Rizwan Koita, Director of Koita Foundation and co-founder of CitiusTech, has been appointed as the chairperson of the National Accreditation Board for Hospitals and Healthcare Providers (NABH). Koita has been a board member of NABH for the past 2 years and has been actively involved with the Digital Health initiatives at NABH.
Jaxay Shah, Chairman, QCI, said, “I am delighted to welcome Mr. Rizwan Koita as the Chairman of NABH. His global perspective on healthcare, technology and, scaling businesses will enable us to expand NABH’s reach across India and serve all segments of the healthcare ecosystem.”
Speaking about his new role, Koita said, “NABH can play a key role in enhancing healthcare especially in small and mid-sized healthcare facilities across India, which constitute a large part of the market, and make healthcare more accessible, measurable, and cost-effective for patients across India. NABH can also drive adoption of digital health and Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM) initiative which is a key national priority.”
Koita co-founded CitiusTech, a global healthcare technology company, in 2005, and served as CitiusTech’s CEO till October 2021. Under his leadership, CitiusTech became one of the fastest growing healthcare technology companies globally and became India’s 25th Unicorn in 2019 (the first Indian Unicorn in healthcare technology).
Koita is now actively associated with his philanthropic venture, Koita Foundation which focuses on Digital Health in India. Koita Foundation partners with leading academic institutions, hospitals, and industry associations to drive Digital Health adoption in India. Koita Foundation partners include IIT Bombay, Ashoka University, Tata Memorial / National Cancer Grid, Research Society for the Study of Diabetes in India (RSSDI), Maharashtra University of Health Sciences (MUHS).
Koita received IIT Bombay’s Distinguished Alumni Award in 2019, and the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of Year Award in 2013.