Building Health Systems for Universal Coverage
Moderator: Riz Khan, International Journalist and TV Host
Registration and Light Breakfast
Welcome and Introduction
Inaugural Session: Setting the Context - Building Health System for Universal Coverage
Prof. Helmut Brand, Head of the Department of International Health at Maastricht University and President, European Health Forum Gastein
Dr Ashish Tiwari, Chief Executive Officer, Zynova Hospitals, India.
Dr Ranjana Smetacek, Director General, OPPI
Mr. Richard Bergström, Director General, EFPIA
Dr Rajiv Modi, Chairman CII National Committee on Pharmaceuticals and CMD, Cadila Pharmaceuticals Ltd
Session 1: Strengthening health systems - lessons learnt
Taking stock: what is the situation in the region and in India
Dr Phyllida Travis, Director, Health Systems Department, WHO/South-East Asia Regional Office
Dr Jagruti Bhatia, Senior Advisor- Healthcare, KPMG
Stakeholder engagement: the role of partnerships
Prof. Helmut Brand, Head of the Department of International Health at Maastricht University and President, European Health Forum Gastein
Networking Break
Session 2: How to design a health system
Investing in health: the importance of creating the right incentives
Prof. Bengt Jönsson, Stockholm School of Economics
The future of Health Policy and Systems Research in India
Mr. Amit Backliwal, IMS Health Information and Consulting Services
Challenges and opportunities in designing primary health care for the benefit of all: the example of medicines under universal coverage
Dr. Anita Wagner, Associate Professor, Harvard Medical School and the Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute
Competition in health care: the role of markets
Dr. Fredrik Erixon, Director of the European Centre for International Political Economy
Networking Lunch
Session 3: Regulatory systems to support health care reform
Regulatory cooperation and harmonisation from the EU perspective
Dr. Andrzej Rys, Director, Public Health and Risk Assessment, DG Health and Consumers, European Commission
Regulatory reforms in India
Mr. Sudhansh Pant, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilisers, Department of Pharmaceuticals, Government of India.
Convergence through regulatory science
Prof. Guido Rasi, Principal Adviser in Charge of Strategy, European Medicines Agency.
Network Break
Session 4: Data as a driver for better outcomes
How emerging markets can leap-frog and avoid European-style inertia
Dr. Miklos Szocska, Semmelweiss University, Minister of State for Health, Ministry of Human Resources of Hungary
The promise of e-health and m-health in India
Mr. Varun Sood, Chief Information Officer, Fortis Healthcare
The use of population data to improve public health
Prof. Dr. Angela Brand, Full Professor, Founding Director of the Institute for Public Health Genomics (IPHG) at Maastricht University, and Dr TM Pai Endowed Chair for Public Health Genomics at Manipal University, India, and Director of the European Centre for Public Health Genomics (ECPHG)
Improving outcomes by tracking use of medicines
Mr. Nathan Sigworth, Co-Founder and CEO, Pharmasecure
Closing Address