VOH-National Health Council Conclave promises more collaborative transformation in healthcare

New Delhi: Voice of Healthcare (VOH) concluded the inaugural Conclave of its National Health Council (NHC) with Dr Naveen Nishchal (Chairman of VOH) stimulating bout of idea exchanges with experts from healthcare fraternity, such as Hony (Brig) Dr. Arvind Lal (Chief Advisor, VOH-NHC), Dr Alok Roy (Co-Advisor, VOH-NHC) and Joy Chakraborty (National President, VOH-NHC) among many other leaders.

This year VOH – NHC will be focussing on policy advocacy, technology regulation & advocacy and operational efficiency.

Dr Arvind Lal drew attention to the need for the healthcare industry to claim back the dignity and credibility that has experienced a certain degree erosion in recent times. He also offered innovative steps such as price differentiation, state incentives and training as interventions that are imperative for desired breakthroughs.

Dr Alok Roy (Co-Advisor), on his part, stressed the importance of timeline-driven goals and self-less collaboration for a movement like VOH-NHC to attain its true potential.

Guiding the flow of ideas and binding the criss-cross of opinions into a cogent narrative was Joy Chakraborty stressed that collaboration should not be ‘clannish’ but must invoke participation across providers, diagnostics, device & OEM manufacturers, tech, finance and other zones. Optimizing opex by intelligently timing & clubbing activities, driving new memberships, ethical diversity and the need for strong PR to amplify the message of VOH-NHC came up as other important issues in Mr. Joy Chakraborty’s address.

In the conclave, it was felt that the only way to combat the impact of powerful lobbies was to build a lobby of our own - one that was organized, systematic and sustained. Amongst facets underlined for attention were technology advocacy, clear guiding principles (from the government), upskilling of manpower, awareness building on new policies (both upstream – which was government facing, and downstream – which must be public facing), nurturing entrepreneurial cultures, patient experiences, quality benchmarking and emphasis on mental health.

“Healthcare today stands at the end of an inflexion point. We have the technology, the talent and the knowledge. However, the vital ingredient missing in this recipe is the collaboration - at a truly national and holistic level. Bringing synergies together can help plug gaps, join dots and build breakthroughs once thought impossible. This is the true purpose of VOH-NHC. And today, with so many healthcare stalwarts gathered under one roof, we have made a solid start,” said Dr. Naveen Nishchal (Chairman, VOH).

The Session was concluded by General Secretary Md. Afzal Kamal and NHC Coordinator Mr. Sanjay Jha.