U.S.-India Innovation Forum

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U.S.-India Innovation Forum

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November 9, 2016 — 10:00AM–11:30AM

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Sidhanta Mehra
202-775-3105
smehra@csis.org

We would like to cordially invite you to the first sectoral event of the U.S.-India Innovation Forum that will be focused on Innovation in Healthcare. The discussion will be oriented towards understanding the growing challenges and unprecedented oppprtunities that lie ahead in building innovation-related partnerships between the United States and India.

When it comes to healthcare, India faces complex and deep-seated challenges. India still struggles with the public health challenges common to developing nations: limited access to care and high rates of maternal and child mortality and childhood stunting. But middle-class Indians are also increasingly suffering from the diseases of development: heart disease and obesity. India's public health system is ill-equipped to respond: it offers world class care to a select few and extremely poor care to a great many.

In a world of limited budgets and unlimited need, innovation offers opportunities to improve access and outcomes for all Indians. This panel will feature two experts on healthcare innovation in the Indian context: Sunil Wadhwani, the founding donor of the Wadhwani Initiative for Sustainable Healthcare (WISH), and Dr. Krishna Udayakumar, head of global innovation for Duke Medicine. Through WISH, Mr. Wadhwani is using public-private partnerships to bring robust "last mile" healthcare provision to some of India's most remote areas. As Executive Director of Innovations in Healthcare, Dr. Udayakumar helps innovators to scale and replicate successful health care delivery solutions globally.