New Delhi: Amidst rising debates on cost, access and quality of healthcare services in the country, Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI), the largest and oldest apex business organization in India announced the 11th edition of its annual healthcare conference- FICCI HEAL dedicated to bring the perspective of the core stakeholder of health – the patient, to the forefront. The two-day conference scheduled on August 17-18, 2017, will attract the biggest names in healthcare, offering key networking and partnering opportunities and also provide insights on major trends affecting the healthcare industry.
The conference will bring together over 350 national and international stakeholders of the health sector, including healthcare providers, government officials, policy makers, representatives of different embassies, medical technology and pharmaceutical companies, healthcare education providers, health insurance companies, financial institutions etc.
Speaking on this announcement of 11th edition of FICCI HEAL, Mr Rahul Khosla, Chair-FICCI Health Services Committee; President, Max Group & Chairman, Max Healthcare said, “With a population reaching 1.3 billion, providing affordable and quality healthcare to all its citizens is not an easy task for any country. India is home to 21% of the global disease burden. With increasing incidence of lifestyle and infectious diseases and lack of primary health care infrastructure, we have a long way to go. However, rapid technological advancements, increased public and private investments and seamless collaboration between the government and the industry can help us create a patient-centric affordable healthcare ecosystem. As the largest healthcare leadership conference in the industry, FICCI HEAL will strive to address some of these issues this year.”
To enhance the patient focus, FICCI has also collaborated with KANTAR IMRB for a nationwide survey of 5000 healthcare consumers to evaluate their experiences and expectations from their healthcare providers. A knowledge paper capturing the findings of this survey will be released in FICCI HEAL 2017.