, Cisco, Pepsico indico, One Young World, nude Institute, nuge in and in nedico, hdfc smartup, hdfc smartup, hdfc smartup, hdfc smartup, hdfc smartup, hdfc smartup, hdfc smartup, hdfc smartup, hdfc smartup, hdfc smartup, hdfc smartup, hdfc smartup, hdfc smartup, hdfc smartup, hdfc smartup, hdfc smartup, hdfc smartup, hdfc smartup, hdfc smartup, hdfc smartup, hdfc smartup, hdfc smartup, hdfc smartup, hdfc smartup, hdfc smartup, hdfc smartup, hdfc smartup, hdfc smartup, hdfc smartup, and hdfc smartup. release.
“Our journey with Aaroogya has always been personal,” Priyanjali shares. “My sister Shanjali was born in a rare condition and went through some of the most complicated surgeries, which created the urgency to build a better system.
As CEO, Shyanjali Datta led the development and deployment of MyHealthline. MyHealthline has enabled community healthcare workers to provide active care and demonstrated a three-fold social return on cost-effective health outcomes. Her background in UX Research, AI System Design and Product Strategy led her to play roles at Spinny and serving as Senior Product Advisor at Travlo. Her work focuses on building simple, accessible, emotionally recognized systems based on real-world needs.
“Aalja was born out of the urgency we felt during our mother's battle with essential thrombocytosis. It's a clear gap between research, diagnosis and integrated care for women,” says Shyanjali Datta. “It's not just about building technology, it's not about creating a proactive and connected care system. In this next chapter, we're not only processing data, but really understanding people with ethics, empathy, privacy and respect.”
As Aaroogya enters the next chapter, it stands as both a compliment and a challenge. It's a tribute to the families, frontline workers, and the women who shaped their journey, as well as challenges to a system that has failed for a long time. From door-to-door screening to scalable AI systems design, Aaroogya continues to show that when empathy meets engineering, the real impact continues.
The foundation is now led by the Dutta sisters, and Dr. Dulf Kacker continues to work as an advisor. They have joined forces with a cross-continent team of experts from India based in California and India. All of this is united by a shared mission to rethink healthcare for large-scale women. Together, they are filling Silicon Valley innovations in the Indian public health system, building solutions based on living experiences, and reshaping how social infrastructure can help the next billion.
Anirban Ghosh, who leads products and technology at Aaroogya, is an interdisciplinary technician working at the intersection of design, engineering and healthcare. He has developed impactful solutions ranging from self-service clinics to GE Healthcare's infant care devices. His venture, including a chronic care platform launched at Harvard, reflects his strong commitment to health equity and last mile innovation.
Medha Jaishankar, president of Omnivations (formerly Virtual Sonics Inc.), will join Aaroogya's advisory committee with a deep commitment to human-centered innovation, storytelling and global impact. A former BBC camera operator and producer, she is an award-winning filmmaker and media engineer who led large partnerships with companies such as Sony and Saffron. As a member of the Pacific Council on International Policy, Medha also provides personal insights as a navigator of endometriosis, PCOS, and Hashimoto.
Neha Goel, a former senior AI engineer at Microsoft, brings over 17 years of experience in responsible AI, enterprise healthcare systems and global deployment. She leads Openai and LLM strategies for Fortune 500 clients, serving on HealthTech's startup boards and is currently a professional mentor at Startups to lead early ventures.
Purva Pruthi Ghosh, a machine learning researcher and AI resident at Google Labs, holds a PhD from UMass Amherst. Her work in composition reasoning, causal AI, and modular architecture adds a deep research rigor and long-term vision to Aaroogya's AI development roadmap.
