Over 100 policy makers and stakeholders of public health came together at the

first edition of Healthcare Sabha – The National Thought Leadership Forum on

Public Healthcare.The two-day conference saw an interdisciplinary group of

professionals working in public healthcare deliberate, discuss and debate on

cohesive, unified and innovative ways to achieve The National Health Mission of

providing ‘Universal Access to Equitable,Affordable and Quality Healthcare

Services.’Public health champions in India were also honoured at the

concurrently held Express Public Health Awards

Prominent industry and thought leaders participated in theevent. Some of them were:◗ Navin Mittal, Secretary Finance & Commissioner & Ex-Officio Secretary,

Information & Public Relations Dept, Govt of Telangana

◗ Dr Henk Bekedam,WHO Representative to India

◗ Dr Srinath Reddy, President, Public Health Foundation of India

◗ Dr Kenneth Thorpe, Chairman, Partnership to Fight Chronic Diseases

◗ Dr Soumya Swaminathan, Director General, Indian Council of Medical

Research

◗ Kavita Singh, Director NHM (Finance), MoH&FW, GOI

◗ Dr Damodar Bachani, Deputy Commissioner (NCD), Ministry of Health &

Family Welfare, Government of India

◗ Dr Akun Sabharwal, Director, Drug Control Administration,Telangana

◗ Dr Atul Kharate, State TB Officer/Joint Director Health Services, Government

of Madhya Pradesh

The 1st edition of Healthcare Sabha began on an auspicious note with the

ceremonial lamp lighting ceremony by the Chief Guest, Navin Mittal, Secretary

Finance & Commissioner & Ex-Officio Secretary, Information & Public Relations

Dept, Govt of Telangana; and the Guests of Honour, Dr Henk Bekedam,WHO

Representative to India; Dr Srinath Reddy, President, Public Health Foundation of

India; Dr Kenneth Thorpe, Chairman, Partnership to Fight Chronic Diseases and

Viveka Roychowdhury, Editor, Express Healthcare.

(L-R) Viveka Roychowdhury, Dr Srinath Reddy, Dr Henk Bekedam, Dr Kenneth Thorpe and Navin Mittal

The event began with an address by

the Chief Guest, Navin Mittal,

Secretary Finance & Commissioner &

Ex-Officio Secretary, Information &

Public Relations Dept, Govt of

Telangana. He said,“ The two-day

conference would be a great

opportunity for the best brains in the

country and abroad to deliberate and

find solutions to a lot of issue that the

healthcare sector faces and create a

roadmap for the future.”

The first keynote of the Healthcare

Sabha 2016 was delivered by Dr Henk

Bekedam, (WHO) India

representative. His message to the

audience was,“Investing in health is

investing in India's growth”

Navin Mittal, Secretary Finance & Commissioner &

Ex-Officio Secretary, Information & Public Relations Department,

Government of Telangana

Dr Henk Bekedam | (WHO) India representative

Several thought provoking panel discussions and sessions were part of the event.

Industry experts deliberated on significant topics such as: Road map to achieve

UHC, Best practices in medicine procurement, Effective models on financing

healthcare, Effective implementation of PPPs in healthcare and Role of frugal

innovation in healthcare

(L-R) Dr Gullapalli N Rao, Chairman, LV Prasad Eye Institute; Mirai Chatterjee, Director, Social Security at Self-employed Women's

Association (SEWA); Dr Srinath Reddy, President, Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI); Dr Henk Bekedam, WHO Representative to

India; and Dr PV Ramesh, Principal Secretary (R&E) Finance, Government of Andhra Pradesh

Implementation of Universal Health Coverage/Assurance: 4-point road map

Medicine procurement: Assumption versus Assurance of quality

Models of financing public healthcare

Prof AK Gupta, Medical Superintendent, PGIMER, Chandigarh; Dr Suresh Saravdekar, Ex Assistant Director & Consultant - Procurement,

Ministry of Medical Education and Health and Dr Avinash Supe, Director, Medical Education & Dean, KEM Hospital

(L-R) K Srivatsava, VP Marketing and Sales, NATCO Pharma; Dr Anant Phadke, Senior Advisor, SATHI-CEHAT; Dr Prateek Rathi,

Special Executive Officer, ESI Scheme, Department of Public Health, Maharashtra; Kavita Singh, Director NHM (Finance), MoH&FW,

GOI; Chhitiz Kumar, CEO Philips Capital & Head-Government Affairs, PPP Philips India

(L-R) Dr Sreenivas A Nair, National Professional Officer-Tuberculosis, WHO, Country Office for India; Dr Atul Kharate, State TB

Officer/Joint Director Health services, Government of Madhya Pradesh; and Dr Aravind Swaminathan, Paediatrician, MSF

PPPs on Public Healthcare: The expanding role of NGOs, Foundationsand Corporate Hospitals’Outreach Programmes in TB control

The role of frugal innovations in medical technology

(L-R): Dr Yogesh Patil, COO, Biosense; Mihir Shah, Founder and CEO, UE LifeSciences; Dr Jitendra Kumar Sharma, Director, WHO

collaboration Centre for Priority Medical Devices & Head, Division of Healthcare Technology, National Health Systems Resource

Center, MoH&FW; and Dr Pankaj Parashar, Director & General Manager. MP Public Health Services Corporations

Knowledge SessionsIn addition to the interactive panel discussions, Healthcare Sabha also saw

knowledge sessions from experts such as Dr Soumya Swaminathan, Director

General, Indian Council of Medical Research, Dr Damodar Bachani, Deputy

Commissioner (NCD), Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India

and Dr Kenneth Thorpe, Chairman, Partnership for Chronic Diseases (PFCD)

Dr Soumya Swaminathan, highlighted the importance of evidence-backed public

health strategies while Dr Damodar Bachani spoke on the ‘Emerging threat of

lifestyle diseases and their risk factors – Where are we today and the way forward

to deal with NCDs as a public health priority. Dr Kenneth Thorpe highlighted that

NCDs have emerged as one of the major health concerns in India and there is an

urgent need to implement strategies which would help tackle these challenges

effectively.

Dr Soumya Swaminathan, Director

General, Indian Council of Medical

Research, Government of India

Dr Damodar Bachani, Deputy

Commissioner (NCD), Ministry of Health

& Family Welfare, Government of India

Dr Kenneth Thorpe, Chairman,

Partnership to Fight Chronic Disease

(PFCD)

A 360o view of how advancements in medical

technology and innovations in healthcare are

redefining public health in India were shared by

partners such Philips India, MedGenome India,

C-DAC , EMC Software and Services,ThoughtWorks,

Carestream India and Natco Pharma

Chhitiz Kumar,

CEO, Philips Capital & Head–Govt Affairs,

PPP, Philips India

Girish Mehta,

CEO,

MedGenome India

DR BK Murthy, Executive Director, CDAC

Sunita Nadhamuni,

Head – Healthcare Solutions,

EMC Software and Services India

Vivek Singh,

Technical Architect,

ThoughtWorks

Sabu Jose, General Manager,

Government Accounts,

Carestream Health India

K Srivatsava,

Vice President - Marketing & Sales,

NATCO Pharma

Glenmark, the award partners for the Public Health Awards 2016, also hosted two

power discussions to encourage networking and facilitate knowledge sharing, at

Healthcare Sabha 2016.

15 dignitaries from Mumbai participated in the power breakfast organised at Healthcare Sabha. The topic before the house was‘Partnering in Quality Procurement

POWER BREAKFAST

Government officials from various states were part of the second power discussion at Healthcare Sabha

The discussion revolved around the drug procurement process in different states of India

POWER DISCUSSION

The Express Public Health Awards sought to honour the visionaries, innovators,

and game changers from public healthcare.The Public Health Foundation of India,

was the Knowledge Partner and Glenmark was the Presenting Partner for the

awards. Dr Srinath Reddy,the Chairperson of the jury for Express Public Health Awards

explained the concept behind the awards.Dr Akun Sabharwal,Director,Drug Control

Administration,Telangana was the Chief Guest at Express Public Health Awards

PUBLIC HEALTH CHAMPIONSHONOURED AT EXPRESSPUBLIC HEALTH AWARDS

WINNERS❑ Express Public Health Award for Efficiently Run Public Health Programmes by a State

Winner:The State Government of Chhattisgarh

❑ Express Public Health Award For The Most Effective Public Private Partnership

Winner: HLLLifecare,Tamil Nadu

❑ Express Public Health Award For The Most Effective Healthcare NGO

Winner: Nari-O-Sishu Kalyan Kendra,Howrah

❑ Express Public Health Award for the Most Effective Health Technology System

Winner 1: All India Institute of Medical Sciences,Delhi

Winner2: Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research,Chandigarh

❑ Express Public Health Award for Lifetime Achievement Award for Contribution in

Public Health

Winner: SEARCH,Gadchiroli

❑ Jury Choice Awards for Socially Responsive Healthcare Delivery by Private Institution

Winners: Aravind Eye Care System,LVPrasad Eye Institute and Sankara Nethralaya

❑ Jury Choice Award for Corporate Contributions To Public Health

Winners: GVK-EMRI and Piramal Swasthya Management Institute

THE MOST EFFICIENTLY RUN PUBLIC HEALTH PROGRAMMES BYA STATE

THE MOST EFFECTIVE PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP

THE MOST EFFECTIVE HEALTHCARE NGO

STATE GOVERNMENT OF CHHATTISGARH HLL LIFECARE,TAMIL NADU NARI O SHISU KALYAN KENDRA,HOWRAH

THE MOST EFFECTIVEHEALTH TECHNOLOGY SYSTEM

THE MOST EFFECTIVEHEALTH TECHNOLOGY SYSTEM

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD FORCONTRIBUTION IN PUBLIC HEALTH

AIIMS, DELHI PGIMER, CHANDIGARH SEARCH, GADCHIROLI

THE JURY CHOICE AWARD FOR SOCIALLYRESPONSIVE HEALTHCARE DELIVERY BY

PRIVATE INSTITUTION

THE JURY CHOICE AWARD FOR CORPORATECONTRIBUTIONS TO PUBLIC HEALTH

GLENMARK,THE PRESENTING PARTNER

LV PRASAD EYE INSTITUTE PIRAMAL SWASTHYA MANAGEMENTINSTITUTE