Our Story
Having spent 25 years in the healthcare industry, working with the multilateral bodies and organisations across the United States of America, European Union, United Kingdom, Middle East & South-East Asia and the continuum of care, I realised that healthcare needs major transformation across governance, financing and delivery. This requires passionate professionals in healthcare to come together and drive this change bottom-up. Healthcare transformation needs to become a People’s movement. So, the Health Parliament
Parliament is a word that comes with a very high level of responsibility and responsiveness and is sacrosanct in the realm of policy making. My vision is that the Health Parliament will become the platform for brainstorming, debating and ideating the innovative health reforms which will lead to healthcare becoming outcome-driven, accessible and affordable. In the coming decade, the vision is that the influencers in health care across the private and public sector will come from the Health Parliament™. And we will be a major catalyst for healthcare transformation.
We understand that healthcare leadership is bottom line-driven and people generally don’t look at the larger canvas or the bigger picture for healthcare. Through Health Parliament™, we want to broaden the horizons of thinking for people and make them think of healthcare as an ecosystem and adopt a systems approach to solving the major challenges in healthcare.
Another initiative is the Digital Health Academy™, which eventually will become the world’s first digital health university. We believe that in the coming decades, Digital Health will cease to exist because digital will get incorporated in every aspect of healthcare delivery. It will not be a separate domain. But the challenge of digital adoption lies in the mismatch between technical maturity and organisational maturity. With technical maturity, I mean- there are umpteen technical solutions for every challenge healthcare faces, but the organisation (its people) are not capable of leveraging these technical solutions because they lack the necessary skills and hence, the organisation maturity is low. Through this academy & University, we wish to provide them courses in digital health to make sure that they have the level of competence to leverage the digital tools to their full potential.
These courses are unique in the sense that all the modules & chapters will be taken by professionals who are either involved in developing or delivering digital solutions. This sets us apart as a unique course in the world. Faculty are professionals who have been working in the area of digital health. So you will gain practical insights in using this knowledge gained in enhancing your skills and your competence in your profession and daily practice.
The third initiative – International Patients Union™. The entire healthcare system works for the patient, but the patient is nowhere in the picture because they’re not organized. Through the International Patients Union™, we wish to organize patients based on their medical condition, to make them a force before the industry and the policymakers so that the healthcare is user-centric and not provider-centric. It is not supplier-driven, it is user-driven. This will make healthcare affordable and outcome-driven.
At International Patients Union™ we wish to organize the patients, help them find solutions for their challenges, and work with the solution providers to facilitate the right solutions to manage their conditions and also help them enrol in clinical trials. We would like to make sure that the policies of a nation are vetted through these patient groups and their views are considered in drafting the policies.
Our Mission
Equip you with the latest knowledge, training, tools and a matchless platform to help
create an impact.
Our Vision
Transforming healthcare through innovation, capacity building, community networks and
digital health solutions.
Our Team
Prof. Rajendra Pratap Gupta,
Founder
Policymaker, author & an industry veteran. Former Advisor to the Health Minister, Government of India & a key contributor to Digital Health initiatives across the globe.
-India
Dr. Elliot Sloane,
Advisor
Global Healthcare IT leader. Emeritus Co-Chair of IHE International Board.
-USA
Richard Alvarez,
Advisor
Richard Alvarez is an internationally recognized leader in Canadian healthcare.
Former President and Chief Executive Officer of Canada Health Infoway, and the Canadian Institute of Health Information.
-Canada
Prof. S. Yunkap Kwankam,
Advisor
Current CEO of Global eHealth Consultants, a Geneva-based consultancy. He is also Executive Director, International Society for Telemedicine and eHealth (ISfTeH). Former Chief, Telemedicine, World Health Organization (WHO).
-Portugal
Gunjan Sinha,
Advisor
Is an internet pioneer and Co-Founder and President of WhoWhere? Inc., a leading Internet directory services company that was acquired by Lycos in 1998. Gunjan currently serves on the Board of Directors of several Silicon Valley companies.
-USA
Abhiroop Gandhi,
Advisor
Chief Compliance Officer and Head of Strategic Risk Management at Verily (formerly called Google Life Sciences). He has over 15 years of experience in biopharmaceuticals, medical devices and digital health.
-USA
Brian O’ Connor, Chair,
ECH Alliance
Chairman of the European Connected Health Alliance, a not for profit organization which connects Governments, Industry, Research Institutes, Health Services, Patient Groups etc. through a Global Network of Ecosystems.
-Ireland
Ananta P. Sarma,
Advisor
Former MD & CEO SIDBI Venture Capital Ltd and currently, Senior Advisor, IDBI Capital Markets & Security Ltd.
-India
Rajendra Upadhyaya,
Advisor
Worked across businesses and verticals, with special expertise in turnaround and startup operations. Former Vice President at TATA Teleservices.
-India
Dr. Monika Lukasiewicz,
Advisor
Practising clinician with an interest in global health, and the expanding frontier of digital health. Author of articles and books on female health. Public speaker in Poland and abroad. Practised and worked in France, Switzerland, Belgium, and Germany.
-Poland
Ms. Mevish Vaishnav,
Policy, Operations & Strategy
Mevish is a senior professional in the healthcare industry, and serves on the boards of various healthcare organizations & government committees. Leads the Government Industry Dialogue and Currently a Vice President at a listed hospital chain in India. Mevish is also a freelance columnist and has delivered talks in India and abroad.
-India
Vaibhav Gupta,
Advisor
Global Health and International Development professional. Worked with WHO & World Bank. A former Official on Special Duty with the Union Minister of IT, Government of India.
-Singapore
Dr. Swati Ahluwalia
Dr. Swati is a clinician trained in public health and leads various initiatives at Health Parliament and Digital Health Academy. She is also on the action group on health data at Global Health Connector Partnership. She led the drafting of the first ever guidelines on body art piercing which were released in June 2021.
-India
Adrian Phillips,
Legal & Compliance
Adrian has experience of about two decades in legal practice and is a revered name in the corporate and social sectors.
-India
Pradip Modh,
Information Technology
An expert in web designing and hosting services
-India
Krishna Chandra,
Advisor – Training & Certification
Is an expert in Healthcare IT implementation and training.
-India
Dr. Sukhampreet Kaur,
Advisor, Clinical Content & Training
Healthcare innovation and quality consultant. A medical advisor with content development expertise
-Canada
Dr. Himadri Bisht
Dr. Himadri is a passionate public health advocate and leads various initiatives at Health Parliament and Digital Health Academy. Served on the jury of Global Challenge Lab 2021 organised by Imperial Enterprise Lab & Tsinghua University and serves on the committee of women’s health guidelines at PGI-Chandigarh.
-India
Dr. Rahul K. Garg
Strategy
Rahul is a physician turned strategy consultant trained at IIM- Ahmedabad. He has advised global corporations on health, insurance, and technology.
-Canada
Rajashree Menon
Advisor
Health and life science industry professional with expertise in communications and engagement.
-India
Dr. Archana Tapuria
Advisor
Digital Health Consultant and Research Fellow at King’s College London with keen interest in clinical knowledge modelling for EHR systems, EHR standards, clinical ontology, and computable phenotyping.
-UK
Khushal Shah
Finance & Compliance
Professional with good standing in finance, compliance and Mergers & Acquisitions.
-India
Pushkar Dua
Creative Lead
Pushkar Dua is a creative filmmaker. 5+ years of experience in marketing & video editing. Specializes in taking things from ideas to screens. Worked extensively in Education.
-India
