Ministry of Health & Family WelfareGovernment of India
11th India Health Summit
17-18 December 2014 New Delhi
HEALTH FOR ALL | CALL TO ACTION
(L to R): Dr. Dinesh Batrra, CEO, Cygnus Hospitals; Mr. Girindre Beeharry, BMGF India Country Director; Mr. C K Mishra, Addl Secretary, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare; Ms. Sangita Reddy, Joint MD, Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Group; Prof Ranjit Roy Choudhary, Chair,Task force for Research, AHERF, Apollo Hospital; Mr. Manasije Mishra, CE), Max Bupa Health Insurance Company Ltd.; Dr. Rana Mehta, Executive Director, PricewaterhouseCoopers.
(L to R): Dr Nandakumar Jairam, Chairman and Group Medical Dir, Columbia Asia Hospitals, India; Ms Vineeta Rai, Retd Member, National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Govt of India; Mr Bhupendra Chaubey, Consulting Editor, CNN-IBN and IBN7; Dr K K Aggarwal, Senior National Vice president, Indian Medical Association; Mr Udyan Dravid, Regional Dir, Fortis Healthcare Ltd.
(L to R): Dr Shubnum Singh, Dean-Education (MIHER), Max Healthcare Institute Ltd; Mr. Sunil Arora, Secretary, Ministry of Skill Development, & Entrepreneurship; Mr. Pramod Bhasin, Chairman, CII National Committee on Skill Development, Chairman, The Skills Academy and Founder & Vice Chairman, Genpact; Mr. T Dileep Kumar, President, Nursing Council of India; Dr. Mohan Chellappa MD FRCS FACS, Interim CEO, President, Global Ventures, Johns Hopkins Medicine International; Dr. Ved Prakash Mishra, Chairman, Academic Committee, Medical Council of India.
(L to R): Dr. Mahesh Sharma, Hon’ble Minister of State for Tourism (Independent Charge), Government of India and Dr. Naresh Trehan, Chairman, CII National Committee on Healthcare & Chairman and Managing Director, Medanta – The Medicity at the Special Plenary Session on Medical Tourism Potential in India of the CII’s 11th India Health Summit in New Delhi
(L to R): Ms. Indrani Kar, Deputy DG, CII; Mr. Rahul Khosla, Co-Chairman, CII National Committee on Health-care & MD, Max India Ltd; Mr. Shripad Yasso Naik, Minister of State (Independent Charge), Department of AYUSH; Dr Naresh Trehan, Chairman, CII National Committee on Healthcare & Chairman and MD, Medanta – The Medicity; Mr. Lov Verma, Secretary-Health, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare; Mr. Harpal Singh, Mentor and Chairman Emeritus, Fortis Healthcare Ltd.
(L to R): Mr. Chandrajit Banerjee, DG, CII; Mr. Rajiv Pratap Rudy, Hon’ble Minister of State for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (Independent Charge) & Parliamentary Affairs, Govt of India and Dr. Naresh Trehan, Chairman, CII National Committee on Healthcare & Chairman and MD, Medanta – The Medicity at the valedictory Session of CII’s 11th India Health Summit in New Delhi; Mr. Rahul Khosla, Co-Chairman, CII National Committee on Healthcare and MD, Max India Ltd
CII recently organized the 11th India Health Summit from 17-18 December 2014 at New Delhi. Mr Shripad Yasso Naik, Minister of State (Independent Charge), Department
of AYUSH, was the Chief Guest on Day 1 of the Summit. In his keynote address announced that the proposed National Health Assurance Mission (NHAM) would reduce out-of-pocket spending on healthcare by the common man.
Day 1 of the Health Summit, saw prominent government officials and Industry leaders deliberate on issues concerning challenges of providing sustainable, quality healthcare delivery, Future of m Health in health sector, New & Innovative technologies impacting access to care, Regulatory amendments required to empower the allied medical workforce as well as possible roadmaps to bridge the human resource shortage.
It concluded with 2 plenary sessions on the Importance of Make in India campaign for the Healthcare sector as well as Swacch and Swasthya Bharat as the foundation for a healthier India. These sessions discussed and debated the challenges of scaling novel innovations, the probable areas of public private collaboration, where stakeholders can complement government efforts in strengthening and maximising the impact of Swacch Bharat initiatives.
According to Mr. Lov Verma, Secretary Health, MoHFW, the NHAM has identified 184 districts (bottom 25 in each State) to ensure targeted interventions. He said that while the per capita expenditure on health has nearly doubled from 2004 -05 to 2010 -11, which is way below the global averages.
Dr. Naresh Trehan, Chairman CII National Committee on Healthcare, emphasized on the need to identify areas where private sector can complement government efforts in achieving ‘health assurance’ and called for a multi-stakeholder collaborative approach.
He also cited the CII Healthy and Education Programme in which Medanta is looking after delivery of medical services. 100 Villages have been adopted.
Day 2 of the summit was addressed by Dr. Mahesh Sharma, Minister of State (Independent Charge), Tourism and Mr Rajiv Pratap Rudy, Minister of State for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (Independent Charge). The second day discussed and explored the potential of Medical Tourism in and from India, Impact of medical value travel originating from SAARC on Indian Healthcare sector, Mechanisms to enhance transparency & ethical practices in bridging the trust deficit as well as the latest provisions on up-skilling the medical workforce.
This is a CII Flagship Health Summit in its 11th year which involves sustained engagement of various related Ministries, senior government officials, policy makers, senior Industry leaders and experts along with a massive participation by various other stakeholders within the healthcare sector. This year the Summit revolved around the theme of “Health For All – Call to Action” with a focus on interventions that are based on partnerships with the government in areas of skill development, medical tourism and health for all.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
(Lto R): Mr. Ramesh Krishnan, Head, Middle East South Asia Operations, Parkway Pantai, Mr. Viren Prasad Shetty, Sr VP, Narayana Hrudayalaya Institute of Cardiac Sciences, Dr. Arun Panda, Addl Secy, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Mr. J.S Deepak, Addl Secretary, Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Mr. Udyan Dravid Regional Director, Fortis Healthcare Ltd., Dr. Rana Mehta, Ex Dir, PricewaterhouseCoopers.
✔ National Health Assurance Mission will provide equitable, affordable healthcare to all citizens. All stakeholders including private sector, NGO’s, government need to collaborate to achieve the objective of Universal Healthcare.
✔ Additionally, optimal and maximum utilization of existing healthcare infrastructure and resources is also required to improve availability of health services
✔ Private sector is looking forward to complement government efforts in achieving the mission of Health for All. For private sector, a viable and financially sustainable business models in healthcare is also essential to scale up the interventions
✔ Alternative tools like mHealth will be critical in taking healthcare to masses and best use of technology could improve country’s health challenges. However
we need to improve our technology and connectivity infrastructure to increase the penetration of mobile health, telemedicine services
✔ Shortage of skilled manpower is one our country’s biggest challenge. Upskilling the allied healthcare to an acceptable level of standards & quality will improve patient care. Short term courses needed for nursing to acquire skills for different specialty. Vast
pool of ASHA workers needs to be upskilled to frontline health workers and can then be better utilized in the health system
✔ Swacch Bharat program is a big cleanliness initiative from the government and will have positive impact in reducing majority of diseases. Healthcare stakeholders participation & contribution at all levels is essential to make this program a success
✔ Make in India program has all the components to develop India’s medical technology industry and a low cost manufacturing hub. We have to build an
ecosystem in the med tech industry. Also, fuelling innovation in medical devices and providing right incentives to the manufacturers will boost the prospect of the industry
✔ Medical tourism industry is growing at the rate of 30% growth and requires policy support from government to leverage its full potential. Government is cognisant of the growing potential and is proposing a separate agency to oversee the medical tourism sector. Additionally, government is also taking steps in streamlining the medical visa process to promote India’s medical tourism industry
Dr Naresh Trehan Chairman, CII National Committee on Healthcare & Chairman and Managing Director, Medanta
“Aligning the expertise and resources available with the private sector with the public sector capacity will result in significant enhancement of healthcare delivery in the country without much additional investment.”
Mr. Shripad Yasso Naik Minister of State (Independent Charge), Department of AYUSH
“We need to provide accessible, affordable and quality healthcare in rural areas where most of our population resides.”
Dr. Mahesh Sharma Minister of State (Independent Charge), Tourism
“Medical tourism as a sector will be propagated and promoted in all Indian tourism directorates and other for a. Medical visa on ETA was already being provided in SAARC countries and would soon be extended further. All possible help to be extended to the medical fraternity in realising the potential of medical tourism. Indian healthcare providers are providing quality par excellence at a fraction of the cost and that is what is attracting foreigners to seek medical aid in India”.
Mr Rajiv Pratap Rudy Minister of State for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (Independent Charge)
“Prime Minister wants skill development to be accorded high priority. We need to utilize the available infrastructure and have to make skill development programmes outcome oriented…the government is ready to partner with the private sector in this endeavour.”
Mr Harpal Singh Mentor and Chairman Emeritus, Fortis Healthcare Ltd
“Through consistent efforts of CII over the last 15 years, health has become a ‘boardroom agenda’ for many Indian companies – the National Health Assurance Mission is fundamental to development and economic well-being and should focus on the most neglected girl child.”
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Mr Lov Verma Secretary Health, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare
“Preventive and promotive healthcare is one of the key pillars of the Mission and include many components like Swacch Bharat, yoga, meditation etc. Another pillar would be provision of a basket of essential drugs, diagnostics and services.”
Mr Chandrajit Banerjee Director General, Confederation of Indian Industry
“We are moving towards strong economic revival agenda which will need more skilled trained and certified workers. CII has been committed to the cause of skilling India and through more of an outcome oriented approach.”
Mr Rahul Khosla Co-Chairman, CII National Committee on Healthcare & Managing Director, Max India Ltd.
“…sustainability is a key issue in achieving Health for All. There must be better utilization of what we already have… there is huge potential to maximize what we have in terms of infrastructure.”
