Meet the Founders
Prevention is the most powerful form of care.
“When a school takes care of health, it takes care of learning itself.”
Few doctors see a classroom the way Dr. Pooja Ganesh does.
To her, every timetable, every playground, and every smiling face represents a living
pulse of the nation’s future — a place where
health and education must grow hand in hand.
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👩⚕️ Dr. Pooja Ganesh
Founder, KOI-The School Doctor
🧭 Founder Philosophy:
“Prevention is the most powerful form of care.”
Dr. Pooja Ganesh is a family physician who views schools not merely as centers of education, but as living ecosystems where lifelong health habits are shaped. To her, every classroom, playground, and school timetable reflects the future of a nation — a place where health and learning must grow hand in hand.
With professional experience spanning emergency care, community medicine, and digital health innovation, Dr. Pooja encountered a recurring and unsettling truth: many of the illnesses she treated could have been prevented with earlier awareness, timely screening, and stronger health education. This realization became the turning point that led to the birth of KOI-The School Doctor.
🌱 The Turning Point
“If prevention works in medicine, why can’t we bring it into education?”
That question became the foundation of KOI-The School Doctor — a mission-driven healthcare initiative focused on empowering schools with the tools, systems, and knowledge needed to nurture healthier, more self-aware children. The goal is both simple and transformative: to shift healthcare from a reactive clinic visit to a proactive, everyday part of school life.
💡 The Vision: Building Health-Smart Schools
Dr. Pooja envisions schools evolving into health-smart campuses, where regular health screenings, emotional wellness checks, nutrition awareness, and early risk identification are seamlessly integrated into the academic journey.
Under her leadership, KOI-The School Doctor works closely with educators to make health data accessible, simple, and actionable — transforming wellbeing from an occasional check-up into a daily culture. The focus extends beyond early detection to building resilience, awareness, and healthy habits that last a lifetime.
🩺 The Doctor Behind the Vision
As a family physician, Dr. Pooja brings a rare generational perspective to healthcare. Caring for children, parents, and grandparents alike has given her deep insight into how early health decisions shape lifelong outcomes.
She believes schools are where early signs are first noticed, habits take root, and confidence around health begins. By simplifying preventive care and empowering teachers and parents, she is building a model where health becomes a shared responsibility — not an occasional intervention.
🍎 A Doctor Who Believes in Teachers
At the heart of Dr. Pooja’s philosophy is a deep respect for teachers. She sees educators as the silent health champions of every school. With the right guidance and tools, they become the first line of early detection and prevention.
Her approach transforms healthcare into a community mission — connecting doctors, teachers, and parents in a shared commitment to raise a generation that is physically strong, emotionally balanced, and confident about their health.
✨ The Promise
Let’s build schools where learning is joyful, health is visible, and prevention is a shared responsibility.
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