editor’s note
Innovation & technology partnerships
only way to affordable healthcare…
Of what use is a highly effective health technology that despite all its virtues fails to reach those
for whom it matters to the extent of life and death? The price barriers are keeping innovative
medical products away from masses in developing nations, making them limited for only rich and
famous. At the same time affordability is not always not on the minds of innovators and rightly so
due to the goals that have been set by them or the organization they are working for. Therefore, it
becomes the duty of government and the
organizations run by it to innovate
technologies and disseminate them for good
through either technology transfer
agreements or forging open access
collaborative models. However, equally
important is the role of huge private
healthcare players in doing their bit for
spreading the fruits of medical research to
deserving downtrodden.
As the first long introductory paragraph points
out, this edition of BioVoice is mostly focused
on healthcare policy in India. The detailed
cover story analyses the importance of
prioritizing the health research partnerships
in India. The ‘Face to Face’ section features
the interview of Dr Soumya Swaminathan, Director General, ICMR who shares her viewpoint on
burning issues concerning medical research in India. The ‘Bio Social’ multimedia story on how
Superheroes are fighting against diarrhea villains, is a must read.
Like any other sector, the human resources and their education is backbone of healthcare too.
Right training for excellent skills has perhaps not been enough on the radar of our policymakers.
Dr Dharminder Nagar, Managing Director, Paras Healthcare in this issue’s ‘Expert Column’ shares
his critical opinion on the medical education and its role in nation building. In Bio Chat, Mr Rajiv
Nath, Forum Coordinator, Association of Indian Medical Devices Industry (AiMeD), talks extensively
on various issues concerning Indian medical technology industry.
Our continuing endeavor has been to highlight the important topics from all the key verticals of
bioscience sector for our readers. We shall soon update you on our latest initiatives as a part of
our long term mission to help bridge the communication gap in the sector.
Appreciate your continuous support. Please feel free to share your thoughts with us.
Happy reading!
RAHUL KOUL
BIOVOICENEWS.COM
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