Argus Odisha Health Connect Season-III To Be Held On November 9

Bhubaneswar, Nov 6: The Argus Odisha Health Connect Season-III, a day-long conclave titled as “Precision, Prevention and Progress - The Path to Better Healthcare”, will be held in Bhubaneswar on November 9.

The conclave, organised by the Argus News, will address various aspects of healthcare services in the State. Odisha’s Law Minister Prithviraj Harichandan, and Health & Family Welfare Minister Mukesh Mahaling will grace the occasion as chief guest.

Three key topics- (1) Odisha As A Destination Next For Advanced Healthcare, (2) Allied Health As A Source Of Employment And Livelihood, and (3) Rural Health Infrastructure –Improvements For A Healthy Nation- will be discussed in the health conclave.

Several eminent personalities relating to health care services from across the country will participate in the conclave.

Dr. Gautam Khanna, CEO, P.D Hinduja Hospital & Medical Research, Mumbai; Asit Rath, CEO & M.D, Aviva India and Dr. B.S. Srinath, Managing Trustee, Sri Shankara Cancer Foundation; will speak on “Odisha As A Destination Next For Advanced Healthcare”.

Dr. Ashok Choudhury, Hepatolgist and Transplant Physician, Additional Professor, Institute Of Liver And Biliary Sciences; Sudhansu Adhikari, State Head, Patanjali Yog Peeth, Odisha & Chairman, India Yoga Associatio, Odisha; and Biren Das, Eminent Film Producer and Health Awareness Consultant, will participate at the panel discussion on the topic of “Allied Health As A Source Of Employment And Livelihood”.

Similarly, Kasturi Sengupta, General Manager (Health), National Insurance Co. Ltd. Kolkata; Dr. Pradeep Kumar Patra, V.C, Pt. Deendayal Hospital, Raipur; Subitha Kumar B. Sanum Sanguineas Solutions Pvt. Ltd, and Dr. Shibasish Giri, Endogenous stem cell specialist, University of Leipzig and Technical University of Munich, Germany, will take part on the panel discussion on “Rural Health Infrastructure –Improvements For A Healthy Nation.”

The State of Odisha has witnessed a significant change in healthcare services in the past few years. Yet, there are many areas in the State where people are deprived of access to good health facilities. The participants of the conclave are likely to address several such issues for the development of healthcare services in the State, a member of the organising committee said.