Mandaviya, top execs to speak at Mint Healthcare Summit today
NEW DELHI : Union health minister Mansukh L. Mandaviya will lead a galaxy of thought leaders, healthcare honchos, investors and independent experts at Wednesday’s Mint Healthcare Summit, the seventh edition in the series.
While the cabinet minister will deliver the keynote address, the rest of the day will be packed with brainstorming sessions, including panel discussions and fireside chats. The summit will see a wide variety of subjects being deliberated, and several top-notch speakers from different arms of the industry laying out their challenges and growth strategies for the sector that has been growing at a swift pace despite challenges.
Technology being a critical component in the modern healthcare system, the event will see industry stalwart Vishal Bali, executive chairman of AH Holdings, hold forth on how advanced technology can be leveraged to scale for the benefit of patients and other stakeholders in the larger healthcare ecosystem. Also taking ahead the technology aspect will be a panel of healthtech founders and chief executives (CEOs) who will discuss cost-cutting and scaling-up imperatives.
Even as healthtech companies have reached some degree of scale and reach, they have funding issues emblematic of what the larger startup ecosystem is facing. Their sustenance and growth to enable greater reach is critical for India’s healthcare infrastructure.
Insurance is a key element of any modern healthcare ecosystem; in India, it is not as widespread as it should be, and out-of-pocket expenses are high. Debating the insurance challenges, and how technology and digitalization are the way forward for the industry, would be top representatives of companies, including Niva Bupa Health Insurance, Canara HSBC Life
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