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Medical Parliamentarians’ Forum Summit Calls for Equitable MedTech Access
The Indian Medical Parliamentarians’ Forum held a national meeting about healthcare technology.
The meeting was called “Swasth Bharat Se Saksham Bharat.”
It focused on helping people in India access medical technology.
Dr Neha Dumka said technology can make primary healthcare stronger.
She said new tools should be easy to use and affordable.
They should also work in different healthcare settings and remain useful over time.
The goal is for these technologies to reach the people who need them.
This could support fairer access to good healthcare.
The Indian Medical Parliamentarians’ Forum organized a national policy summit on “Swasth Bharat Se Saksham Bharat.”
The summit focused on reimagining access to medical technology in India.
Dr Neha Dumka said technology can strengthen primary healthcare as disease patterns change.
She said technologies should be assessed for usability, cost-effectiveness, scalability and sustainability.
She emphasized building a pathway that helps technologies reach beneficiaries and supports equitable access to quality healthcare.
- Who
- The Indian Medical Parliamentarians’ Forum organized the summit, and Dr Neha Dumka addressed the role of technology.
- What
- A national policy summit examined how to reimagine medical technology access in India.
- Where
- India.
- When
- Why
- To consider how medical technologies can be adopted effectively and reach beneficiaries, supporting equitable access to quality healthcare.
Key facts
- Organizer
- Indian Medical Parliamentarians’ Forum
- Event
- National Policy Summit
- Theme
- “Swasth Bharat Se Saksham Bharat”
- Focus
- Reimagining medical technology access in India
- Speaker quoted
- Dr Neha Dumka
- Technology priorities
- Ease of use, cost-effectiveness, scalability and sustainability
- Healthcare goal
- Equitable access to quality healthcare
Quotes
Dr Neha Dumka
A medical policy commentator discussing technology adoption and equitable healthcare access
“Technology has an important role to play in strengthening primary healthcare, particularly as our disease burden continues to evolve.”
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