Govt. to create feasible PPP model to implement Ayushman Bharat scheme
31 August 2018 | News | By Sonali Wankhade
Government is working towards strengthening Public Private Partnership and creating workable and viable PPP model which can be implemented in next two-three years.
The Lieutenant Governor of Delhi, Anil Baijal, gave away the 10th FICCI Healthcare Excellence Awards to 16 healthcare professionals and institutions at an awards ceremony in New Delhi on August 30, in the presence of Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare, Anupriya Patel and Chairperson, Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital & Medical Research Institute, Mumbai, Tina Ambani.
The following are categories of the awards and the names of the recipients:
CATEGORY NAME
Patient Safety - Hospital NU Hospital
Medical Technology /Devices Vita Pathfinders Consultants LLP
Health Insurance Products Religare Health Insurance Co. Ltd
Healthcare Start Up Leowin Solutions Pvt. Ltd.
Environment Friendly Hospital Aravind Eye Hospital, Pondicherry Service Excellence - Diagnostic Centre Dr Lal PathLabs
Service Excellence - Private Hospital Artemis Hospitals
Service Excellence - Private Hospital Max Healthcare Institute Limited
Service Excellence - Public Government Spine Institute, Ahmedabad
Skill Development Public Health Foundation of India
Social Initiative - Corporate Fortis Healthcare Limited
Social Initiative - Corporate HealthMaP Diagnostics Private Ltd
Social Initiative - Not for Profit ICARE Eye Hospital & Postgraduate Institute (Unit of Ishwar Charitable Trust)
Healthcare Humanitarian Award Dr Abhay Bang & Dr Rani Bang - Founders ? SEARCH
Healthcare Personality of the Year Dr Girdhar J Gyani - Director General, AHPI
Lifetime Achievement Dr Azad Moopen - Chairman, Aster DM Healthcare
Speaking on the occasion, Baijal urged to remove paradoxical situations present on the ground in providing quality healthcare to all.
He said "development of a country is predicted on the basis of the healthcare situation in the country. We need right policy and regulatory framework to achieve remarkable growth."
Emphasising on the importance of start-ups, he said that they are redefining the healthcare sector and urged the private sector to come forward and work in collaboration with the government to take healthcare to the next level.
Minister Anupriya Patel reiterated the benefits of Ayushman Bharat scheme and said that government is working towards strengthening Public Private Partnership and creating workable and viable PPP model which can be implemented in next two- three years.
Tina Ambani mentioned five A's important for the healthcare sector. She said "accessibility, affordability, awareness, aspiration and association are the five pillars that will help to bridge the gap in providing quality healthcare to the common man."