Nov.10 : Union Health and Family Welfare Minister Anbumani Ramadoss will inaugurate the Fourth India Health Summit in the capital next week.

The summit will focus on the theme “Healthcare Engagement: Strategies and Partnerships”, and is scheduled to be held on November 13 and 14 at the Hotel Hyatt Regency. Prior to the event, the Minister will host a dinner on November 12 at the Hotel Oberoi.

The Confederation of Indian Industry along with the India Brand Equity Foundation will use the event to launch its ‘Umbrella Brand’ to promote Indian healthcare opportunity on the global map.

The objective is to project the evolution of healthcare industry in India and that it has emerged now as a global entity.

The ‘Umbrella Brand’ including the logo, corporate film and the website would be launched by Dr.Ramadoss and be be witnessed by CEOs’ of hospitals across the country / MP’s / State Ministers/ Senior Bureaucrats/ High Commissioners / Government officials.

A Special Panel Discussion: “Opening Doors-A conversation with India’s Health Ministers” comprising of State Health Ministers and Industry Captains has also been arranged. This would be moderated by Ramadoss.

Ambika Soni, Minister of Tourism, Dr. Naresh Trehan, President, Indian Healthcare Federation; Dr. Prathap C Reddy, Chairman, CII National Committee on Healthcare and Chairman, Apollo Hospitals Group and Lt. Gen. S S Mehta, Director General, CII, will address the Inaugural session on November 13. Dr. Ramadoss, Suneeta Reddy, Conference Chairperson, Executive Director – Finance, Apollo Hospitals Group, will address the valedictory session on November 14.

Other speakers are: (Govt Panelist) Mangat Ram Sharma, Minister for Health and Medical Education, Labour and Employment and Ladakh Affairs, Govt. of J and K; Lakshmi Kanta Chawla, Minister for Health and Family Welfare, Punjab; Dr(Mrs) Vimaltai Mundada, Minister for Public Health and Family Welfare, Maharashtra; M R K Panneerselvam, Minister for Health, Medical Education and Family Welfare, Tamil Nadu; (Industry Panelist) Analjit Singh, Chairman, Max Healthcare; Shivinder Mohan Singh, CEO and MD, Fortis Healthcare and Preetha Reddy, MD, Apollo Hospitals Group. (ANI)