Industry stakeholders deliberate the health care status of India

To address the burgeoning concern about the need to ensure health care access in India, the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) organized the India Health Summit in New Delhi last week. Day 1 of the summit brought together health experts and industry leaders to elicit their views on aspects such as accessibility and outreach and health insurance.

The event was supported by India Health Progress, an independent initiative of institutions and individuals aligned towards ensuring universal access to health care in India. Aman Gupta, Principal Advisor, India Health Progress said: “All stakeholders with a role to play in health care delivery should look at access to health care from a holistic perspective. The government should look beyond price control. Health insurance players should look beyond in-patient departments. Hospitals should look beyond curative care.”