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    Wadhwani Institute for Artificial Intelligence Foundation

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    About Wadhwani Institute for Artificial Intelligence Foundation

    The Wadhwani Institute for Artificial Intelligence Foundation concentrates its giving on deploying AI technologies for public good, with a strong operational focus on India. Its largest investments support AI-driven solutions for infectious disease control (notably tuberculosis) and AI tools for education targeting underserved populations. Grants are programmatic and implementation-oriented, aimed at scaling AI applications that augment government or community services.

    Focus Areas

    AI-driven infectious disease detection and response (TB-focused public health solutions in India)AI tools for improving education access and learning outcomes for underserved students in IndiaScaling AI implementations in partnership with governments and local civil-society organizations

    Who They Fund

    Government of India and public health systemsunderserved populations in India and other low-resource localespeople at risk of or affected by tuberculosis and other infectious diseasespublic health workforce and researchers (training recipients)

    About Wadhwani Institute for Artificial Intelligence Foundation

    A single grant of $6,013,773 to National Entrepreneurship Network in Bangalore defines the scale of Wadhwani Institute for Artificial Intelligence Foundation’s recent giving. The grant was made to introduce artificial intelligence solutions for infectious diseases of public health importance, including tuberculosis, and signals a grantmaking pattern centered on deploying AI for public benefit rather than supporting general operating needs. The foundation’s other large awards show the same implementation focus: $731,283 went to Lords Education and Health Society in New Delhi to support development of artificial intelligence for educational purposes and for underserved communities in India and other locales. Another $217,138 grant to Path in Seattle supported transformative research and AI capacity for tuberculosis elimination and response to infectious diseases. Across these awards, the foundation backs technical development, research, and deployment work that can be used by government systems, public health actors, and education partners. Its portfolio points to a funder using private foundation resources to move AI applications into service settings, especially in India, with tuberculosis and education as recurring uses of that technology.

    What Wadhwani Institute for Artificial Intelligence Foundation Funds

    In public health, the foundation gave $6,013,773 to National Entrepreneurship Network in Bangalore for AI solutions for infectious diseases of public health importance like tuberculosis. That grant places tuberculosis work at the center of its health funding. A separate $217,138 award to Path in Seattle supported transformative research and AI capacity for elimination of tuberculosis and response to infectious diseases, adding a research-and-capacity-building layer to the same theme. In education, the foundation gave $731,283 to Lords Education and Health Society in New Delhi to support development of artificial intelligence for educational purposes and for the benefit of underserved people in India and other locales. Its program architecture also includes government digital transformation, with a dedicated center in India focused on training and incubation for large-scale digital initiatives.

    How Wadhwani Institute for Artificial Intelligence Foundation Gives

    Financial Snapshot

    Annual Giving

    $8.5M

    Total Assets

    $7.5M

    Total Revenue

    $8.3M

    Total Expenses

    $9.8M

    Geographic Reach

    Regional1 state funded

    About 0% of grants go to recipients in WA.

    Funding intensity
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    Where Wadhwani Institute for Artificial Intelligence Foundation Funds

    Top 2 recipient countries by grant volume for Wadhwani Institute for Artificial Intelligence Foundation.

    RankCountryGrantsTotalShare
    1India29$55.3M
    90.6%
    2United StatesDomestic

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    Giving Approach

    Highly concentrated, large grants to few programmatic partners—one dominant multi-million dollar award and a smaller but substantial program grant—focused on implementation rather than broad philanthropic diversification.

    Funding Style

    capacity building (AI workforce and institutional capacity)technology development and translational researchimplementation and deployment support (operationalizing solutions with government partners)efficiency and systems-strengthening through automation

    Notable grantees: National Entrepreneurship Network (NEN), Lords Education and Health Society

    Topics

    AI-driven infectious disease surveillance and detectiontuberculosis (TB) elimination strategiesAI-enabled outbreak preparedness and responsehealth systems efficiency and automationAI for education and training for underserved populationsAI capacity-building for public health research

    Recent grants show a wide spread in size, from a median near the smaller end of the portfolio to one very large award: the 25th percentile is $217,138, the median is $731,283, and the 75th percentile is $6,013,773. The pattern looks programmatic rather than discretionary, with grants tied to implementation, research, and capacity-building purposes. The foundation is a private foundation and a regular funder, and it does make grants to named organizations rather than individuals. The recent list suggests repeat focus on AI for public health and education, while recipient geography is heavily India-centered.

    Where Wadhwani Institute for Artificial Intelligence Foundation Makes Grants

    Grant recipients are concentrated in India: 7 of 8 recent grants, or 87.5%, went to Indian organizations. Bangalore and New Delhi appear among the named recipient cities, alongside a U.S. award to Seattle, Washington. The recipient-country mix also shows one grant in the United States. This distribution matches the foundation’s emphasis on deploying AI in India while still supporting selected research partners elsewhere.

    Frequently Asked Questions About Wadhwani Institute for Artificial Intelligence Foundation

    What are Wadhwani Institute for Artificial Intelligence Foundation’s main focus areas?

    The foundation funds AI applications for infectious disease detection and response, especially tuberculosis, AI for education serving underserved populations in India and other locales, and work that scales AI implementations with governments and civil-society partners. It also supports government digital transformation through a dedicated center in India.

    What does the recent grant pattern suggest about how the foundation funds?

    Recent awards are programmatic and implementation-oriented. The largest grant, $6,013,773, funded AI solutions for infectious diseases like tuberculosis, while other grants supported AI for education and research or capacity-building for TB elimination. The pattern emphasizes development, deployment, and institutional use of AI.

    Where do most recent grants go?

    Most recent grants go to India. The recipient-country distribution shows 7 grants, or 87.5%, in India and 1 grant in the United States. Named recipient cities include Bangalore and New Delhi, with one U.S. grant to Seattle, Washington.

    Does the foundation accept unsolicited applications?

    Yes for several active programs. Ignite, Liftoff, SME Academy, and the Wadhwani Center for Government Digital Transformation all accept unsolicited applications. The Wadhwani Center for AI and Advanced Technologies (USA) does not accept unsolicited applications.

    What kinds of organizations appear in the recent grants list?

    Recent grantees include National Entrepreneurship Network in Bangalore, Lords Education and Health Society in New Delhi, and Path in Seattle, Washington. The purposes range from AI solutions for infectious diseases and tuberculosis to AI for education and support for transformative research and AI capacity.

    Latest 990 Filing

    2025

    Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.

    3
    $380K
    9.4%

    Recipient country reflects the grantee's headquarters per IRS 990-PF and Schedule F filings, not the program's implementation country.

    Recent Grants

    Most recent grants reported to the IRS.

    RecipientLocationAmountYearPurpose
    NATIONAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP NETWORK (NEN)BANGALORE$6,013,7732025THE PURPOSE OF THE GRANT IS TO INTRODUCE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) SOLUTIONS FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES OF PUBLIC HEALTH IMPORTANCE LIKE TUBERCULOSIS (TB). THE AI SOLUTIONS DEVELOPED AND DEPLOYED WILL HELP IN PREPARING, PREVENTING, DETECTING AND RESPONDING TO INFECTIOUS DISEASES IN INDIA. THE PROJECT WILL BRING EFFICIENCY WITHIN EXISTING RESOURCES BY WAY OF AUTOMATION AND THEREBY AUGMENT GOVERNMENT OF INDIA'S AND OTHER COLLECTIVE DISEASE PREVENTION AND CONTROL EFFORTS.
    LORDS EDUCATION AND HEALTH SOCIETYNEW DELHI$731,2832025THE PURPOSE OF THE GRANT IS TO SUPPORT DEVELOPMENT OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES AND THE BENEFIT OF THE UNDERSERVED IN INDIA AND OTHER LOCALES
    PATHSEATTLE, WA$217,1382025THE PURPOSE OF THE GRANT IS TO SUPPORT TRANSFORMATIVE RESEARCH AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) CAPACITY FOR ELIMINATION OF TUBERCULOSIS AND RESPONDING TO INFECTION DISEASES.
    NATIONAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP NETWORK (NEN)BANGALORE$7,498,3662024THE PURPOSE OF THE GRANT IS TO INTRODUCE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) SOLUTIONS FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES OF PUBLIC HEALTH IMPORTANCE LIKE TUBERCULOSIS (TB). THE AI SOLUTIONS DEVELOPED AND DEPLOYED WILL HELP IN PREPARING, PREVENTING, DETECTING AND RESPONDING TO INFECTIOUS DISEASES IN INDIA. THE PROJECT WILL BRING EFFICIENCY WITHIN EXISTING RESOURCES BY WAY OF AUTOMATION AND THEREBY AUGMENT GOVERNMENT OF INDIA'S AND OTHER COLLECTIVE DISEASE PREVENTION AND CONTROL EFFORTS.
    PATHSEATTLE, WA$71,1182024THE PURPOSE OF THE GRANT IS TO SUPPORT TRANSFORMATIVE RESEARCH AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) CAPACITY FOR ELIMINATION OF TUBERCULOSIS AND RESPONDING TO INFECTION DISEASES.
    SOCIETY FOR EDUCATION WELFARE AND ACTION - RURALBHARUCH GUJARAT$38,3422024THE PURPOSE OF THE GRANT TO BUILD A DATASET OF SHORT VIDEOS AND IMAGES OF INDIAN NEWBORNS ACROSS VARIOUS BIRTH WEIGHTS, CAPTURED ON AN ANDROID SMARTPHONE, ALONG WITH CORRESPONDING MEASUREMENTS SUCH AS WEIGHT, CROWN-TO-HEEL LENGTH, HEAD CIRCUMFERENCE, CHEST CIRCUMFERENCE. THE DATASET WILL BE USED TO DESIGN AND DEVELOP AN AI-POWERED SOLUTION THAT WILL ALLOW PUBLIC HEALTH FRONTLINE WORKER TO ESTIMATE NEWBORN WEIGHT FROM IMAGES AND / OR SHORT VIDEOS TAKEN FROM MOBILE PHONES, ENABLING EASY, GEOTAGGED, TAMPER-PROOF SCREENING OF LOW BIRTH WEIGHT NEWBORNS.
    PROJECT CONCERN INTERNATIONALNEW DELHI$24,9882024THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS ENDEAVOR WILL BE TO INFORM AND VALIDATE A SMARTPHONE-BASED ANTHROPOMETRY SOLUTIONFOR GROWTH MEASUREMENT BY COMPARING THE SMARTPHONE IMAGE AND ANTHROPOMETRIC FINDINGS AMONG LESSTHAN SIX WEEKS OLD CHILDREN.
    POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCHCHANDIGARH$16,1952024THE PURPOSE OF THE GRANT IS TO SUPPORT POSTGRADUATE INSTITUE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH TO SET UP PUBLIC HIGHER-EDUCATION INSTITUTION.
    NATIONAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP NETWORK (NEN)BANGALORE$5,459,4002023THE PURPOSE OF THE GRANT IS TO INTRODUCE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) SOLUTIONS FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES OF PUBLIC HEALTH IMPORTANCE LIKE TUBERCULOSIS (TB). THE AI SOLUTIONS DEVELOPED AND DEPLOYED WILL HELP IN PREPARING, PREVENTING, DETECTING AND RESPONDING TO INFECTIOUS DISEASES IN INDIA. THE PROJECT WILL BRING EFFICIENCY WITHIN EXISTING RESOURCES BY WAY OF AUTOMATION AND THEREBY AUGMENT GOVERNMENT OF INDIA'S AND OTHER COLLECTIVE DISEASE PREVENTION AND CONTROL EFFORTS.
    PATHSEATTLE, WA$91,9622023THE PURPOSE OF THE GRANT IS TO SUPPORT TRANSFORMATIVE RESEARCH AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) CAPACITY FOR ELIMINATION OF TUBERCULOSIS AND RESPONDING TO INFECTION DISEASES.
    POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCHCHANDIGARH$30,6242023THE PURPOSE OF THE GRANT IS TO SUPPORT POSTGRADUATE INSTITUE OF MEDICAL EDUATION AND RESEARCH TO SET UP PUBLIC HIGHER-EDUCATION INSTITUTION.
    SOCIETY FOR EDUCATION WELFARE AND ACTION - RURALBHARUCH GUJARAT$28,9582023THE PURPOSE OF THE GRANT TO BUILD A DATASET OF SHORT VIDEOS AND IMAGES OF INDIAN NEWBORNS ACROSS VARIOUS BIRTH WEIGHTS, CAPTURED ON AN ANDROID SMARTPHONE, ALONG WITH CORRESPONDING MEASUREMENTS SUCH AS WEIGHT, CROWN-TO-HEEL LENGTH, HEAD CIRCUMFERENCE, CHEST CIRCUMFERENCE. THE DATASET WILL BE USED TO DESIGN AND DEVELOP AN AI-POWERED SOLUTION THAT WILL ALLOW PUBLIC HEALTH FRONTLINE WORKER TO ESTIMATE NEWBORN WEIGHT FROM IMAGES AND / OR SHORT VIDEOS TAKEN FROM MOBILE PHONES, ENABLING EASY, GEOTAGGED, TAMPER-PROOF SCREENING OF LOW BIRTH WEIGHT NEWBORNS.
    LORDS EDUCATION HEALTH HEALTH SOCIETY (LEHS)NEW DELHI$25,6752023THE PURPOSE OF THE GRANT WAS TO ASSIST WADHWANI INSTITUTE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN STRENGTHENING ITS TECHNICAL PROOF OF CONCEPT MODEL RELATED TO AN AI POWERED SMARTPHONE BASED ANTHROPOMETRIC TOOL BY HAVING LEHS LEAD ON FIELD LEVEL OPERATIONS, DATA, COLLECTION, STAKEHOLDER MANAGEMENT AND ADVOCACY RELATED SUPPORT.
    AMBUJA CEMENT FOUNDATIONMUMBAI$15,3212023THE PURPOSE OF THE GRANT IS FOR AMBUJA CEMENT FOUNDATION IS TO CARRY OUT PILOT PROJECTS IN HEALTH TO IDENTIFY TECHNOLOGY AND GOVERNANCE CHALLENGES INVOLVED IN ADOPTION OF EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES THAT ARE FOCUSED TO IMPROVE HEALTH AND NUTRITION INDICATORS. THE PILOT PROJECT OF AMBUJA CEMENT FOUNDATION IS TO ENABLE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE ENABLED SMARTPHONE BASED ANTHROPOMETRY DEVELOPED BY WADHWANI AI TO MONITOR WEIGHT/ HEIGHT OF BABIES IN ORDER TO IDENTIFY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT BABIES VIA THE USE OF IMAGES AND VIDEOS COLLECTED FROM PHONE/ TABLET, THEREBY IMPROVING THEIR CHANCE TO GET ACCESS TO TIMELY MEDICAL INVERVENTIONS AND A CONSEQUENT HEALTHY LIFE.

    NATIONAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP NETWORK (NEN)

    $6,013,773
    BANGALORE2025

    THE PURPOSE OF THE GRANT IS TO INTRODUCE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) SOLUTIONS FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES OF PUBLIC HEALTH IMPORTANCE LIKE TUBERCULOSIS (TB). THE AI SOLUTIONS DEVELOPED AND DEPLOYED WILL HELP IN PREPARING, PREVENTING, DETECTING AND RESPONDING TO INFECTIOUS DISEASES IN INDIA. THE PROJECT WILL BRING EFFICIENCY WITHIN EXISTING RESOURCES BY WAY OF AUTOMATION AND THEREBY AUGMENT GOVERNMENT OF INDIA'S AND OTHER COLLECTIVE DISEASE PREVENTION AND CONTROL EFFORTS.

    LORDS EDUCATION AND HEALTH SOCIETY

    $731,283
    NEW DELHI2025

    THE PURPOSE OF THE GRANT IS TO SUPPORT DEVELOPMENT OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES AND THE BENEFIT OF THE UNDERSERVED IN INDIA AND OTHER LOCALES

    PATH

    $217,138
    SEATTLE, WA2025

    THE PURPOSE OF THE GRANT IS TO SUPPORT TRANSFORMATIVE RESEARCH AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) CAPACITY FOR ELIMINATION OF TUBERCULOSIS AND RESPONDING TO INFECTION DISEASES.

    NATIONAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP NETWORK (NEN)

    $7,498,366
    BANGALORE2024

    THE PURPOSE OF THE GRANT IS TO INTRODUCE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) SOLUTIONS FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES OF PUBLIC HEALTH IMPORTANCE LIKE TUBERCULOSIS (TB). THE AI SOLUTIONS DEVELOPED AND DEPLOYED WILL HELP IN PREPARING, PREVENTING, DETECTING AND RESPONDING TO INFECTIOUS DISEASES IN INDIA. THE PROJECT WILL BRING EFFICIENCY WITHIN EXISTING RESOURCES BY WAY OF AUTOMATION AND THEREBY AUGMENT GOVERNMENT OF INDIA'S AND OTHER COLLECTIVE DISEASE PREVENTION AND CONTROL EFFORTS.

    PATH

    $71,118
    SEATTLE, WA2024

    THE PURPOSE OF THE GRANT IS TO SUPPORT TRANSFORMATIVE RESEARCH AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) CAPACITY FOR ELIMINATION OF TUBERCULOSIS AND RESPONDING TO INFECTION DISEASES.

    SOCIETY FOR EDUCATION WELFARE AND ACTION - RURAL

    $38,342
    BHARUCH GUJARAT2024

    THE PURPOSE OF THE GRANT TO BUILD A DATASET OF SHORT VIDEOS AND IMAGES OF INDIAN NEWBORNS ACROSS VARIOUS BIRTH WEIGHTS, CAPTURED ON AN ANDROID SMARTPHONE, ALONG WITH CORRESPONDING MEASUREMENTS SUCH AS WEIGHT, CROWN-TO-HEEL LENGTH, HEAD CIRCUMFERENCE, CHEST CIRCUMFERENCE. THE DATASET WILL BE USED TO DESIGN AND DEVELOP AN AI-POWERED SOLUTION THAT WILL ALLOW PUBLIC HEALTH FRONTLINE WORKER TO ESTIMATE NEWBORN WEIGHT FROM IMAGES AND / OR SHORT VIDEOS TAKEN FROM MOBILE PHONES, ENABLING EASY, GEOTAGGED, TAMPER-PROOF SCREENING OF LOW BIRTH WEIGHT NEWBORNS.

    PROJECT CONCERN INTERNATIONAL

    $24,988
    NEW DELHI2024

    THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS ENDEAVOR WILL BE TO INFORM AND VALIDATE A SMARTPHONE-BASED ANTHROPOMETRY SOLUTIONFOR GROWTH MEASUREMENT BY COMPARING THE SMARTPHONE IMAGE AND ANTHROPOMETRIC FINDINGS AMONG LESSTHAN SIX WEEKS OLD CHILDREN.

    POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH

    $16,195
    CHANDIGARH2024

    THE PURPOSE OF THE GRANT IS TO SUPPORT POSTGRADUATE INSTITUE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH TO SET UP PUBLIC HIGHER-EDUCATION INSTITUTION.

    NATIONAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP NETWORK (NEN)

    $5,459,400
    BANGALORE2023

    THE PURPOSE OF THE GRANT IS TO INTRODUCE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) SOLUTIONS FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES OF PUBLIC HEALTH IMPORTANCE LIKE TUBERCULOSIS (TB). THE AI SOLUTIONS DEVELOPED AND DEPLOYED WILL HELP IN PREPARING, PREVENTING, DETECTING AND RESPONDING TO INFECTIOUS DISEASES IN INDIA. THE PROJECT WILL BRING EFFICIENCY WITHIN EXISTING RESOURCES BY WAY OF AUTOMATION AND THEREBY AUGMENT GOVERNMENT OF INDIA'S AND OTHER COLLECTIVE DISEASE PREVENTION AND CONTROL EFFORTS.

    PATH

    $91,962
    SEATTLE, WA2023

    THE PURPOSE OF THE GRANT IS TO SUPPORT TRANSFORMATIVE RESEARCH AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) CAPACITY FOR ELIMINATION OF TUBERCULOSIS AND RESPONDING TO INFECTION DISEASES.

    POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH

    $30,624
    CHANDIGARH2023

    THE PURPOSE OF THE GRANT IS TO SUPPORT POSTGRADUATE INSTITUE OF MEDICAL EDUATION AND RESEARCH TO SET UP PUBLIC HIGHER-EDUCATION INSTITUTION.

    SOCIETY FOR EDUCATION WELFARE AND ACTION - RURAL

    $28,958
    BHARUCH GUJARAT2023

    THE PURPOSE OF THE GRANT TO BUILD A DATASET OF SHORT VIDEOS AND IMAGES OF INDIAN NEWBORNS ACROSS VARIOUS BIRTH WEIGHTS, CAPTURED ON AN ANDROID SMARTPHONE, ALONG WITH CORRESPONDING MEASUREMENTS SUCH AS WEIGHT, CROWN-TO-HEEL LENGTH, HEAD CIRCUMFERENCE, CHEST CIRCUMFERENCE. THE DATASET WILL BE USED TO DESIGN AND DEVELOP AN AI-POWERED SOLUTION THAT WILL ALLOW PUBLIC HEALTH FRONTLINE WORKER TO ESTIMATE NEWBORN WEIGHT FROM IMAGES AND / OR SHORT VIDEOS TAKEN FROM MOBILE PHONES, ENABLING EASY, GEOTAGGED, TAMPER-PROOF SCREENING OF LOW BIRTH WEIGHT NEWBORNS.

    LORDS EDUCATION HEALTH HEALTH SOCIETY (LEHS)

    $25,675
    NEW DELHI2023

    THE PURPOSE OF THE GRANT WAS TO ASSIST WADHWANI INSTITUTE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN STRENGTHENING ITS TECHNICAL PROOF OF CONCEPT MODEL RELATED TO AN AI POWERED SMARTPHONE BASED ANTHROPOMETRIC TOOL BY HAVING LEHS LEAD ON FIELD LEVEL OPERATIONS, DATA, COLLECTION, STAKEHOLDER MANAGEMENT AND ADVOCACY RELATED SUPPORT.

    AMBUJA CEMENT FOUNDATION

    $15,321
    MUMBAI2023

    THE PURPOSE OF THE GRANT IS FOR AMBUJA CEMENT FOUNDATION IS TO CARRY OUT PILOT PROJECTS IN HEALTH TO IDENTIFY TECHNOLOGY AND GOVERNANCE CHALLENGES INVOLVED IN ADOPTION OF EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES THAT ARE FOCUSED TO IMPROVE HEALTH AND NUTRITION INDICATORS. THE PILOT PROJECT OF AMBUJA CEMENT FOUNDATION IS TO ENABLE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE ENABLED SMARTPHONE BASED ANTHROPOMETRY DEVELOPED BY WADHWANI AI TO MONITOR WEIGHT/ HEIGHT OF BABIES IN ORDER TO IDENTIFY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT BABIES VIA THE USE OF IMAGES AND VIDEOS COLLECTED FROM PHONE/ TABLET, THEREBY IMPROVING THEIR CHANCE TO GET ACCESS TO TIMELY MEDICAL INVERVENTIONS AND A CONSEQUENT HEALTHY LIFE.