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The American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin held its 10th Global Healthcare Summit Jan. 1-3 in New Delhi with a call to continue focusing on initiatives to making healthcare affordable, accessible and efficient for India’s 1.2 billion people.
The summit is held annually in India in partnership with the Indian Medical Association and the Medical Council of India, and cooperation from the Ministry of Health and Overseas Indian Affairs.
The highlight of the summit was the Government of India’s official acceptance of the “Trauma and Brain Injury Guidelines” developed by AAPI, which have now been made part of the curriculum of medical schools in India by the Medical Council of India, Dr. Seema Jain, president of AAPI informed the gathering of more than 500 physicians from around the world. The three-day event concluded with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding by AAPI, the Government of India representatives, and nonprofit organizations agreeing to work towards eradication of tuberculosis, a press release from AAPI said.
In his speech at the convention, India’s Minister of State for Tourism Mahesh Sharma lauded the achievements of physicians of Indian origin across the world and praised them for their dedication, commitment, knowledge and skills. “I am quite certain that with your expertise and the skills that you possess we shall be able to eradicate most of what you have come here for,” Sharma is quoted saying in the release.
The Summit “has come to be recognized for the many initiatives it has given birth to and the numerous joint recommendations of the standard of care for major diseases affecting the people of India,” Jain said.
Apart from discussing innovations, best practices, and improvements as well as challenges facing the Indian healthcare system, the convention also recognized the role played by women in consuming and delivering healthcare. “We have come a long way. But there is much more to achieve,” a dozen women achievers, who were featured at the “Women’s Forum,” told the audience.
Jayshree Mehta, president of the Medical Council of India, speaking at the convention, noted how Indian-origin doctors had “earned a name for themselves as industry leaders and innovators, who discover and utilize cutting edge technology in their practice, raising the quality of care to their clients.”
Aravind Pillai, chair of AAPI’s board of trustees said the 2016 summit “has come to be recognized for the many initiatives it has given birth to and the numerous joint recommendations of the standard of care for major diseases affecting the people of India.”
The winners of the highly competitive “Research and Poster Contest” were recognized with cash awards and citations on Jan. 2 during a gala.
Anwar Feroz, AAPI’s strategic advisor, informed participants that the website swaasthindia.gov.in is finally up and running. The site matches physician-volunteers from around the globe to projects on the ground in India.
Several educational and training sessions were held during the summit in areas of high priority for India such as cardiology, maternal and child health, diabetes, oncology, surgery, mental health, HIV, allergy, immunology and lung health, gastroenterology, transplant and the impact of co-morbidities. For the first time, sessions were live-streamed to reach out to physicians around the world.
Dr. Ajay Lodha, president-elect of AAPI, invited all the delegates and guests to the next Global Healthcare Summit in Udaipur, Rajasthan from Jan. 1-4, 2017.
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