American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin’ (AAPI), representing over 100,000 medical diaspora, has offered to chip in with its expertise to improve the quality standards of healthcare system in India.
After meeting different stakeholders including the regulatory authorities and the Government officials here, AAPI president Dr Jayesh Shah said AAPI and the Union Health Ministry together will launch a permanent platform (Swasthya India) to make use of the expertise of Indian doctors working abroad for Indian population.
Listing the priorities that India should focus in the healthcare and the areas where AAPI can help, he said there should be efforts to improve the overall quality standards and accreditation of hospitals in the country.
“Another key area is standardization of protocols and strong audit and tracking system. Like ECHO (Enhanced Collaborative Health Outcome) in the USA, India should also set up a network connecting the primary health centres with the top academic institutions,” he told Pharmabiz.
While stressing the need for improving the ethical aspects in the healthcare profession, he also called for a strong policy on biomedical waste disposal in India.
Pointing out the existing practice in the US, renowned interventional cardiologist Dr Subhash Banerjee said India should promote research as part of the curriculum of medical education. In India, medical practice and research are going on as parallel streams without no interconnectivity, he said.
Commenting on the efforts by the AAPI to reverse the brain drain, AAPI president-elect Dr Ravi Jahagirdar said they were forming a support group to stimulate the process. The group would study the investment prospects in India and share it with AAPI members.
Identifying the prospects in the clinical trials sector, AAPI will organise a CEO forum on clinical trials as part of the forthcoming Global Healthcare Summit, to be organized at Ahmedabad from January 2 to 5 in collaboration in collaboration with Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs & Indian Development Foundation of Overseas Indians.
The AAPI leaders also disclosed that there would be a round-table on medical education at the event. Another attraction will be a research competition looking to promote research among the young doctors and medical students as part of the event.
AAPI which has 165 chapters around the world claimed that every seventh patient in the USA is treated by a member of AAPI. Looking to extend its assistance to the Indian population, it is operating 17 expert clinics in the rural areas of India, said Anwar Feroz, advisor of AAPI.
They disclosed that Gujarat Government had asked the association to prepare a five year plan to improve the MMR in the State. The association has been working in tandem with regulatory authorities like Medical Council of India (MCI) and the Union Health Ministry over the last 32 years, they added.
After meeting different stakeholders including the regulatory authorities and the Government officials here, AAPI president Dr Jayesh Shah said AAPI and the Union Health Ministry together will launch a permanent platform (Swasthya India) to make use of the expertise of Indian doctors working abroad for Indian population.
Listing the priorities that India should focus in the healthcare and the areas where AAPI can help, he said there should be efforts to improve the overall quality standards and accreditation of hospitals in the country.
“Another key area is standardization of protocols and strong audit and tracking system. Like ECHO (Enhanced Collaborative Health Outcome) in the USA, India should also set up a network connecting the primary health centres with the top academic institutions,” he told Pharmabiz.
While stressing the need for improving the ethical aspects in the healthcare profession, he also called for a strong policy on biomedical waste disposal in India.
Pointing out the existing practice in the US, renowned interventional cardiologist Dr Subhash Banerjee said India should promote research as part of the curriculum of medical education. In India, medical practice and research are going on as parallel streams without no interconnectivity, he said.
Commenting on the efforts by the AAPI to reverse the brain drain, AAPI president-elect Dr Ravi Jahagirdar said they were forming a support group to stimulate the process. The group would study the investment prospects in India and share it with AAPI members.
Identifying the prospects in the clinical trials sector, AAPI will organise a CEO forum on clinical trials as part of the forthcoming Global Healthcare Summit, to be organized at Ahmedabad from January 2 to 5 in collaboration in collaboration with Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs & Indian Development Foundation of Overseas Indians.
The AAPI leaders also disclosed that there would be a round-table on medical education at the event. Another attraction will be a research competition looking to promote research among the young doctors and medical students as part of the event.
AAPI which has 165 chapters around the world claimed that every seventh patient in the USA is treated by a member of AAPI. Looking to extend its assistance to the Indian population, it is operating 17 expert clinics in the rural areas of India, said Anwar Feroz, advisor of AAPI.
They disclosed that Gujarat Government had asked the association to prepare a five year plan to improve the MMR in the State. The association has been working in tandem with regulatory authorities like Medical Council of India (MCI) and the Union Health Ministry over the last 32 years, they added.
source:Pharmabiz
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