LVPEI, Fernandez Foundation hosts eighth EHAC meeting to tackle India’s healthcare inequities

The meeting had attendees from LVPEI, Fernandez Foundation, Indian School of Business, Centre for Healthcare IIM Udaipur, St John’s Research Institute, and Aravind Eye Care System, among others

Hyderabad: LV Prasad Eye Institute and Fernandez Foundation co-hosted the eighth Equitable Healthcare Access Consortium (EHAC) Member’s meeting to promote discussion and action to deliver equitable healthcare by addressing challenges such as lack of access to healthcare, high-costs, and a general apathy among various stakeholders towards fixing these issues.

The meeting had attendees from LVPEI, Fernandez Foundation, Indian School of Business, Centre for Healthcare IIM Udaipur, St John’s Research Institute, and Aravind Eye Care System, among others.

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The meeting of the EHAC members deliberated and focused on promoting equitable healthcare through sessions on ethical practices, fellowships, collaborations, advocacy and innovations. The highlights included panel discussions on ethical practices, patient rights, and financing to build sustainable organizations to deliver equitable care.

The panel pointed out the impact of growing commercialisation and consumerism in the society and its impact on service delivery, the need for medical professionals to get exposed to models of ethical service delivery, and the role of leaders in driving the change to equitable service delivery.