Empowering a nation with innovation: How Truenat became India’s pandemic gamechanger.

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Of all the millions of Indian migrant workers that moved homes in 2020, Rajesh Kumar’s plight was caught in a makeshift testing center at the border of Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh. The contraption was no bigger than a laptop and he was among the few individuals who found themselves on the frontlines in India against COVID-19.

“I can never forget those days,” Rajesh recounts. “Complete families walked here as if to make some kind of a pilgrimage, looking terribly thin, with empty faces and tired bodies, after hundreds of kilometers of walk. They just wanted to go home, but we had to be sure that they weren’t carriers of the virus.

Although over the past few days a subtle difference had occurred at the checkpost. Rajesh could now tell the tired souls waiting to get past the gates: “Just give us a few hours,” instead of telling them to wait for days. The change was due to a device called Truenat, which in real time turned around India’s pandemic diagnosis response.

Across India, over 800 sites were made operational along state borders, rural health centres, and transit hubs where thousands ended up getting treated. The challenge seemed huge- how could one test millions quickly and accurately, including in remote areas where there was no guarantee of electricity?

Dr. Meena Sharma, who oversees testing at a rural camp in Uttar Pradesh, explained, “That’s the big advantage of Truenat.” She added, “We can set up a testing lab anywhere.” The device is small, battery-operated, and delivers results within hours. For migrants, this meant the difference between being stuck in crowded camps and reaching home safely.

Passengers could be screened at train stations before boarding, with health workers conducting tests on-site. At interstate checkpoints, authorities could tag people with quarantine directives. Communities also had access to immediate testing in areas where traditional labs would take days to respond to an outbreak.

“It wasn’t just about testing,” says Amit Patel, who managed a testing center in Gujarat. “Giving people certainty was crucial in uncertain times. A family of five, exhausted after walking for days, didn’t need to wait even longer for results. With Truenat, we could tell them by evening whether they could continue their journey.”

This system wasn’t limited to cities—it reached every corner. In Chhattisgarh, mobile Truenat units acted as portable testing labs in tribal areas, bringing diagnostics to places that had never seen such technology. Battery-powered and easy to transport, they provided healthcare where it had never been before.

For migrant laborers like Sunita Devi, who had walked around 300 kilometers along with her two children to reach home in Bihar, this quick testing was of utmost importance. “We were afraid we would be stuck at the border for days,” she said. “But we gottested in the morning, and by afternoon we were told that we could continue our journey. It felt like a miracle.” ”

What started as an emergency response quickly transformed itself into a paradigm shift in the way health care delivery happens. Truenat proved that quality point-of-care diagnosis meant that it could actually be brought close to the people, in times of crisis, instead of being pushed to big city laboratories.

Today, those 800 devices stand as proof of how innovation can make a difference when paired with urgent human need. They represent more than just tests or cases—they stand for families reunited, communities protected, and lives saved.

In a country devastated by COVID-19, Truenat was more than just a diagnostic tool. It was a symbol of hope, bridging the gap between urban and rural areas, between advanced laboratories and basic healthcare centers.

As one health worker put it, “We did not just deliver the test results, but delivered peace of mind, one family at a time.”

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Any person into whose possession the Draft Red Herring Prospectus comes is required to inform himself or herself about and to observe any such restrictions. Neither the Company, BRLMs nor any of its affiliates is soliciting any action based on the Draft Red Herring Prospectus, and it should not be construed as an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities. Potential investors should not rely on the Draft Red Herring Prospectus for any investment decision.

Any decision on whether to invest in the equity shares described in the Draft Red Herring Prospectus may only be made after a red herring prospectus has been filed with the Registrar of Companies, Goa, Daman and Diu at Panaji and the SEBI and must be made solely on the basis of such red herring prospectus, as there may be material changes in the red herring prospectus compared to the Draft Red Herring Prospectus. Invitations to subscribe to or purchase the equity shares in the Offer will be made only pursuant to the red herring prospectus if the recipient is in India or the preliminary offering memorandum for the Offer, which comprises the red herring prospectus and the preliminary international wrap for the Offer, if the recipient is outside India. No person outside India is eligible to Bid for equity shares in the Offer unless that person has received the preliminary offering memorandum for the Offer, which shall contain the selling restrictions for the Offer outside India.

Any potential investor should note that investment in equity shares involves a high degree of risk and for details relating to such risk, please see the section titled “Risk Factors” of the red herring prospectus, when available.

Neither the Company, BRLMs, nor any of its affiliates will be responsible for any loss or damage that could result from interception and interpretation by any third parties of any information being made available to you through this website. The Company and its affiliates cannot and do not guarantee the accuracy, timeliness or completeness of the information being made available to you in the Draft Red Herring Prospectus beyond the date of the Draft Red Herring Prospectus. The information contained in the Draft Red Herring Prospectus may not be updated since its original publication date and may not reflect the latest updates. The Company and its affiliates will not be responsible for any loss to any person or entity caused by any shortcoming, defect or inaccuracy which may have inadvertently or otherwise crept into the website. Neither the Company, any of its affiliates nor their directors, officers and employees will be liable or have any responsibility of any kind for any loss or damage that you incur in the event of any failure or disruption of this website, or resulting from the act or omission of any other party involved in making this website or the data contained therein available to you, or from any other cause relating to your access to, inability to access, or use of the website or these materials.

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