PM Modi to inaugurate post-budget webinar of Ministry of Health

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the post-budget webinar of the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare tomorrow at 10 am.

Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare is going to organise a post-budget webinar tomorrow and the webinar will be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at 10 am.

The webinar will have three thematic sessions from 10:45 am to 13:50 am on the topics of Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission, E-Sanjeevani and Telemental Health Programme. 

The official release says, "The objective of the webinar is to involve the stakeholders in taking forward the various initiatives of the Government in the health sector. The Prime Minister’s address will set the tone for the post-budget webinars. The webinar will have panel discussions with eminent speakers and experts from the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, NITI Aayog, Industry fora, startups, academia, etc., along with interactive sessions with the stakeholders. The valedictory session will be jointly chaired by Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare, Dr Mansukh Mandaviya and Union AYUSH Minister, Shri Sarbananda Sonowal."

"The webinar will have breakout sessions on the following three themes:

1. Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission: Dr V K Paul, Member, NITI Aayog will moderate the session. This will be followed by a presentation by Dr Praveen Gedam, Additional CEO, NHA. Ms Upasana Arora, Yashoda Hospital, Dr Devi Shetty, Chairman, Narayana Health, Ms Ameera Shah, MD, Metropolis Lab, Dr Harsh Mahajan, President, NATHEALTH and Shri Rajeev Vasudevan, CII and Ayurvaid will be speaking at the session.
2. National Tele-Medicine initiatives and E-Sanjeevani: This session will be moderated by Prof. K Srinath Reddy, President, PHFI. Shri Lav Agarwal, Joint Secretary, MoHFW will give a presentation on E-Sanjeevani. Dr Arundhati Chandershekhar, MD, NHM Karnataka, Ms Sangita Reddy, Joint MD, Apollo Hospital, Shri Girish Krishnamurthy, CEO, Tata Medical and Diagnostics, Dr Ashvini Goel, Chairman, Committee on Telehealth Standards, BIS are the participants for the session.
3. Tele Mental Health Programme: Dr Pratima Murthy, Director, NIMHANS will moderate this session and deliver the welcome address. Shri Vikas Sheel, AS&MD (NHM), MoHFW will make a brief presentation on the topic. The dignitaries participating in this session are Dr Mohan Isaac, Clinical Prof. of Psychiatry, The University of Western Australia, Dr Anant Bhan, Researcher in Global Health, Sangath – USA/Goa, Dr Preeti Kumar, Vice President, PHFI, Dr T K Srikanth, Professor, IIIT Bangalore and Dr Kishor Kumar, NIMHANS," added the official release.

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