Indian-origins look for healthcare solutions
Wednesday, 10/09/2014
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Washington: Indian American physicians plan to hold a Global Healthcare Summit in Mumbai from Jan 2-4 to discuss ways to bring the most innovative, efficient and cost effective healthcare solutions for India.
Organised by te Association of American Physicians of Indian Origin (AAPI), one of the largest ethnic professional organisations with over 100,000 members, in collaboration with the Indian Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, the summit will be held at Trident Oberoi Hotel, Nariman Point.
"Harnessing the power of Indian doctors worldwide, the AAPI Global Healthcare Summit platform has evolved with the support of prominent global and Indian medical associations," said AAPI president Dr. Ravi Jahagirdar.
In addition, several international healthcare industry partners are looking for opportunities to participate in this event for greater collaboration on Research & Development and philanthropic engagements, he said according to a media release.
Senior leaders from leading healthcare organizations, major medical teaching institutions and government officials are collaborating with AAPI with the ultimate goal to provide access to high quality and affordable healthcare to all people of India, Jahagirdar said.
The Mumbai summit was part of "efforts to realize the core mission of AAPI, which is to share the best from leading experts from around the world, to collaborate on clinical challenges, research and development, philanthropy, policy and standards formulation," said Dr. Seema Jain, President-Elect of AAPI
Chronic diseases, notably diabetes, cardiovascular, hypertension, COPD, oncology, maternal and infant mortality, and emerging ones - trauma and head injury, transplant and minimally invasive robotic surgeries would be among the topics covered.
