Topic: How to ensure continuity of TB care during COVID 19 crisis?
Co-Hosts:
1. International Institute for Human Development
2. Indian Association of Respiratory Care
Issues covered during the deliberation:
- How national health program on TB control is ensuring service delivery, especially access to medicines?
- How digital technology can enhance treatment adherence by TB patients?
- Considering the magnitude of the COVID19 impact, can India still be able to eliminate TB by 2025?
Participants:
About 160 people participated, including policymakers, leading companies, academic institutions, scientists/researchers.
Theme: Why India is struggling to tackle COPD
Co-Hosts:
1. International Institute for Human Development
2. Indian Association of Respiratory Care
Context:
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) has become the third cause of casualties in the world and it is estimated that by 2030 the disease will cause approximately 45 million casualties. India is experiencing a continued increase in burden of COPD. Though India has the national programme for early diagnosis and management of COPD using safe and effective medicines and inhalers, however, there are significant gaps observed in the healthcare delivery and clinical approach to the management of COPD and other airway diseases, particularly primary level. Above all, in the COVID-19 pandemic has put patients with COPD and other comorbidities at a high risk for poor outcomes.
Issues covered during the deliberation:
- How to find missing millions of people with COPD and link them to care?
- How to improve access to diagnosis and medicines required for COPD?
- What matter to people with COPD from patient and care-givers perspective
- Are there innovations to achieve excellence in COPD diagnosis and management in Primary Healthcare?
Participants: About 500 people participated, including policymakers, leading companies, academic institutions
Theme: Independent India - Healthcare Reality Check: Where do we go from here
Host:
1. International Institute for Human Development
2. APAC Digital Innovation News Network
Context:
Despite significant progress made on the health metrics in the last 73 years of Independence, India’s health system is under pressure because of COVID19. The debate focussed on three specific issues, first, whether India is going to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030 with the new normal, second, Can “vocal for local” vision alter India’s healthcare landscape, and third, how the economies of healthcare will change in the post-COVID19 world.
This national-level debate of young and experienced brain drawn from the health policy, technology, and business flagged some of the key aspects ranging from policy, implementation, sustainability, data, and evidence-based solutions for India’s health system challenges.
Issues covered during the deliberation:
- In the past 73 years, what has been achieved by India vis-a-vis other comparable nations, Are we going to achieve SDG by 2030 with the new Healthcare Policy direction and other allied initiatives like Digital Health Blue Print National Education Policy?
- In the new vision of Self-Reliant India where the healthcare stands?
- Is the ‘Local for Vocal’ mantra will help us to improve our country's health?
- Why now is the right time to kick-start tech-based health startup?
- How economics of healthcare will change?
Participants: >300 people from the Government, health practitioners, students/young working professionals, and civil society organizations participated in the debate across pan India.
Theme: 1st Asia Pacific Virtual Hepatitis Summit: How to find missing millions.
Host:
1. International Institute for Human Development
2. Global Alliance for Hepatitis Elimination
3. Elets
Context:
Global deaths from viral hepatitis continue to rise, and more than 60% occur in the Asia Pacific region. Though almost all the individual countries in the region have been implementing preventive strategies for viral hepatitis-related liver disease include increasing access to clean drinking water and sanitation, HBV vaccination programmes for neonates, however, availability of screening tests for blood and tissue, donor recall policies, and harm reduction strategies are in their initial stages in most countries. Despite some promising examples of good practice from individual countries, more needs to be done. National governments, international and local community and diagnostic and pharmaceutical industries must recognise the urgency of this issue and collaborate to translate strategic plans into concrete action. There must be a renewed focus on prevention, early detection and timely referral to improve health interventions to reduce the burden of liver diseases in the Asia-Pacific region.
Issues covered during the deliberation:
- What are the programatic lessons learned and technological innovations that can advance delivery of hepatitis B & C testing in Asia Pacific countries & globally ?
- What strategies and public-private partnerships help governments address access and affordability issues of hepatitis testing?
- How Civil Society and the Affected Community should be engaged in overcoming barriers to find the Missing Millions?
Participants: >500 people from the Government, health practitioners, students/young working professionals, and civil society organizations participated in the debate across the APAC region.
Theme: Universal Health Coverage Day 2019: KEEP THE PROMISE
Host: Vikash Samukhya
Lead Facilitator: International Institute for Human Development
Funded by: Global Compact Network of India
Context:
To promote the mandate of Universal Health Coverage (UHC-2030) under the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG-3) agenda in the light of the recent UNGA sponsored High Level Meeting at New York (USA) where the countries have signed the Political Declaration that will ensure “Health for all & No one to be left behind”, the delibertion was organised amongst the eminent healthcare experts in India.
Issues covered during the deliberation:
- What promises are fulfilled in the UHC pathway contributing to SDG-3 so far? Are we on the right route?
- How can Universal Health Coverage Become Reality in India by 2030?
Participants: About 50 experts participated from Government, corporate organisation and civil society organizations.