Partnerships for Affordable Healthcare Access and Longevity (PAHAL) is USAID flagship innovative financing platform to promote health financing models and provide catalytic support to social enterprises (IBMs) for improving access to affordable and quality healthcare solutions for the urban poor communities, with a with a focus on Tuberculosis, Maternal and Child Health and WASH. 

• PAHAL has built a platform that provides unparalleled access to social enterprises for reducing cost and improving access to quality healthcare services.  
• US announced that it will provide an additional $3 million to India, through its aid agency USAID, for mitigating the spread of Covid-19.  

• In coordination with the Indian government, USAID is providing these funds to the Partnerships for Affordable Healthcare Access and Longevity (PAHAL) project. 

Source: ForumIAS