THE INDUS FOUNDATION

Media Release

Healthcare Summit & Expo on Innovations and Advances to be held in city in June

Hyderabad, February 04…..INDO-GLOBAL HEALTHCARE SUMMIT & EXPO on innovations and advances will be held at Taj Krishna and Taj Deccan (Taj Group of Hotels ), Hyderabad, India from June 20 to 22, 2014. It will be jointly organized by Indus Foundation, Indian Medical Association, Government of Andhra Pradesh, The Federation of AP Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FAPCCI)

Disclosing this in a National Media Meet participated by Mr. Ponnala Lakshmaiah, Minister for Information Technology & Communications, Government of Andhra Pradesh; Mr. C.D.Arha, IAS (Retd.), Former Secretary, Govt. of India, Chairman, The Indus Foundation; Dr. Kakarla Subba Rao, Eminent Radiologist & Former Director, NIMS, Mr. Shiv Kumar Rungta, Senior Vice President, FAPCCI; Dr. N.Appa Rao, Chairman, IMA National Leaders Forum, New Delhi, Chief Coordinator, Indo-Global Healthcare Summit and Mr. S.B. Anumolu, Managing Trustee of The Indus Foundation. They highlighted the salient features of the proposed event.

It will be the most comprehensive healthcare event of its kind to be held in Hyderabad with a participation of over 4000 Indian and International delegates. 56 scientific sessions on innovations and advances will be presented by international experts. Its endeavor is to bring who is who of Indian healthcare industry on one single platform. It will be an ideal opportunity for networking, B to B meetings for business collaborations. It also provides Poster presentation and Poster submission opportunities to professionals and research scholars. Also, awards for excellence will be given to Hospitals, Healthcare Professionals, Medical Technology Companies, IT & Healthcare Delivery Companies, Pharmaceutical Companies, Teachers, Students, Others will be presented in recognition of outstanding work.

In conjunction with the Summit, Healthcare Expo will also be organized. Expo will showcase hospitals, healthcare centers and clinics, equipment & devices, pharmaceutical products, etc. During the three days of the Expo, nearly 10,000 visitors are expected to visit.

The Indian healthcare industry is growing at a rapid pace and is expected to become a US$ 280 billion industry by 2020..Rising income levels and growing elderly populations are all factors that are driving this growth. In addition, changing demographics, disease profiles and the shift from chronic to lifestyle diseases in the country has led to increased spending on healthcare delivery.

Even so, nearly one million Indians die every year due to inadequate healthcare facilities and 700 million people have no access to specialist care. 80% of specialists live in urban areas. In order to meet manpower shortages and reach world standards, India would require investments of up to $20 billion over the next 5 years.

Affordable and accessible healthcare has captured the discourse on health policy in the country. Innovation and affordability go hand in hand. Frugal innovation has become a hallmark of Indian businesses and entrepreneurship across the world. The answers to most healthcare challenges also lie in innovation for increased efficiency, accessibility and affordability of healthcare. This also presents immense opportunity for healthcare organizations to continuously innovate and develop sustainable healthcare models.

THE INDUS FOUNDATION

The Summit & Expo is a unique event for identifying and sharing successful innovative models of healthcare delivery from around the world. The event is the result of extensive work with healthcare entrepreneurs to understand the needs in healthcare delivery. The event will help professionals, entrepreneurs, industry players, investors and global institutions to collaborate for taking advantage of the latest innovations and advances. The Summit & Expo will help to improve universal access to healthcare within the framework of developing business models, supporting organizations, and fostering partnerships for exploring opportunities.

The Indus Foundation

The Indus Foundation based in Hyderabad is a registered non-profit trust (No. 236/10) under the Indian Trusts Act, 1882. The Foundation is dedicated to the promotion of healthcare in India. An important mission of the Foundation is to converge all stakeholders in healthcare field on one platform for arriving at standard solutions. The Foundation seeks to identify and explore innovations and advances in various fields of healthcare and to bring about global standards of healthcare across the country. The motto of the Foundation is: Healthcare Excellence Without Borders.

For further details, please contact:

Mr. Ashok Kallam, Director, The Indus Foundation: 9912881199

Mr. A.V.Srinivas, Director, The Indus Foundation: 9246437575

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