The Next Normal In Indian HealthCare

The pandemic has steadily started cracking the health care infrastructure in India. With weak systems it has become extremely difficult to battle the virus. The COVID -19 has been an eye opener to us conveying how important its is to reboot our healthcare system. To adapt to the new normal innovation is a must.

The coming decade will be one of the unprecedented challenges for the Indian healthcare . In addition to emergent threats like the COVID-19 pandemic,we have other priorities unique to us such as TB eradication, Raising dual burden of chronic and infectious diseases, Population control,  maternal and child health, etc

It is important that India comes out of the COVID pandemic stronger than ever with new learnings to tackle the challenges our health system is facing today. Various elements might emerge in a stronger way such as prevention, primary care, public private collaboration, health systems and healthcare quality and many more

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought to the forefront the critical need for cutting-edge technological tools and innovation in the areas of public health, medicine and wellness. It has reopened the realm of ‘digital health’ in policy and public discourse, with consumers and healthcare professionals increasingly looking at the wide canvas of mobile health apps and Artificial Intelligence (AI), as well as robotic carriers, sensors , wearables and electronic records.

This Webinar would highlight the core challenges and how the Indian healthcare system can overcome from the same by focusing on aspects below

  1. How India can build a strong and self-reliant healthcare system in India.
  2. Innovating for the new normal and making healthcare easily accessible for the hinterland.
  3. Roadmap for the way forward for India’s healthcare system.

Speakers

Dr Arun Gupta
President
Delhi Medical Council

Dr CN Manjunath
Director
Sri Jayadeva Institute Of Cardiovascular Sciences & Research

Dr Rajan Sharma
President
IMA

Prof Dr Rajendra Pandey
Vice Chancellor
West Bengal University of Health Sciences

Dr Rajesh Swarnakar
Hon Secretary
Indian Chest Society

Dr Sanjay Kumar Agarwal
Professor & Head
AIIMS

Dr Shivkumar Utture
President
MMC

Dr BS Siva Reddy
Chairman
Andhra Pradesh Medical council

Prof.Dr Somashekar SP
Director, Breast Fellowship Programme
Manipal University

Dr Vipul Aggarwal
DY CEO
National Health Authority India

Dr Vivek Saraswat
President
ISG

Dr. Rajan Sharma is the National President of Indian Medical Association. He has been actively involved in activities of IMA since 1999 and started taking pro-active initiatives in the working of IMA Haryana State Branch.

His Baptism in IMA started in his early age when his father Late Dr. J P Sharma led the Local IMA Haryana State (1977-78) and later organized Medicon 1989 in Yamuna Nagar. Dr. J. P. Sharma was also National Vice President, IMA Head Quarters.

Dr. Rajan Sharma is involved in many social activities apart from medical practice.

Due to his active involvement, following achievements were possible:

  • Haryana is the only state where Exemption from Clinical Establishment Act has been granted to Hospitals less than 50 beds.
  • Haryana is one of the few states where a District Medical Negligence Board has been constituted thus ending the terror of Police Complaint and arrest in Negligence cases.
  • Haryana was the third state where an Act for violence against Doctors came into existence.

These achievements have come with the ongoing efforts of successive teams but the foundations were laid during his tenure as State President, Haryana State Branch, IMA.

Dr. Rajan Sharma has served the Association as:

  • Member of Central Working Committee of IMA – He was a member of IMA-CWC for many years
  • President of IMA Jagadhri – Yamunanagar Branch in 2006-07
  • President of Haryana State Branch for more than Two years from 2011-March 2013 – during his tenure as President, he was able to revive the state IMA and helped it achieve new heights.
  • He was Director of IMA AKN Sinha Institute of Medical Sciences.
  • He was a member of IMA HBI in 2016
  • He is the Coordinator of Beti Bachao Programme of North Zone.

His main priorities:

  • To maintain the Honour and Dignity
  • To uphold the interest of medical profession
  • To promote cooperation amongst members and
  • To fight against the Doctor unfriendly policies of the administration

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