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Scientific leaders meet UP CM to discuss TB, emerging technologies & partnerships
Ameera Shah elected as President & Sangita Reddy as Senior Vice President of NATHEALTH
NATHEALTH has announced Ameera Shah, Promoter and Executive Chairperson, Metropolis Healthcare Ltd as its new President for FY 2025- 2026. Joining Shah in the new leadership are Dr Sangita Reddy, Joint Managing Director, Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Ltd as Senior Vice President and Himanshu Baid, MD, Poly Medicure Ltd as Vice President, Varun Khanna, GMD, Quality Care India Ltd, elected as Secretary, NATHEALTH, and Rishubh Gupta, MD, India and Neighboring Markets, Roche Diagnostics India as Treasurer.
Uttar Pradesh, India’ s most populous state, reported over 620,000 TB cases in 2023, the highest in the country. On February 27, 2025, Prof. Anil Koul( London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine) and Prof. Alok Dhawan( Director, Centre of Biomedical Research) met Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, Yogi Adityanath to discuss the way forward for improving the innovation landscape in healthcare.
Parliamentary panel puts CDSCO’ s approach to MedTech industry under scanner
The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Health & Family Welfare, in its latest report has raised concerns about functioning of India’ s drug regulator, CDSCO. The committee highlighted that delays, inconsistent timelines, and a lack of transparency in the licensing process have compelled numerous medical devices manufacturers to relocate operations to countries like Vietnam & Malaysia.
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BioVoiceNews | April 2025