Speaking at the Indo-UK Diabetes Summit in Chennai, Soubry hoped that the large UK delegation would share “what we have been doing to help drive improvements in outcomes and reduce the significant variation in care that people currently receive across the UK. We are all also keen to learn from the extensive work you are doing to improve diabetes care across India.” She commented that just as the UK delegation was keen to learn from India’s record at delivering quality healthcare at low-cost, they are also keen to learn from India’s volume and complexity of cases, and its vast base of clinical data.
Earlier in New Delhi, Soubry called on the Union Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad and senior officials in India’s Health Ministry. She met the Drug Controller General of India, Dr GN Singh. She visited the All India Institute of Medical Sciences and the Public Health Foundation of India and a range of Indian and UK businesses with an interest in healthcare. Soubry’s discussion ranged from primary and public healthcare delivery and human resource development to innovative, low-cost IT solutions and customised delivery.
In Bangalore, Soubry visited Narayana Hrudayalaya Hospital and Biocon. She also called on the Karnataka Health Minister Aravind Limbavali.
In Chennai, Soubry visited Apollo Hospitals and Dr Mohan’s Diabetes Specialities Centre. She called on the Tamil Nadu Health Minister Dr VS Vijay. She also attended a business event hosted by the CII and UK Trade & Investment to encourage commercial links between medical equipment and devices companies from the UK and the private sector in India.
EH News Bureau