NATHEALTH Booklet 2018

Presents
A special NATEv 2018 edition
NATEv 2018
MINISTRY OF HEALTH
& FAMILY WELFARE
5th Annual Event of NATHEALTH
Reinvent-->Empower-->Heal
Ball Room, 1st Floor, Shangri-La’s-Eros Hotel, New Delhi
16th March 2018
Industry Voices Inside the Sessions Speakers

Dr. Harsh Mahajan | Mr. Gautam Khanna | Chosen panelists give an insight A listing of all the speakers
Dr. Shakti Gupta | Dr. Shravan Subramanyam | into the relevance of various participating in NATEv 2018 with a quick look
| Probir Das | sessions at the event into their profiles
Opening Note by The President’s Word

An in-depth interview with (Brig.) Dr. Arvind Lal,
Mr. Anjan Bose, Secretary General - NATHEALTH
President - NATHEALTH
AGENDA
1.15pm to 2.00 pm Fellowship Lunch
2.00 pm to 2.45 pm “Medical Tourism”
Medical Value Travel/Medical Tourism: An unfulfilled potential for India Moderator: Ms. Charu Sehgal
Some Relevant Points Heads the Strategy and Operations
08.30 am to 10.00 am -Registration & Networking Tea • Medical tourism globally is a US$17 billion market and is expected to Consulting practice at Deloitte India
cross US$40 billion by and is the National Leader for the Life
10.00 am to 11.00 am “Inaugural session” 2020. Sciences and Healthcare Vertical.
• CAGR-17% . (Concept Partner- NATHEALTH)
NATHEALTH Audio-Visual - Our Journey so far and way ahead • India along with countries like Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Mexico etc.
plays a key role in Guest of Honour: Ms. Rashmi Verma*,
Welcome address by Mr. Sushobhan Dasgupta
shaping this market opportunity. Hon. Secretary, Ministry of Tourism, Gov-
NATHEALTH Update by President, (Honorary) Brig. Dr. Arvind Lal • Enabling ecosystem for medical tourism (covering aspects such as: ease ernment of India
NATHEALTH in getting medical
visas, accommodation for attendants near hospitals, forex conversion, Panelists:
Guest of Honour address by Additional Shri Dr. R K Vats language barrier, etc) • Mr. Probir Das
Secretary and DG (CGHS), Department • Shifting India’s positioning to “value based” instead of “low cost” • Mr. Gautam Khanna
of Health & Family Welfare, Ministry of • Emphasis on high quality and good clinical outcomes • Prof. Dr. Anupam Sibal
Health & Family Welfare, Government • Being able to service people from developed markets too • Dr. Harsh Mahajan
of India • Which will include exploring high-level agreements with medicare/Med- • Mr. Harish Pillai
icaid and • Dr. Ahmad Mecklai
Chief Guest Address Minister of State (Health)* equivalent payers
• …in addition to appealing only to the uninsured there
Vote of Thanks by Secretary General, Mr. Anjan Bose
NATHEALTH
This session on ‘Medical Tourism’ will explore India’s aspirations to reinvent
11.00 am to 11:15 am Networking & Fellowship tea/coffee itself as a high-quality destination for medical and wellness travel, and
discuss the enabling factors needed to achieve this- both within and outside
11.15 am to 12.15 pm “Top clinicians: Concerns and Challenges in today’s the realm of medical service delivery
Healthcare”
2.45 pm to 3.30 pm “Primary care: Health and Beyond...Strategies for a better India”
Today there is significant trust deficit Moderator: Mr. Parijat Ghosh
between patients/ families and healthcare Partner, Bain & Co. (Knowledge 1. Government spending in India is around 1% of GDP Moderator: Ms. Priyanka Aggarwal
professionals. This is against a backdrop Partner of NATHEALTH) 2. Healthcare outcomes are still short of MDG/SDG Partner, Healthcare Practice, BCG India
of easily accessible, even if questionable, goals, often by large margin (Concept Partner- NATHEALTH)
information about diseases and treatment 3. Primary healthcare is the back-bone of public health;
Panelists:
methods online and some high profile it is the last mile of delivery Guest of Honour: Mr. Alok Kumar, Hon.
• Dr. Ashok Rajgopal
and publicised missteps by professionals. 4. India’s Primary Healthcare system needs very Adviser, (Administration/Health/FR/
• Dr. Pradeep Chowbey
This leads to a number of critical aspects significant improvement Nutrition, WCD, Industry), NITI Aayog
• Dr. BK Rao
around informed consent, the cost and 5. What is the path forward for Primary Healthcare
• Dr. Smita Sharma
efficacy of different treatment paths/ transformation? Panelists:
• Dr. Jacob Chacko Korula
choices, time starved professionals and 6. How does National Health Protection Scheme (NHPS) • Dr. Shakti Kumar Gupta
• Dr Yash Gulati
(credible) information starved patients, impact the path going forward? What might be the way • Ms. Prachi Shukla
medical liability and how these need to to convert the 1,50,000 sub-centres to Health and • Dr. Shubnum Singh
come together for a productive relation- Wellness Centres? • Mr. Amit Mookim
ship between the healthcare professional • Dr. Shravan Subramanyam
and the patient/ family. This session is aligned with our theme ‘Heal’ and ‘Empower’ because
primary health care is the backbone of healthy India and NHP 2017 also
This session on ‘Top Clinicians’ is per- emphasises on improving primary healthcare.
fectly aligned with our theme ‘Heal’ as
it focuses on enhancing quality, access
3.30 pm to 4.15 pm “Global perspective on Indian Healthcare and its evolution”
and affordability of healthcare services
in India. ‘Heal’ is the primary concern India has a fast-growing economy as well as an ever-expanding, ever-urban- Moderator: Mr. Karan Singh
for all stakeholders of the sector includ- ized population. Healthcare is one of India’s largest sectors in terms of revenue Managing Director of Bain & Company’s
ing Governments. and employment. The sector is growing at a tremendous pace owing to its India offices. He is a leader in Bain’s
strengthening coverage, services and increasing expenditure by public as Healthcare practice. (Knowledge Partner
12.15 pm to 12.20 pm
well private players. Between 2012-25, the market is expected to grow at a - NATHEALTH)
Release of NATHEALTH-Bain &Co-Knowledge Paper by
CAGR of 12-15% and the total industry size is expected to touch USD330-
Chief Guest, Hon’ble Minister of State, Health & Family Welfare, Govern-
450 billion by 2025. India simultaneously faces a huge challenge when it Panelists:
ment of India, Shri Ashwini Kumar Choubey
comes to providing quality and affordable healthcare to its large population. • Dr. Jitendar Sharma
“Impact of Operational Excellence in Healthcare’’
Sustainable health insurance, enabling regulations, collaborative private-pub- • Dr. Jack Langenbrunner
lic sector engagement, managing the dual burden of CDs and NCDs – among • Mr. Sushobhan Dasgupta
Release of NATHEALTH-PricewaterhouseCoopers Private Limited-Knowl-
others – are all key imperatives and the need of the hour. The evolution of the • Ms. Elisabeth Staudinger-Leibrecht
edge Paper by Chief Guest, Hon’ble Minister of State, Health & Family
healthcare sector is at the cross-road and a lot needs to be done to realize the • Dr. Sudarshan Ballal
Welfare, Government of India, Shri Ashwini Kumar Choubey
full potential. • Mr. Prabal Chakraborty
“Financing and Funding Indian Healthcare : Navigating the Turbulent Tide”
• Mr. Nalinikant Gollagunta
12.20 pm to 12.30 pm This session will ‘Reinvent’ India’s healthcare sector
Chief Guest Address by Hon’ble Minister of State, Health & Family from global perspective.
Welfare, Government of India, Shri Ashwini Kumar Choubey
12.30 pm to 1.15 pm 4.15 pm to 4.30 pm Networking & Fellowship tea/coffee

“Healthcare Financing & Funding”
4.30 pm to 5.30 pm
“Valedictory session: National Health Protection Scheme (NHPS)- A path-breaking game changer and the way
• Is India’s Healthcare challenge still an Moderator: Dr. Rana Mehta forward”
opportunity for investors? Partner Healthcare Leader,
The provision of Rs 5 lakh per family per year for medical reimbursement Moderator: Ms. Fatima Mahdi Karan,
• Will stricter regulations lead to spurt Pricewaterhouse Coopers
under National Health Protection Scheme- “Aayushman Bharat” will go a Consulting Editor, BTVI (Principal Media
in M&A and faster growth for (Concept Partner- NATHEALTH)
long way to achieve the goals of Universal Health Coverage. The world’s Partner- NATHEALTH)
organisa tion players?
largest government-funded health insurance programme would help both the
• Will UHC become a reality and act as Panelists: patients and the providers. To ensure universal healthcare access and augment Guest of Honour and Introductory
a game changer for the sector? • Mr. Ramesh Krishnan healthcare-related infrastructure capacity, the emphasis was on introduction Remarks on NHPS: Shri Manoj Jhalani,
Emerging Trends: • Mr. Vishal Bali of mandatory health insurance. Hon’ble Additional Secretary, MOHFW &
• Growth of venture capital and private • Mr. Rajit Mehta MD (NHM), Mission Director, Ayushman
equity • Mr. Sunil Thakur NATHEALH had recommended making health insurance mandatory and Na- Bharat (NHPS), Ministry of Health &
• The success of IPOs (Initial public • Mr. Antony Jacob tional Health Protection Scheme should significantly cover the insurance needs Family Welfare, Government of India
offerings) • Dr. Om P Manchanda of the country. However, there are some other critical needs which have to be
• Growth of ‘Patient Capital’ and Global • Mr. Vivek Kanade looked at- eg. according National Priority Sector Status to healthcare. Guest of Honour and NITI Aayog Per-
health Players
spectives: Mr. Alok Kumar, Hon. Adviser,
• Adoption of innovative payments
• During the recent Budget, Government announced that (Administration/Health/FR/Nutrition,
models: Enhancing Health Insurance
there will be provision of up to Rs 5 lakh per family per year for medical re- WCD, Industry), NITI Aayog
Penetration
imbursement – be it for secondary or tertiary care hospitalisation. What are
• High FDI investments into the sector
the challenges and possibilities ahead for healthcare insurers and providers? Esteemed Participants in
since the last 4 years: What do we need
• What would be the steps to implement this visionary scheme Deliberations:
to do attract the next USD 5 bn?
effectively? • Dr. K K Aggarwal, President, HCFI
• What are the potential roadblocks to such a scheme? (Heart Care Foundation of India) and
• What would the government need to do to ensure that the Immediate Past National President,
This session on ‘Financing and Fund-
scheme is successful? IMA(Indian Medical Association)(Honor-
ing’ will achieve the goal of ‘Empower’
• How important is it to accord National Priority Sector status ary) Brig. Dr. Arvind Lal
as the sector faces acute financial
to healthcare? • Honorary) Brig. Dr. Arvind Lal
crunch to meet the growing need in
• What would be the role of “Digital Health” and technology • Mr. Daljit Singh
terms of health infrastructure.
in general for enabling the success of NHPS? • Ms. Terri Bresenham
Vote of Thanks: Wrapping up by MC
2 NATHEALTH | March 2018

OPENING
NOTE
I
t is commendable for NATHEALTH to get so many multi-segment stakeholders together on a collaborative platform
in such a short period with the objective to make Indian Healthcare move to the next level.
India’s population is evolving and ageing, with the geriatric age group expected to constitute a 11% share by
2025. Increasing urbanization has led to an explosion of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and India now carries a
dual burden of communicable diseases (CDs) and NCDs. India’s NCD burden continues to expand and is responsible
for around 60% of deaths in the country.
Our Public-Private partnership (PPP) team has worked on developing model documentation on PPP draft
concession agreement for brownfield and greenfield hospitals and also on developing ToRs/T&Cs for District Level
PPPs for addressing select NCDs like CV, Cancer, Pulmonary etc.
In Health for All – Leveraging Digital India initiative, significant progress has been made as part of the NATHEALTH-
NASSCOM MoU implementation, with BCG as the thought partner. It aligns well with the government’s vision of
“Digital interventions for the nation’s health” as articulated in the National Health Policy 2017. NATHEALTH endorses
the government’s focus on “Promoting tele-consultation linking tertiary care institutions, National Knowledge
Network for Tele-education/Tele-CME and the Introduction of Electronic Health Record (EHR)”. NATHEALTH also
supports the articulated objective of developing the National Digital Health Authority to regulate, develop and
deploy digital health.
In the Preventive and Wellness initiative, the team is working on preparing a clear road map through a pilot
initiative in a state on integration of available data. Approximately, 63 million people fall into poverty each year due
to lack of financial protection for their healthcare needs. Preventive and promotive focus with pluralistic choice is
a key goal of NHP 2017 and NATHEALTH fully endorses it. NATHEALTH appreciates the goal of “Interventions from
early detection of issues in childhood to prevention of chronic illness”, as mentioned in NHP 2017.
NATHEALTH’s Make in India initiative has gained momentum through the preparation of Deloitte supported “Make
in India” concept paper, which was launched at the 3rd Annual event held in New Delhi in March 2016. The detailed
policy paper focuses on addressing issues around demand, regulation, infrastructure and financing. NATHEALTH
will continue to work on supporting the government’s mission and help in finding out the optimum enablers to
accelerate this.
Through NATHEALTH, the private sector participants seek ways to collaborate with the government to provide
expertise and support and thereby help in moving towards the desired goal of achieving “Health for All’.
NATHEALTH thinks that the National Health Protection Scheme (NHPS) is a path-breaking game changer for
Indian Healthcare. The provision of Rs. 5 lakh per family per year for medical reimbursement under National Health
Protection Scheme - “Aayushman Bharat” should go a long way to achieve the goals of Universal Health Coverage.
The world’s largest government-funded health insurance programme would help both the patients and the
providers. There is a significant scope of collaborative PPP for effective implementation of NHPS.
Indian Healthcare is uniquely placed at this point of time. The positive and negatives are at constant interplay.
At one end, we have taken giant strides to establish ourselves as a highly skilled medical ecosystem with excellent
clinical outcomes and a very good value proposition, at the other end, our country has a massive disease burden that
is compounded by significant delivery challenges of talent shortage and inadequate infrastructure.
Addressing these challenges is our immediate priority and will require the joint commitment of all healthcare
stakeholders. We need to continue working together in a collaborative spirit in order to achieve NATHEALTH’s vision
to “Be the credible and unified voice in improving access and quality of healthcare”.
Mr. Anjan Bose

Secretary General,
Healthcare Federation of India
(NATHEALTH)
March 2018 | NATHEALTH 3

THE
PRESIDENT’S
WORD
T
he Indian healthcare industry is on a high growth trajectory having evolved significantly in the last
decade. However, healthcare provision remains inequitable and challenges in access to quality, affordable
healthcare persist in large parts of the country. The need for innovation in healthcare in India is immense.
There are multiple areas where innovators can come in to address access, cost or quality related need gaps.
India’s healthcare aspiration of a nation, where citizens are health aware and engaged and have equitable
access to affordable health coverage with a focus on prevention, early diagnosis and assured minimum quality
of care, offered by a vibrant and sustainable ecosystem of public and private players is possible through the
combined efforts of the government and private sector.
NATHEALTH stands for this convergence, and to deliberate more on the vision, (Hon.) Brig. Dr. Arvind Lal,
President, NATHEALTH, speaks on the National Health Protection Scheme announced by the government,
unfavourable policy decisions, challenges faced by our country and the role played by NATHEALTH in the
healthcare ecosystem.
Give us an insight into the idea behind this year’s theme - Reinvent-->Empower-->Heal?
Resources are one of the major problems faced by our country today; we are highly short of funds, good
hospitals, doctors, nurses, and in addition of the means to implement. Thus, we have to constantly work on
reinventing and innovating ourselves to give better quality and at the same time there is a need to look after
the market in our country with respect to the price points, so as to provide affordable healthcare to one and all.
So, this explains the idea behind this year’s theme of the conference – Reinvent-->Empower-->Heal.
We are still seeing the industry struggling with not getting very favourable policy decisions or tax
incentives. Do you think a change in the mindset is required for a better atmosphere for the private
healthcare players?
Government, population and media need to understand one thing that our healthcare system is one of the
finest that we can produce, and today we are seeing increasingly more patients visiting our country for
medical/health tourism. That is because they trust the healthcare facilities in India. Other important thing that
needs to be highlighted is the availability of tertiary care in our country. Tertiary care facilities in India are not
enough and in such a scenario, the government sector cannot do justice to patients, which is why they fall into
the habit of going to the private players.
As far as the healthcare industry is concerned, our country has the best standards in the world and one or two
outliers can happen in any sector, but these things should not change the way people look at the healthcare
industry, which as mentioned earlier, is extremely efficient in India.
When we speak about tax incentives i.e. GST, healthcare industry is expecting that GST on healthcare services
(which is waived off right now) should be at least 0% to 5% as at present the industry is not getting the input
credit. Healthcare facilities have to pay tax while buying materials from suppliers and this tax cannot be
recovered from the patients. Hence, at the moment, this hitch is on the healthcare provider.
What are your comments with regards to the implementation of National Health Protection Scheme
(NHPS)?
We appreciate the NHPS as our country is in need of such a scheme. While the private players take the burden
of 70% of the work load of all the patients in India, the government and its constitution are supposed to
provide healthcare for all i.e. Universal Healthcare, for which they have launched this initiative, and the industry
lauds it.

This step by the PM is extremely commendable, as the scheme will empower 10 crore families and 50 crore
people at large. The scheme is being discussed at the highest level and is expected to be rolled out anytime
between 15th August and 2nd of October this year.
Currently, the scheme is only an announcement and things will become clearer as time passes by. The private
healthcare & insurance sector would also be a part of this to a large extent and we can work shoulder to
shoulder with the government to achieve the set vision.
Indian healthcare delivery is heavily dependent on the private sector. How can the government play
a more supportive role in such a scenario?
Private healthcare sector looks after 70% burden of the country’s health and some words of encouragement
from the government would certainly play a very supportive role for the industry. Also, there is no denying
that private healthcare costs have zoomed up but there has to be a sort of give and take with the government
where we should be able to explain and tell them our cost points and how much our minimum affordable
charges are going to be. There is a need for constant interaction with the government to explain certain costs
such as, the cost of the hospital that has to be recovered, cost of the bed, cost of a highly a trained doctor, and
more.
Thus, the private healthcare industry and the government of India have to have a continuous dialogue to catch
hold of this monster called the ‘cost of healthcare’ in India. Slowly and steadily this has to come around, but
with due respect for each other, so that private and public sector face one another in a spirit of co-operation
and not confrontation.
Reach is another challenge that our nation faces. How can all stakeholders come together and
work toward this?
Reach is the accessibility part of healthcare and the government needs to work on infrastructure of roads,
electricity, education, and more in this entire gamut to improve accessibility. For example, if there is a patient
in a rural area who has to be transported, first of all immediate treatment has to be given at a primary health
centre level. For this to happen, the government has to tighten up the provision of primary care in the country
by reinforcing the concept of primary health centres, which is expected to be a part of the NHPS. Second
of all, if a patient meets with an accident and needs to be operated with an urgent requirement of blood
transfusion, treatment must be given in the “golden hour.”
The ambulance should work like a mini ICU with necessary equipments, trained personnel to resuscitate the
patient and keep the patient alive till he/she reaches the centre. Furthermore, these specialized centres
should be within the reach of patients as the golden hour would be over if a patient is unable to reach these
centres in time. The centres should have a well-equipped operation theatre, surgeon, anaesthetist, a blood
bank and when all these things are given to the population, the number of untimely deaths that we see
around will be contained.
If healthcare management at the peripheral level was to improve, we would save a lot many more of our
countrymen. Management is a part of the entire ecosystem and has to come up by leaps and bounds so as to
serve every single patient every single day!
NATHEALTH has been working extensively since day one to bring about a change in the industry.
How successful have been the efforts?
NATHEALTH has been elementary successful in putting forth the healthcare industry across all the
segments of the society, whether it is the population of India or the media or the government. NATHEALTH
is consistently working towards creating awareness about the problems faced by the healthcare industry
and is in constant touch with the government, the Prime Minister’s office, Ministry of Health, and more, to
understand different ways to extend help in every possible way.

INDUSTRY VOICES
Mr. Gautam Khanna
Secretary, NATHEALTH
CEO, P.D. Hinduja Hospital and Medical Research Centre
Having worked on both ends (medical device & hospitals), how do you think can
these 2 sides join hands for a better empowerment of the industry?
Medical devices and hospitals need to shift from a manufacturer-buyer transaction to a
strategic partnership. With the growing stress on treatment quality and outcomes, patient
safety and affordability of treatment, hospitals need appropriate technology, which can
provide the best treatment at an optimal cost.
Medical devices and hospitals should collaborate more to understand the hospital’s needs
and the patient profile for appropriate equipment as per local needs. They should help
hospitals to increase utilization of the equipment for better productivity and efficiency.
Healthcare is getting digitized and the internet of things (IoT) has entered healthcare too.
Today’s medical equipment have advanced features like recording and storage of patients’
medical data, machine learning and decision making. It’s imperative that all devices need
to be connected or be able to “communicate with each other” so that a patient’s data from
all possible sources is collated, analyzed and better decisions suggested. Medical device
companies and hospitals could collaborate with each other to generate and data analysis for
developing better technology.
You have been associated with NATHEALTH since long. Which positive results have
been the best stand-out from the work done by NATHEALTH till date?
Ever since its inception in 2012, NATHEALTH has been doing a noteworthy job in
representing the Indian healthcare sector. From time to time, NATHEALTH has continuously
provided inputs from healthcare players, for the government’s policymaking. NATHEALTH’s
regular sessions are a very good platform for sharing knowledge and best practices from
national and international arena. NATHEALTH has also collaborated with NASSCOM for
developing a roadmap for digital healthcare in India. It has collaborated with experts like
Bain and Co., BCG etc. for publishing extensive research reports and white papers on Indian
healthcare, which are being used extensively by the industry for more informed decision
making and developing a suitable model for Indian healthcare.
What is different about this year’s NATEv as compared to all the previous editions?
This year, I am excited to learn that clinicians will also present their perspective and all the
members of the healthcare industry will interact and present a comprehensive holistic
picture for the future of healthcare.

Dr. Harsh Mahajan
Treasurer, NATHEALTH
Founder and Chief Radiologist, Mahajan Imaging
Why did you choose to become a part of NATHEALTH?

It is absolutely important that the healthcare industry unites to leverage each other’s
competencies to succeed in today’s world where both, quality and affordability go hand
in hand. When NATHEALTH was conceptualised, it was for this very purpose, and hence it was
obvious that anyone who cares about healthcare, and wants to do a good job, becomes a part of it.
How can the industry work more in tandem to elevate its status further?
Collaboration is at the core. We are all so dependent on each other and NATHEALTH enables us
to, for the first time, speak to each other in an open forum, where client-vendor relationships
don’t exist. When all, payers (insurance companies), providers (hospitals, diagnostic centres) and
producers (device companies, pharma companies) come together and sit in the same room, one
realises that the nature of problems faced by all are the same, and the solution also generally lies
with one of them.
What kind of policy changes has NATHEALTH been able to influence in the last few years?
NATHEALTH started talking about preventive care and wellness a couple of years ago, and just
last month the government announced 1.5 lakh wellness clinics. Also, NATHEALTH has been
talking about the importance of insurance for many years, and again – the government announces
healthcare insurance for 50 crore people. That said, I strongly believe that this is just the beginning.
Mr. Probir Das

Vice President, NATHEALTH
MD, Terumo India Pvt. Ltd
With many associations already present, how does NATHEALTH stand out?
NATHEALTH is the only association which represents the entire bandwidth of healthcare in
India, encompassing all its elements such as medical education, insurance, providers, home
health, medical technology, health IT and health financing stakeholders/members. Therefore,
NATHEALTH plays a deep strategic role in addressing India’s healthcare progress end to end.
How is your organisation working with NATHEALTH to address the issues of the industry?
Given its unique platform, we work with NATHEALTH on 2 key fronts (a) at a more focused medical
technology level where we focus on sub-sectorial matters of policy, regulatory, etc. and (b) at a
broader eco-system level where we focus on more comprehensive solutions.
How can the government re-invent the wheel on indigenous manufacturing of medical
devices?
The process has started with addressing the biggest concern to date, that of a comparatively small
per capita market size/consumption. With Ayushman Bharat, we expect the Indian healthcare
market to significantly scale, while better focus of quality through standard treatment guidelines,
outcome registries, etc. are mandated. At the same time, if the government is able to encourage
new and innovative products/therapies to be brought in by global key players, especially around
those disease states, which are long term risks to the nation, there will be an increased adoption,
which when combined with scale will create near market manufacturing.

Dr. Shakti Kumar Gupta
Medical Superintendent, AIIMS (Dr RP Centre), New Delhi
How important is it for a government-led organisation like AIIMS to be a part of

NATHEALTH?
Indian healthcare canvas is metamorphosing rapidly encompassing the changing paradigms
of healthcare delivery, introducing quality as a major benchmark and ensuring outreach
care for our populace. NATHEALTH has been created with the Vision to “Be the credible and
unified voice in improving access and quality of healthcare”. Thus, it is gradually evolving as
one of the major think tanks for healthcare policies.
All India Institute of Medical Sciences was established as an institution of national
importance by an Act of Parliament. It is heartening to note that the government is striving
hard to expand the quality of care rendered by AIIMS to various states. This is a welcome
move as this will help to decongest AIIMS in Delhi and will also help in providing more time
to each referral case.
The Government of India has formulated the National Health Policy 2017. The policy
informs and prioritizes the role of the government in shaping health systems in all its
dimensions – investment in health, organization and financing of healthcare services,
prevention of diseases and promotion of good health through cross-sectoral action, access
to technologies, developing human resources, encouraging medical pluralism, building the
knowledge base required for better health, financial protection strategies and regulation
and progressive assurance for health. The policy is definitely focussed on patients and also
has deliverables.
AIIMS is undoubtedly the best tertiary care healthcare organisation and it surely is an
enabler for ensuring quality healthcare. Government-led organisations can facilitate various
constructive objectives and can provide the platform for realising the vision of NATHEALTH
and hence it is vital for us to be a part of the association.
As a veteran of the industry, tell us about how the industry has re-invented itself in
the last one decade.
The healthcare sector is the most dynamic and evolving field in the country today. It is
progressing in both public as well as private sector. The industry has many facets to it, but
certain trends are growing at a much faster rate, important amidst them are healthcare
technology, nanotechnology, quality issues, public private partnership, patient safety,
emergency medical services and facility management.
Technology is the key to providing affordable health care. Some innovative technologies
like RFID, barcode, smart cards, dictaphones and speech-to-text software have been the
driving forces of innovations in healthcare. Nano technology is gradually becoming the or-
der of the day and it can be utilized for improved imaging of the human (or any) body using
nano probes (miniature machines) that can attach themselves to particles in the body (e.g.,
antibodies) and emit a magnetic field.
Also, today, hospitals and healthcare institutions have increasingly realised the impor-
tance of IT. Ironically, Indian healthcare industry is still struggling with automation.
The future holds augmented reality and Artificial Intelligence to deliver predictable in-
telligent solutions to preventive and curative care. Unlike legacy technologies that are only
algorithms/tools that complement a human, AI today can truly augment human activity.
Additionally, accreditation of healthcare delivery places like hospitals and laboratories are
helping in medical tourism. Patient Safety too is a new health discipline that emphasizes the
reporting, analysis, and prevention of medical error that often leads to adverse healthcare
events.
Lastly, hospitals of tomorrow should be IT-enabled, flexible, paperless, film less and green
hospitals. Healing architecture and aesthetic design will make hospitals more a temple of
healing than a corporate structure.

Dr. Shravan Subramanyam
Member, NATHEALTH
Managing Director India & Neighbouring Markets,
Roche Diagnostics India Pvt. Ltd.
NATHEALTH’s initiatives are targeted towards bringing about a change. What is

that one change you would like to see in the industry?
I would like the invitro-diagnostics industry to partner with the government in mak-
ing its vision of ‘preventive healthcare’ become a reality very soon. Diagnostics play a
critical role in protecting the health of the nation – literally. While on the one hand, it
enables people to understand their exact health status, on the other hand it reduces
the burden of treatment and hospitalisation costs for the government.
What can India learn from its neighbouring countries to elevate the nation’s
healthcare status?
The one common thread that binds almost all countries that are advanced in healthcare
management is keeping patients at the centre of every initiative and policy. While
developing new initiatives and policies is important, there is a crucial need to ensure
that the last mile execution brings benefit to patients and that there are methods
established to check on that periodically.
Some of our neighbouring countries have great examples of public-private
partnerships to address specific healthcare needs. Their focus on continuous
development of healthcare infrastructure and being early adopters of global
technology, in addition to enhancing investments in healthcare manufacturing and R&D
are some learnings from these markets that Indian can benefit from. Specifically, the
government mandate of NAT (Nucleic Acid Amplification Technology) testing for blood
screening in Thailand and the cervical cancer screening programme in Vietnam bring
the focus back to patient benefit and preventive healthcare, both of which are relevant
for the Indian healthcare industry.
Looking within, we are a diverse and geographically large country; it is important
that different states learn from each other on how they have been able to address key
healthcare needs of their people, and in the process build capabilities that take their
system higher up in the evolution cycle.
What steps can be taken to make the diagnostics industry more organised?
The diagnostics industry in India can play a pivotal role in enabling access to quality
healthcare through remote testing with point-of-care solutions and digital pathology,
while the logistics excellence of lab chains is bringing labs to the homes of people. Such
access also ensures affordability and ease of testing. With concerted efforts on building
access and affordability in diagnostics, this industry can be better integrated into the
continuum of care across screening, diagnosis, prognosis and monitoring of diseases.
In the specific instance of ‘personalised healthcare’, the diagnostics industry has a
crucial role to play in partnership with the pharmaceutical business, in management of
diseases like cancer.
While the IVD industry is beginning to discuss the ‘value of diagnostics’ amongst
patients, policy makers and other healthcare companies in general, synchronised
efforts by all players in the industry to promote the ‘value of diagnostics’ to Indian
healthcare will go a long way in efficient use of healthcare budgets, time and effort.

MILESTONES
NATHEALTH MedTech
Forum
With 35 of global and India’s
leading companies joining
NATHEALTH, we could provide
a powerful voice to this critical
segment. With this objective,
NATHEALTH MedTech Forum
had been created. This forum’s MedTech Forum is chaired by
objectives were to enable Mr. Probir Das, Vice President,
Business-to Government (B2G) NATHEALTH and MD, Terumo
advocacy and use the unique India Private Ltd. Various advocacy
single-platform Provider-MedTech work on relevant matters like
convergence for aligned action Medical Technology Rules, NLEM/ 4th NATHEALTH us through live webcast and
towards meeting common Stent Pricing, UCPMP, Customs Annual Event - social media. The highlights of
industry goals. Currently, Duty, have been addressed. NATEv2017 the day were the launch of an
Held in New Delhi on 24th March update based on “Funding Indian
2017, the event turned out to Healthcare Catalysing the next
be a benchmark for healthcare wave of growth” in partnership
in India and truly corroborated with PriceWaterhouseCoopers and
the collaborative spirit that also an update based on “Aarogya
NATHEALTH stands for. We again Bharat 2025-Whitepaper” in
had full-house participation, partnership with Bain & Co. The
comprising of NATHEALTH day ended with an outstanding
Members and other colleagues valedictory session “Big Debate:
from healthcare, IT and other Indian Healthcare – a - sleeping
sectors, senior officials from the giant?” moderated by Ms. Shereen
government, colleagues from Bhan, Managing Editor, CNBC-
TV18. It was led by our esteemed
NATHEALTH Roundtable esteemed industry associations
like NASSCOM, CII and FICCI, Guest of Honour Mr. C K Mishra,
The session in Mumbai last June witnessed
from across and outside India and Hon’ble Secretary, Ministry
excellent participation and useful deliberations on
representing diverse segments. of Health & Family Welfare,
relevant topics such as current healthcare scenario
Many more shared the day with Government of India.
in Maharashtra – opportunities for Public-Private
collaboration with active participation of Dr. Deepak
Sawant, Hon’ble Minister of Public Health and Family
Welfare, Government of Maharashtra. The session
also witnessed discussions on input for Central and
State Governments, healthcare challenges and
opportunities in Western India.
Interactions with
Government Officials
NATHEALTH represented to the
Government on key issues for Provider, 2018 Budget collaborative teamwork amongst
Medtech, Diagnostic and Insurance Recommendations/ various NATHEALTH Member
segments. Pricing, UCPMP, NLEM, GST Proposal companies. NATHEALTH’s
Medical Technology Rules, CGHS Compiled NATHEALTH Pre- recommendations for making
Pricing, and more. Also, there was Budget/GST recommendations health insurance mandatory found
detailed advocacy work on GST, Budget had been submitted to various its consideration in the National
too. NATHEALTH submitted Advocacy ministries and follow-up meetings Health Protection Scheme (NHPS)
Note to Government departments held. These have been made recently announced in Union
including PMO, with suggestions on possible through excellent Budget
cost reduction, innovation and Digital
Health, among others, which were
appreciated.

MILESTONES
NATHEALTH on
International
Platform
During Australia-India Digital
Health Dialogue held in New
Delhi on 29th August 2017
arranged by Australian Trade
and Investment Commission
(Austrade) Australian
Government where Secretary
General, NATHEALTH presented Australian Digital Health Agency,
the overview of the sector, Mr Satyaprakash Dash, Head-
technology companies and Strategic Partnerships, BIRAC, Dr
gaps in the market through his Shubnum Singh, Director-Medical
keynote address and participation Education, Medical Research & NATHEALTH as a ‘Association Partner’ for the “5th
in panel discussions. Fellow Advisor- Healthcare Framework, partner Edition Healthscape Summit-
panelists were Australian and Max Healthcare Institute Ltd, Ms • Network 18 invited NATHEALTH India 2017” in Bangalore on 30th
Indian delegates Mr Vikram Browny Evas, Chairperson, MTP Secretary General Mr. Anjan Bose November and 1st December
Thaploo, CEO, Apollo Telehealth Connect and Dr Yogi, CSIRO. to be in its jury panel for ‘Healers 2017.
Services, Mr Tim Kelsey, CEO, of India’ Awards on 7th Feb 2018. • NATHEALTH participated in BMJ
• NATHEALTH Secretary General South Asia Awards 2017 in New
was invited to be part of townhall Delhi on 18th November 2017, as
NATHEALTH panel discussion on “Universal Event Partner.
CSR Health Coverage in India enabled • “Business World (BW) 4th
NATHEALTH took by Emerging Technologies” by Healthcare Summit and Awards”
the initiative of CNN News 18 on 19th January held in New Delhi on 24th
showcasing its 2018. August 2017 where (Hony.)
member companies’ • NATHEALTH participated in Brig Dr. Arvind Lal, President,
CSR (Corporate “India Health & Wellness Summit NATHEALTH and Chairman &
Social Responsibility) and Awards” in New Delhi on MD, Dr. Lal PathLabs Ltd and Mr.
activities. This 14th December, 2017, as Event Anjan Bose, Secretary General,
has been put in Partner. NATHEALTH were in the session
NATHEALTH website • NATHEALTH participated as ‘Medical Devices’
as well as binders are
distributed.
Media Coverage
& Advocacy
NATHEALTH, in the last
few years, has positioned
itself as a thought-leader
of the sector and its
recommendations have
been found valuable by
the policymakers, media
and the general public. NATHEALTH Forums Diagnostics Forum, Insurance
NATHEALTH’s press and Chapters Forum, Home Healthcare Forum,

NATHEALTH’s uniqueness as the Western Chapter and Eastern
releases and authored
apex, collaborative, inclusive Chapter.
articles have gained
body in Indian healthcare is best These have given the healthcare
widespread coverages
reflected in representation of sector and NATHEALTH Member
and appreciation.
various segments. Accordingly, companies a unique opportunity
Some of NATHEALTH’s
NATHEALTH has provided a for continued meaningful
recommendations have
highly-appreciated common deliberations on relevant issues
found their places in
platform through creation of and have helped in creating
the National Health
Providers’ Forum, Medtech Forum, various roadmaps
Policy-2017 and Budget
2018.

SPEAKERS
Shri Ashwini Kumar Choubey
Minister of State for Health & Family Welfare
Elected to the Bihar Legislative Assembly for five consecutive terms, he coined the slogan
“Ghar-ghar me ho shouchalaya ka nirman, tabhi hoga ladli bitiya ka kanyadaan” and helped in
constructing 11,000 toilets for Mahadalit families. He represents Bihars Buxar in the Lok Sabha
and was a member of the Parliamentary Committee on Estimates, Standing Committee on
Energy and Consultative Committee on Health and Family Welfare. He is also a member of
Central Silk Board. Shri Choubey held portfolios such as Urban Development, PHED and Health
both in NDA I (2005-2010) and NDA II (2010-2013). A Bachelors in Zoology from Science College,
Patna University, he has also authored a book - “Kedarnath Trasadi” based on the 2013 deluge in
Uttarakhand. He, along with his family, had escaped the Kedarnath floods.
Shri Alok Kumar

Adviser, (Administration/Health/FR/Nutrition, WCD, Industry), NITI Aayog
He is a U.P Cadre IAS Officer of the 1993 Batch. He has a B Tech degree in Electrical
Engineering from IIT Delhi and a Masters degree in Public Policy form the Woodrow Wilson
School, Princeton University. He is currently working as Adviser (Health & Nutrition) at
the NITI Aayog - the apex policy think tank for the Government of India. NITI Aayog has
been designated by the Government of India to be the nodal body for the monitoring of
the implementation of the SDGs. Previously, he has held several senior positions in the
Government, including a stint at the Staff College training Senior Civil Servants in India. Shri
Alok Kumar has abiding interest in issues related to health policy.
Dr. RK Vats
Additional Secretary and DG (CGHS), Department of Health & Family Welfare, Ministry of Health
& Family Welfare, Government of India
He has been the Principal Secretary to Government with the Statistics &
Programme Implementation Department. Dr. Vats has also served as a Director
at Housing and Urban Development Corporation Ltd. He also was the Director of
Hindustan Prefab Ltd. and the National Buildings Construction Corporation Ltd.,
until November 30, 2009. Dr. Vats has also been the Project Director Joint Secretary at
the Health & Family Welfare Dept., Medical Services Corpn Ltd West Bengal.
Mr. Satyajeet Rajan

IAS Director General, Government of India, Ministry of Tourism
The IAS 1987 Kerala cadre official was previously Principal Secretary of Personnel
& Administrative Reforms – Government of Kerala; Managing Director of Kerala
State Industrial Development Corporation (KSIDC) and has been associated with the
Ministry of Defence and the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) in
the past.
Mr. Manoj Jhalani

Additional Secretary, MOHFW & MD (NHM), Mission Director, Ayushman Bharat
(NHPS) Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India
An MBA in Public Service from the University of Birmingham, U.K., Mr. Jhalani is also a B.
Tech. in Electrical Engineering from I.I.T., Kanpur. He is an MP cadre IAS officer of 1987
batch. He has had an extremely rich and wide experience in leading, co-ordinating, and
monitoring the design and implementation of policies and programmes of social and
economic development at national, state, district and sub-district level. He is presently
Additional Secretary & Mission Director of NHM and Mission Director, Ayushmaan Bharat
the two flagship programms of the Ministry of Health.

Top Clinicians: Concerns and
Challenges in today’s Healthcare
Dr. Jacob Chacko Korula,
Former Prof. & HOD,
CMC Vellore & currently attached
to Mission Hospital, Bangalore
What are the major causes of trust deficit in Indian
healthcare right now?
The institution of a family doctor is fast vanishing. This person was someone who
knew the entire family, and he or she was in turn trusted by the whole family, often
for several generations.
Currently, the situation most often is that a person picks a doctor, clinic or
hospital according to the need of the hour, there is hence no continuity of care and
very likely no time to build up a relationship. There is also a tendency for patients
to seek information from “Dr Google”. The information though factually correct
can never give the whole picture as management of a condition is often dictated
also by the situation.
There are also frequent exposes of wrongdoing by the medical community,
which could be perceived as unethical practice, or accumulation of huge wealth.
Due to the detection of crores of rupees having been paid to doctors by diagnostic
centers, patients tend to generalise and paint all doctors with the same brush.
The patients feel that doctors are ordering unnecessary tests to obtain kick backs
from laboratories. The tendency to litigate forces doctors to practice defensive
medicine, which makes them order a lot more investigations, which in turn makes
the patients suspicious.
The cost of medical education can be very expensive in some of the private
medical schools and graduates feel that they need to recoup their investment in a
hurry and may overcharge, adding another point of discontent.
How can this relationship be made stronger?

This is a long drawn out process and involves both parties. From the doctors side,
they have to be absolutely honest in explaining to the patients’ condition to all
concerned, the line of investigations to pursue, likely costs of investigations,
treatment options and costs involved, and expected outcome. It is imperative to
communicate in a language that all concerned comprehend, use an interpreter if
required. Keeping the lines of communication open is vital. More importantly from
the patient and family’s point, it is essential that they trust the doctor to practice
what is drilled into any medical doctor: primum et nocere i.e. above all, do no harm.
What is the biggest challenge to overcome?

There has to be a commitment from the medical fraternity to ensure that ethical
care of the highest order will be provided. They need to keep the patient and
family appraised of each new development; if necessary, meeting them more than
once a day to brief about the situation. This is a huge commitment of time but is
essential and in the long run avoids much recrimination and litigation.
Resolve not to accept freebies. This will help in convincing the patient that the
caregiver will not order non essential investigations or medications.
How can all stakeholders join hands to ensure more affordability to

patients?
Remember that every worker is worthy of his wages, be reasonable in tariff
charged for consultations, procedures and any other service provided. In case of
medications, prosthesis, disposables there is often a large mark up between supply
price and MRP. Keep in mind that the M stands for maximum and not minimum.
Rationalise charges and automatically the cost of medical care will come down.

Dr. Pradeep Chowbey
Executive Vice-Chairman – Max Healthcare Institute Ltd.
He is Honorary Surgeon to the President of India, Honorary Surgeon to the
Armed Forces Medical Services (AFMS) and Surgeon to His Holiness the Dalai
Lama. He was awarded the Padma Shri in 2002 for his dedication and service in
the field of Minimal Access Surgery by the President of India.
Dr. Chowbey has served various associations as President. Dr. Chowbey in
association with his team in the Institute has performed more than 75,000
minimal access surgeries from 1990 to 2017 and features in Limca Book of
Records in consecutive editions 2000-2017.
Dr. Chakko Korula Jacob

Current President – Indian Society of Nephrology & previously Professor and HoD-Nephrology,
Christian Medical College Vellore
He has four decades of experience in the field of nephrology. Dr. Jacob has had
advanced training in nephrology dialysis and transplantation at the University of
Alberta Edmonton Canada and at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital South Australia.
He has also worked as a specialist in Nephrology for the government of Brunei.
He has over 120 publications in peer reviewed journals of nephrology and
transplantation and has contributed chapters for text books of general medicine
as well as nephrology.
Dr. B K Rao
Chairman, Dept. of Critical care and Emergency Medicine, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi
Padma Bhushan Dr. Rao is an alumnus of Maulana Azad Medical College, Delhi,
completed his medical graduation in 1975 and post-graduation in Anaesthesiology
in 1980. He is a post graduate teacher, researcher, and a pioneer in setting up the
critical care medicine specialty in India. Dr. Rao has over 30 publications including
journal articles, research papers and book chapters. He is also the Chairman of
ASSOCHAM National Committee on Hospitals and Healthcare. Dr. Rao is former
Chairman, Board of Management, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital; and Member, Board of
Governors, Medical Council of India.
Dr. Yash Gulati

Senior Consultant-Joint Replacement and Spine Surgeon, Apollo Hospitals, Delhi and Advisor,
Orthopedics Apollo Group of Hospitals & Visiting Senior Specialist RAK Hospital, UAE
Dr Gulati is a specialist in knee and hip replacement, key hole spine surgery and
sports injuries. He has received the Padma Shri, Dr. BC Roy National Medical
Award, was the Hon. Surgeon to President of India, Hon Consultant, Indian
Armed Forces, Hon. Consultant, Border Security Force; and he is the only one in
the country to have all above five honours. He has popularized gyroscope-based
computer navigation for knee replacement in India.
Ms. Prachi Shukla

Founding Member & Country Director for India, World Health Partners
She oversees all operations in the country and serves as a liaison between
the state offices in India, donors, development partners and government.
She has over 17 years work experience of leading and managing large social
sector programs aimed at improving health of the poor in partnership with
communities, government, development agencies and private sector. Her core
expertise is in strategy development, establishing innovative service delivery
platforms and developing value driven high performing organization culture.

Healthcare Financing & Funding
Mr. Sunil Thakur
Director & COO,
Quadria Capital Investment
Advisors Pvt. Ltd.
What makes Indian healthcare attractive for investors?

It is the sheer size of the demand and the deficiency in supply. On a large
population base of 1.2 billion, >40% of the population does not have access
to essential medicines and over 400 million people do not have access to basic
healthcare. This is in a market that has a GDP of over USD 2.2 trillion, growing at
7% plus rate, is home to the best global engineering, IT and medical talent pool,
and is a leading global player in generic pharma. While this seems paradoxical, it
is here where one spots the opportunity.
In spite of the increase in investments, the Indian healthcare industry is

grappling to meet the demand. Why?
Most of the investments that happen in the private sector are heavily concen-
trated around urban centers and mainly for secondary and tertiary care models.
Whereas the big need, the inroad to bridge the demand gap, is to set up infra-
structure in the rural sector with strong emphasis on primary care. There is a
heavy imbalance in the eco-system, as >75% of the doctors cater to just about
30% of the population and 60% of the hospital infrastructure lies in urban
centres. So, while Delhi has 22 beds/10,000 pop, states like Jharkhand and Bihar
will have 3 beds/10,000 pop.
There are a lot of talks about possible M&As on the anvil. Do you think
this is a trend where the future is headed?
Yes, I believe so. Since a lot of capacities have come up in the urban centres, I
feel that the deep pocketed regional, national and international players may
start consolidating these assetsand that could lead to M&A. Also, the recent
buyouts carried out by PEs have set the tone for an increasing M&A activity in
this sector.
How will the recent Budget announcement on insurance coverage

‘empower’ the industry, especially as there will be a focussed effort on
it now?
It looks very positive at the outset. The sheer size of coverage both in terms
of population and amount seems attractive, both to the insured and to the
providers. It will bring in more than 250 million population, who till now were
not covered through any form of insurance. Also, the fact the providers will now
have to deal with single and uniform system of payment mechanism, will make
life easy for them. But the challenge will lie in the effective implementation of
the model. While we hear the government has thought about most of the
critical aspects, we will have to wait and see how it gets implemented. That
said, we are hopeful that it will augur well for the industry.

Dr. John (“Jack”) Langenbrunner
Senior Program Officer, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
He is a Health Economist with both research and operations experience. He
was most recently an Advisor for Social Health Insurance in Indonesia from
2013 until mid-2015. Previous to that, he was a Lead Health Economist for the
World Bank in China and co-ordinated a Health Financing and Health Insurance
Thematic Group within the Bank.
Dr. Jack’s most recent books are “Health Financing and Universal Health
Coverage in Indonesia: Policy Notes” (2015) and “Financing Health Care in East
Asia and the Pacific: Best Practices and Remaining Challenges,” (2012) co-
authored with Aparnaa Somanathan.
Dr. Shakti Kumar Gupta

Medical Superintendent, AIIMS (Dr RP Centre), New Delhi
He is an alumnus of Government Medical College, Jammu and commenced
his medical career at grass-root levels as an Assistant Surgeon in J&K Health
Services. He has mentored more than 45 postgraduate & PhD students,
conducted 112 research studies, published more than 71 research papers
published in several national and international journals of repute. He has also
been the Principal Investigator of WHO projects on Public Hospital Governance:
AIIMS-A case study.
Mr. Ramesh Krishnan

CEO, India Operations Division, Parkway Pantai Limited
His areas of expertise include business leadership, P&L management,
strategic planning, and post-merger integration, M&A, business development
and key account management. Under his stewardship, Parkway Pantai has
witnessed massive expansion in India and continues to be a thought leader
in tertiary healthcare. Mr. Krishnan is an MBA in International Business from
Indian Institute of Foreign Trade. Prior to Parkway Pantai, Krishnan was
associated with pharma giants such as Fortis Healthcare, Piramal Healthcare
and Aurobindo Pharma; where his key forte was to strategize and implement
business growth both organically and inorganically.
Ms. Fatima Mahdi Karan

Consulting Editor, BTVI
She has been a leading anchor and producer since 2005. She holds a Masters in
Diplomacy, Law and Business as well as degrees in Economics and International
Relations. Fatima anchors Lunch Money and Markets Rewind, together with
Women Mean Business.
Mr. Sushobhan Dasgupta

Past President, NATHEALTH & Managing Director, Johnson & Johnson Medical India and Vice
President, Orthopaedics, Johnson & Johnson Asia Pacific
A gold medallist in Business Administration from Jadavpur University and
a Master of Science degree in Human Physiology from Presidency College,
Kolkata, Mr. Dasgupta joined Johnson & Johnson in April 1992. Over his 25-year
career with J&J, he has lived and worked in several developed and emerging
markets such as USA, UK, Germany, Singapore and Australia/New Zealand. He is
the immediate Past Chairman of the FICCI Medical Devices Forum and currently
Chair – Finance, Healthcare Sector Skills Council.

Primary care: Health and Beyond...
Strategies for a better India
Ms. Prachi Shukla
Country Director,
India – World Health Partners
Quick 5 points on how India’s broken primary

healthcare segment can be made stronger
Preventive and primary care are entry points:

It is a truism in the health sector that the unwavering focus should be on preventing
onset of illnesses and on ensuring that simple illnesses don’t get serious and life
threatening. A fifth of the ill in rural (and urban) areas deny themselves treatment.
Since three fourths of India continues to live in its 680,000 villages, this crisis
warrants a ‘here and now’ response that strengthens existing processes and
structures to address the health needs of the communities that inhabit them.
Integrated approach:
It is important to recognise that the formal private sector is barely existent in rural
areas which are almost entirely dependent on a vast but dysfunctional public sector
network for quality healthcare. Strategically, therefore, the first step is to realise
the full potential of the medical and material resources in the public sector to
deliver primary and preventive health and use the private sector to make up for the
shortfall through remote digital systems.
Technology:
Healthcare has largely become digital but its adoption varies significantly between
the public and private sectors. The use of technology will need to extend beyond
provision of services to cover supply chain, real-time metrics and communication
support to inform and empower the community.
Framework for strengthening PPPs:

The government needs to develop competence to engage with the private sector
in order to harness all the national resources. WHP has successfully established a
model in its Patna and Kolkata TB projects which will transition to the government
in due course.
Data analytics:
The primary need for data analytics is to manage programs remotely in order to
handle scale. This requires generation of real-time metrics that will enable program
managers to identify trouble spots and initiate remedial steps. Digitisation is the
magic wand that makes it possible.
How can there be stronger monitoring & accountability?

The poor quality of public healthcare services in India is linked primarily to the lack
of adequate data and monitoring. Public-private partnerships can help monitor
delivery of services. Going digital will help store all consultations and prescriptions
on a server, which will allow one to centrally monitor all aspects of the consultation
in real time or offline. Thereby, it will reduce instances of fudging. For example,
WHP’s intervention in Gorakhpur has a system that is tailored to generate real-time
reports of availability and performance of personnel in the government facilities
and to facilitate prompt release of incentives due for each ASHA. So far, within a
span of two weeks, WHP has been able to consult over 300 patients.

Mr. Prabal Chakraborty
NATHEALTH Senior Leader
Vice President and Managing Director, Boston Scientific India
He comes with a rich experience of over 20 years having held important
leadership positions. His forte lies in providing direction to large teams, setting
up and growing new businesses in a complex and fragmented market and
developing the people capabilities. His previous assignment has been as Vice
President and Member of the Indian Management Board, Johnson & Johnson
Medical Devices & Diagnostics, India. Mr. Chakraborty holds a Bachelor of
Electrical Engineering from Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India and an MBA from
the Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Lucknow, India.
Mr. Vishal Bali

Executive Chairman, Asia Healthcare Holdings Pte., a TPG Growth healthcare delivery platform
He brings with him 25 years of experience in building and leading global
healthcare delivery organizations, scaling healthcare businesses in both
developed and developing countries through a combination of organic and M&A
driven strategic growth. He has worked with a highly talented multi-cultural
global team based in Singapore, Australia, India, Hong Kong, Vietnam, Sri Lanka,
Dubai and other countries. Mr. Bali is also Co-founder & Chair of Medwell
Ventures. Prior to his current assignment Vishal was the Group CEO for Fortis
Healthcare Limited.
Ms. Terri Bresenham

President & CEO, Sustainable Healthcare Solutions GE Healthcare
Her role includes regional leadership of GE Healthcare’s operations in India
and South Asia, Africa and Southeast Asia, focusing on addressing customer
needs across these regions and working with governments, clinicians,
private operators and NGOs to support their complete healthcare system
development; from start-up phase through to established healthcare
infrastructure build out. In this role, Ms. Bresenham also leads GE Healthcare’s
investments in affordable technologies, including the major R&D centers in
China and India.
Ms. Elisabeth Staudinger

President Asia-Pacific, Siemens Healthineers
She leads the business for Siemens Healthineers in Asia Pacific since 2013.
Ms. Staudinger has studied Chinese and economics in Vienna, Nanjing, and
Beijing and holds master’s degrees in both subjects. Elisabeth joined Siemens
in 1988 and has worked in international management roles spanning from
procurement to strategy, marketing, manufacturing, and business unit
CEO, spending time both in Germany as well as Shanghai, China. Elisabeth is
passionate about innovation. To enable access to healthcare it will not only
take smart new technologies but also new business models.
( Hon.) Brig. Dr. Arvind Lal

President, NATHEALTH & Chairman & Managing Director, Dr. Lal PathLabs Ltd.
He is an alumnus of the Armed Forces Medical College (AFMC), Pune, and
in 1977, Padma Shri Brig. Lal took charge of Dr Lal PathLabs, the medical
diagnostics laboratory founded in 1949 by his late father. Dr. Lal has
revolutionized laboratory medicine by introducing the maximum number of
new tests, instruments and ICT (Information, Communications, Technology)
systems in India. He is accredited to having the first PPP (Public Private
Partnership) in the field of laboratory testing with the Govt. of Tripura since
2004 and later with Govt. of Gujarat for testing over 30,000 new born babies
in 2011- 2012.

Medical Tourism
(Prof.) Dr. Anupam Sibal
Group Medical Director,
Apollo Hospitals Group
How can India compete with countries like Thailand and Malaysia to at-
tract more numbers?
The Indian Medical Value Travel (MVT) sector has grown rapidly in the past decade.
As per a recent report by the Home Ministry, in 2016, over 200,000 medical visas
were issued to international patients. The absolute number and source countries
themselves have shown an increasing trend over the past few years, which is a
testament to the quality and outcomes offered by healthcare providers in our
country.
While India is today amongst the leading MVT providers, competitor countries
like Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore have had an edge over us. Though these
countries and others have enjoyed a head start, India is fast catching up with the
government ushering in a series of reforms to help India lead the pack. The e-visa
policy has eased the access to India, while a more concerted push by providers,
industry bodies and our embassies and high commissions has helped increase MVT
to the country.
Going forth, uniform visa fees for medical visas, dedicated channels for
immigration and customs, patient help-desks etc. can help improve access to India.
Similarly, fiscal and non-fiscal benefits to providers will help boost numbers and
revenues vis-a-vis MVT in India.
How can India work on projecting itself as more ‘value-based’ than being a
‘low-cost’ provider?
While costs had been an initial driver for patients seeking advanced medical treat-
ment to India, over time, there has been a phase of maturation in the Indian MVT
sector. Initially, patients were seeking the sharpest possible treatment irrespective
of any other factor. India is offering a more holistic environment for patients that
goes far beyond just costs. Indian culture and heritage, our hospitality and warmth
towards travellers have all played a part in making India a more welcoming propo-
sition.
While accreditation helps Apollo ensure a safe environment, a focus on measuring
and ensuring excellence outcomes helps meet expectations of patients. These
twin propositions, highly quality outcomes and competitive costs, are both
important for us as we increase MVT in India.While accreditation helps Apollo
ensure a safe environment, a focus on measuring and ensuring excellence
outcomes helps meet expectations of patients. These twin propositions, highly
quality outcomes and competitive costs, are both important for us as we increase
MVT in India. Going forth, we must invest in creating more awareness amongst
potential MVT patients on these twin propositions along with the infrastructure
and technology available at Indian hospitals.
What roles can various stakeholders play to enhance medical value travel
in India?
All stakeholders must learn from competitor countries who have aligned all
resources to expand MVT in their respective markets. A unified Medical Tourism
Policy, incentives for providers, a push from Embassies and High Commissions will
all go a long way.
MVT was poised as the next-big-thing some years back; but we haven’t
been able to churn the best out of it. Why?
I would not fully agree with the statement. India has been making progress in
expanding MVT - the increase in Medical Visas is a testament to this. Also, while
many steps are needed to act like a force multiplier for the sector, India is widely
considered as amongst the leaders in MVT the world over.

Mr. Daljit Singh
Senior Vice President, NATHEALTH & President-Fortis Healthcare Limited
He has over 43 years of rich management experience in the corporate
sector. A graduate from the IIT Delhi, Mr. Singh was a Commonwealth
Scholar to the Senior Management Programme at the Manchester Business
School. He has been a pivotal member of the top management team
of Fortis Healthcare that conceptualized, formulated and implemented
Fortis’ growth strategy to position it as India’s leading healthcare delivery
organization in a short span of almost 16 years.
Mr. Probir Das

Vice President, NATHEALTH & Managing Director – Terumo India Pvt. Ltd.
He has a medical technology industry experience of almost 3 decades and leads
Terumo’s businesses in India and South Asia for Cardiac & Vascular and Hospital
Products segments. Mr. Das started with Terumo in mid-2012 and has been
instrumental in setting up the Indian subsidiary organization from scratch. He is
actively engaged as the Chair of NATHEALTH’s Medical Technology Forum, Chair
of Federation of Indian Commerce and Industry’s (FICCI) Medical Device Forum,
Director on Board for Medical Technology Association of India (MTaI), and India
Executive Committee Member of AdvaMed.
Mr. Gautam Khanna

Secretary, NATHEALTH & CEO, P.D. Hinduja Hospital and Medical Research Centre
He is also the Head of Hinduja College of Nursing. Prior to this role, Mr. Khanna
was the Executive Director and Country Business Leader of the 3M Healthcare
Businesses for South Asia region. He has around 28 years of industry
experience internationally and in India.
He has held the position of the Chairperson of FICCI Medical Device Forum,
Co-Chairman of AMCHAM Medical Device Committee, Chairperson of India
Working Group, Advamed and has been a Member of CII National Committee
on Healthcare. Currently, he is the Vice President of AOH [Association of
Hospitals, Maharashtra – India]
Dr. H. Sudarshan Ballal

Governing Council Member, NATHEALTH
Chairman – Manipal Hospitals, Manipal Health Enterprises Pvt. Ltd.
He has the rare distinction of being appointed as Professor of Medicine with
St. Louis University School of Medicine (USA) and is also Adjunct Professor of
Medicine at Manipal University. He was conferred the fellowship of the Royal
College of Physicians, London for his contribution in Medicine. He was also
awarded the prestigious Rajyotsava Award by the Government of Karnataka in
2005 for his contributions in the field of Medicine. He also has been bestowed
with the prestigious Dr. B. C. Roy Award & the Namma Bengaluru.
Mr. Rajit Mehta

Governing Council Member, NATHEALTH & Managing Director & CEO, Max Healthcare
He is also a Non-Executive Director at Max Life Insurance, Max Skill First and is a
trustee of Max India Foundation – the CSR arm for Max Group of Companies. In
addition, he is the Chairman of CII Northern Region Committee on Healthcare,
Member of CII Northern Regional Council & Member of CII National Healthcare
Council for the year 2017-18. Mr. Mehta provides strong leadership in helping
Max Healthcare in achieving its vision of being the most admired healthcare
company in India known for clinical and service excellence.

Global perspective on Indian
Healthcare and its evolution
Dr. Jack Langenbrunner
Senior Program Officer,
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
How can India work harder to be better placed on the global healthcare map?
The countries that have moved up to the whole middle-income level, and India too has
that potential, they really invested in human capital. It has got two aspects. One is the
health aspect including nutrition and other health interventions to make sure that this
young group of people develop their full physical and mental capacities. And then of
course, education.
India stands as a powerful example of how embracing a culture of innovation across
sectors – such as IT, R&D and finance – can accelerate progress. India must harness
its intellectual firepower in science, research and digital technology and unlock the
potential of its large youth population, to deliver novel solutions for health, social
development and poverty reduction.
High-quality data and evidence are crucial for effective public decision-making. India
needs a data-revolution if it is to develop and implement public policies and actions
that will enable it to achieve its ambitious SDG targets in health.ost numbers and
revenues vis-a-vis MVT in India.
What are the 5 major impediments to our growth?

The first is that the global economy is in flux. The assumption that global trade would
continue to grow as a percentage of the world economy no longer appears to be true.
In fact, global trade is recently declining somewhat – and so to sustain a country level
growth of 7-8%, India will have to both increase its share of global exports and take
steps to expand its vast internal market, whether it’s inefficiencies, land issues, labour
issues, tariff and taxes, there is a lot that can be done. Another trend is what’s going
on in energy. We all realise today that both on a local and global basis, hydro carbon
energy can create problems. Then we have the trend of climate change. Of course,
that is connected to the world’s energy system and it will have big implications for
food security. Given that India has 55 to 60% of its crop area rain-fed, the climate
change leading into higher rain forbear ability is a huge challenge. Next we have the
change in burden of disease. India, like many developing nations, faces a twin set of
epidemics. First, we still have communicable diseases. But already the rise of diabetes
and neurological diseases are creating a burden for your health system. The last
trend is what’s going on in the digital arena. Here we have companies like Google and
Microsoft and many academic universities rapidly changing artificial intelligence. That
is a milestone that we only reached in the last few years. And so, as devices, you have
seen that artificial intelligence get created it will really change the market
India is a resource-rich nation. So, how do we fall behind in the

implementation & utilisation?
One of the most important questions in India today is, what will it take to trigger
rapid economic growth in the years and decades to come – the simple answer is
that it will take investments in health and nutrition, or what economists call human
capital. Research shows that investments in fundamentals like health and nutrition
account for almost 40% of China’s phenomenal growth since the late 1970s. Structural
transformation, including the flow of capital investment into more productive,
high-tech sectors, is also necessary. India has great potential in leveraging the new
advances in science; taking technology, including digital technology, and using it for
things that might seem surprising, like using it to make sure the government is always
doing a great job. The scale of the challenge here in India is bigger than anywhere.
What India is trying to do has never been done before, but it’s a government that’s
very committed to solving these big problems.

Mr. Nalinikanth (Nal) Gollagunta
Member, NATHEALTH & President & CEO, GE Healthcare – India & South Asia region, and Managing
Director of Wipro GE Healthcare
He is responsible for driving Wipro GE’s expansion plans, strategic growth
objectives, and partnerships in the region. He champions the company’s
‘In India, for India and the world’ proposition of innovating disruptive
technology and business solutions to enhance access to high-quality,
affordable healthcare solutions. Prior to Wipro-GE, Mr. Gollagunta was with
Cisco where he was the Country Head and Managing Director, Enterprise
Sales – India and SAARC region.
Dr. Smita Sharma

Member, NATHEALTH & President, Association of Medical Consultants
She is a Consultant Anaesthetist attached to Bombay Hospital with special interest
in Neuro and kidney transplant anaesthesia. She is also the Treasurer of Bombay
Neurosciences Association. She has a keen interest in academics and has several
academic presentations to her credit and takes regular lectures for the students
of the CPS college in Mumbai. She has organised several national conferences, last
one being ISNACC 2018 at Mumbai in January 2018.
Dr. Ahmad Mecklai

Member, NATHEALTH
Founder & CEO, AAA+ Healthcare Consultancy Services Pvt. Ltd.
He is a high achieving health management professional with over 19 years of
experience in hospital administration, project planning and implementation,
people management and dedicated to serving communities and contributing
to humanitarian initiatives. He worked with Prince Aly Khan Hospital from
1996-2014. During his tenure, he held various roles in the hospital including the
Project Director of the hospital, the Project Director for the redevelopment
and expansion of the hospital school and residential blocks from 2012 to 2014.
Dr. Om P Manchanda
Member, NATHEALTH & CEO, Dr Lal PathLabs Ltd.
He has successfully led the transformation of Dr Lal PathLabs in last 12 years
from a small business to a professionally run listed company. He has done MBA
from IIM Ahmedabad and has nearly 28 years of work experience. Earlier, he
has worked for Hindustan Unilever for nearly 10 years in various positions.
Early 2003, he joined Ranbaxy Laboratory Limited in their Global Consumer
Healthcare Division before joining Dr Lal PathLabs in October 2005.
Dr. Shubnum Singh

Member, NATHEALTH & Director-Medical Education, Medical Research & Advisor- Healthcare
Framework Max Healthcare Institute Ltd.
She is an alumnus of Lady Hardinge Medical College, Delhi and has 38 years
of experience in the medical profession ranging from a Pathologist, Allergist,
and Administrator to Health Care Policy Framework and Strategy. As CEO of
Max Institute of Health Education & Research, she was actively engaged in
developing the educational and skilling vertical for the group. Currently, as
Advisor Healthcare Framework she provides strategic guidance to the group in
various projects. She is a founder member of the Healthcare Sector Skill Council
(HSSC) and Life Sciences Sector Skills Development Council.

Mr. Antony Jacob
CEO & Whole Time Director, Apollo Munich Health Insurance Co. Ltd.
He spearheads Apollo Munich Health Insurance towards achieving the aim of
Uncomplicating Health Insurance for its stakeholders. The company under Mr.
Jacob’s leadership, has also been rated as a Great Place to Work (GPTW) year
on year, for the last 6 years in a row. He is the Executive Committee Member
of General Insurance Council (GIC), Co-Chair Health Insurance Committee of
Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI), Governing Council
Member of Data & Technology Committee of Insurance Information Bureau of
India (IIB), among others.
Mr. Vivek Kanade

Governing Council Member, NATHEALTH & Executive Director, Siemens Healthineers India
He handles the business of Zone India comprising neighboring countries of
Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka since March 2016. Before moving into this role,
his last assignment was as Vice President of Global Sales and Marketing for the
Refurbished Business, based out of Forchheim, Germany. Mr. Kanade holds a
degree in Electronics from the NTTF Electronics Centre, Bangalore. He started his
career with Hindustan Motors in 1992. During his association with Siemens for
over 23 years, he has held various positions across diverse functions.
Mr. Amit Mookim

Governing Council Member, NATHEALTH & Managing Director – South Asia
(IMS Health & Quintiles are now) IQVIA
He leads the commercial business for IQVIA across South Asia. Amit’s
responsibility is to leverage IQVIA’s global information, analytics and technology
assets and people in bringing cutting edge insight and advice to healthcare.
Mr. Mookim was one of the youngest Partners in KPMG and helped the firm
build and grow the Private Equity Advisory and Strategy business and also
the Healthcare Practice for India and across Asia Pacific. He worked across 11
countries across India and Asia Pacific as part of this role.
Mr. Sunil Thakur

Member, NATHEALTH & Director & COO, Quadria Capital Investment Advisors Pvt. Ltd.
He has an extensive healthcare investment and transaction experience
across the Asia-Pacific market and has been involved in some of the
landmark deals in the healthcare space. In his career spanning 17+ years,
Mr. Thakur has led and executed deals worth over US$ 7 billion across M&A
and Capital Raise. Prior to Quadria Capital, he has worked with Religare
Capital Markets and PNB Gilts at various senior positions. He has a Masters
Degree in International Business from Delhi School of Economics.
Dr. Shravan Subramanyam

Member, NATHEALTH & Managing Director, Roche Diagnostics India & Neighbouring Markets
He has over 15 years of corporate & healthcare experience. His career spans
leadership roles in global pharma/diagnostics organisations, including Novartis
(USA, Hong Kong) and Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics (USA, India). In addition
to a degree in medicine from Madras Medical College, Dr. Subramanyam also
holds a Masters’ degree in Health Administration at Cornell University, where
he served on the alumni board. At Roche Diagnostics India, he is keen to
consistently bring alive Roche’s global philosophy of ‘Doing Now What Patients
Need Next’.

Dr. Harsh Mahajan
Founder & Chief Radiologist, Mahajan Imaging
He is a pioneer in the field of radiology and imaging, set up one of India’s first
privately run MRIs in 1991, and seven years later, was appointed as the Honorary
Radiologist to the President of India, a post he continues to hold. Padma Shri
Dr. Mahajan is the Past-President of the Indian Radiology & Imaging Association
(IRIA), the Indian Society of Neuroradiology (ISNR) and is also consultant to the
International Atomic Energy Association, Austria. In 1986, he was awarded a
Rotary Foundation Fellowship at the MD Anderson Cancer Hospital & Research
Institute in Houston, Texas where he developed an interest in Magnetic
Resonance Imaging, following which he came back to India.
Dr. KK Aggarwal
President, HCFI (Heart Care Foundation of India)
Recipient of Padma Shri, Vishwa Hindi Samman, National Science Communication
Award and Dr B C Roy National Award, Dr. Agarwal is also a Gold Medallist Nagpur
University. He is a Limca Book of Record Holder in CPR 10 and the Vice President
Confederation of Medical Associations of Asia and Oceania. He is also the Group
Editor in Chief IJCP Group and the Immediate Past National President IMA.
Mr. Karan Singh

Partner, Managing Director, Bain & Co. India
He was one of the founding partners who helped establish Bain’s India
business in 2006 and has more than 20 years of management consulting
experience across Asia, Europe and the United States. His expertise includes
transformation, turnaround and growth strategy, mergers and acquisitions,
performance management and change management. He has also been a
member of committees of leading business chambers such as CII. Mr. Singh
has earned an MBA from the Wharton School of Business at the University of
Pennsylvania.
Dr. Rana Mehta

Partner and Leader Healthcare, PriceWaterhouseCoopers
He has more than 19 years of experience in strategizing, planning,
commissioning and operations of over 50 hospitals and healthcare systems in
Asia. During a decade long stint with Apollo Hospitals, he was instrumental in
commissioning and operating the group’s hospitals in New Delhi and Colombo.
His extensive experience with players in Asia, Middle East and Africa has
allowed him to pioneer innovative solutions that improve quality and cost for
all stakeholders in the delivery system – patients, providers and payers. Dr.
Mehta an MHA from Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai.
Ms. Charu Sehgal

Head-Strategy and Operations Consulting Practice & National Leader, Life Sciences and
Healthcare Vertical Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu India Pvt. Ltd.
In her consulting experience of 25 years, she has advised several global and
Indian clients in the Life sciences and Healthcare Industry on strategy, growth
and transformation. She has also worked in all the sphere of public health and
contributed to the improvement of governance structures and Institutional
strengthening. Her focus has included product & business model innovations to
improve access of affordable, quality healthcare for all.
Charu has been selected as one of the top 20 women achievers in Healthcare in
India.

Mr. Harish Pillai
COO, Indus Health Plus Pvt. Ltd.
He has been instrumental in expanding Indus’ operations effectively across the
national and international markets. With overall industry knowledge of 23 years,
his experience ranges from working with many multinational companies in various
leadership positions. His repertoire includes companies such as BIDCO, Africa’s
largest FMCG Company, where he was in a leadership position. He also held CEO
and other leadership position in companies such as Essel Group, Mahindra &
Mahindra, and Alfa Laval among others. He chairs the NATHEALTH Prevention and
Wellness Initiative.
Dr. Ashok Rajgopal

Chairman & Executive Director - Fortis Escorts Heart Institute
He is a dedicated knee surgeon he has almost 30 years of experience in knee
surgery. A prolific surgeon, he has several firsts to his credit—he performed the
first Bilateral Total Knee Replacement surgery in India in April 1987 and the first
MIS Unicompartmental surgery in March 2002. A member of the Global Persona
Developer Team, supported by Zimmer, he has been instrumental in the designing
of the PERSONA Knee system. Padma Shri Dr. Rajgopal is also awarded with the
Dr. B C Roy Award.
(Prof.) Dr. Anupam Sibal

Member, NATHEALTH & Group Medical Director, Apollo Hospitals
He is an Honorary Clinical Professor at Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia.
As a paediatric gastroenterologist and hepatologist, he helped set up the first
successful liver transplant programme in India in 1998. Prof. Sibal served as the
only Asian Joint Commission International (JCI) Physician Surveyor from January
2008 to 2010. He currently is a member, Asia - Pacific Advisory Council of JCI. He
served as a member of the Institute Body (IB) of the Postgraduate Institute of
Medical Education and Research, (PGIMER) Chandigarh from 2009 - 2014. IB is the
highest decision-making body of PGIMER headed by the Union Cabinet Minister for
Health and Family Welfare.
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Ms. Priyanka Aggarwal
Member, NATHEALTH & Partner & Director, The Boston Consulting Group
She has 17 years of consulting experience and has served clients across the
healthcare spectrum. Ms. Aggarwal has worked across multiple geographies
including India, US and SE Asia. She is the author of many articles in BCG
Perspectives publication “Power to the Patient”, BCG-Mint collaboration on
“Health Systems Leapfrogging in India: A need and a possibility. She graduated
from IIM Ahmedabad in 2000 as a Gold Medalist and completed her B.E. in
Electronics & Communication from Delhi University (also a University Gold
Medalist).
Mr. Parijat Ghosh

Partner, Bain & Co.
He has 13+ years of experience in business unit, marketing and sales strategy
formulation, innovation and strategy implementation for a variety of companies
operating in India and the US — both large Indian companies and MNCs. Mr.
Ghosh has worked across the healthcare value chain in India including generic
and innovator drug manufacturers, hospitals, diagnostics, retail chains, health
insurance etc. He has a Bachelor in Technology (Honors) from IIT Kharagpur and
a MBA from IIM, Ahmedabad.

Photo Gallery
Dr. Arvind Lal, President, NATHEALTH at FICCI HEAL 2017

Fireside Chat at Healthcare Transformation Summit
held on July 7, 2017
Inauguration of 4th NATEv 2017

4th AGM of NATHEALTH
Dr. Deepak Sawant, Minister of Public Health and Family

Welfare, Government of Maharashtra at the NATHEALTH
Western Roundtable (June 23, 2017) in Mumbai NATHEALTH Eastern Chapter meet (November 28, 2017)

NATHEALTH Governing Council meeting on June 23, 2017 in Mumbai
Mr. Anjan Bose at the 7th MT India Awards &

Medical Fair India, 2017
Mr. Anjan Bose representing NATHEALTH at the eLETS 7th Healthcare Leaders Forum
held on June 30, 2017
NATHEALTH presence at the Business World 4th Healthcare

Summit & Awards, August 24, 2017
NATHEALTH Governing Council Meeting at Fortis

NATHEALTH Governing Council meet on December 15, 2017
Memorial Research Institute held on September 14, 2017

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Presents

A special NATEv 2018 edition

5th Annual Event of NATHEALTH

Industry Voices Inside the Sessions Speakers

Opening Note by The President’s Word

2.00 pm to 2.45 pm “Medical Tourism”

12.30 pm to 1.15 pm 4.15 pm to 4.30 pm Networking & Fellowship tea/coffee

Vote of Thanks: Wrapping up by MC

2 NATHEALTH | March 2018

Mr. Anjan Bose

March 2018 | NATHEALTH 3

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March 2018 | NATHEALTH 5

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Why did you choose to become a part of NATHEALTH?

Mr. Probir Das

March 2018 | NATHEALTH 7

How important is it for a government-led organisation like AIIMS to be a part of

8 NATHEALTH | March 2018

NATHEALTH’s initiatives are targeted towards bringing about a change. What is

March 2018 | NATHEALTH 9

10 NATHEALTH | March 2018

NATHEALTH’s press and Chapters Forum, Home Healthcare Forum,

March 2018 | NATHEALTH 11

Shri Alok Kumar

Mr. Satyajeet Rajan

Mr. Manoj Jhalani

12 NATHEALTH | March 2018

How can this relationship be made stronger?

What is the biggest challenge to overcome?

How can all stakeholders join hands to ensure more affordability to

March 2018 | NATHEALTH 13

Dr. Chakko Korula Jacob

Dr. Yash Gulati

Ms. Prachi Shukla

14 NATHEALTH | March 2018

What makes Indian healthcare attractive for investors?

In spite of the increase in investments, the Indian healthcare industry is

How will the recent Budget announcement on insurance coverage

March 2018 | NATHEALTH 15

Dr. Shakti Kumar Gupta

Mr. Ramesh Krishnan

Ms. Fatima Mahdi Karan

Mr. Sushobhan Dasgupta

16 NATHEALTH | March 2018

Quick 5 points on how India’s broken primary

Preventive and primary care are entry points:

Framework for strengthening PPPs:

How can there be stronger monitoring & accountability?

March 2018 | NATHEALTH 17

Mr. Vishal Bali

Ms. Terri Bresenham

Ms. Elisabeth Staudinger

( Hon.) Brig. Dr. Arvind Lal

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Mr. Probir Das

Mr. Gautam Khanna

Dr. H. Sudarshan Ballal