Financial Express Online on Thursday organised the third edition of FE Healthcare Summit. The third session, ‘Sustainability: Beyond Green Chemistry’ highlighted how it is becoming imperative for the pharmaceutical companies to hospitals to think green.
The session included speakers like Sanjay Kumar, Chief Strategy and Sustainability Officer, Granules India, Dr. K. Madan Gopal, Advisor, Public Health Administration, NHSRC, MoHFW, and Raj Shankar Ghosh, Advisor, Centre for Environmental Health, Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI).
The session was moderated by Dr Rajib Dasgupta, Professor (Community Health), Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU).
Sanjay Kumar warned that climate change is here. “The global surface temperature has increased. We have to contribute to de-carbonisation…we have to decrease our footprint and this will help in decarbonising the pharmaceutical sector,” he said.
Dr. K. Madan Gopal, Advisor, Public Health Administration, NHSRC, MoHFW highlighted that there is need to reduce the waste. “We have to focus on circular economy,” he said.
During the session, Raj Shankar Ghosh, Advisor, Centre for Environmental Health, Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI) highlighted that the journey has now moved to people, productivity and pollution.
“There has to be a structure by which the green hospital has to be made…Arvind Hospital has excelled in becoming a green hospital and it has been applauded globally…its about using the natural resources in a better way. We have to reduce the consumption of natural resources, reuse and recyle the resouces,” he said.
Kumar also said that green ammonia has a wider usage and we can replace it with green methanol. Meanwhile, Dr. Gopal also highlighted that significant waste is generated by the medical industry.
During the session, Ghosh said also said that all aspects of healthcare need to prioritised.
The third edition of FE Healthcare Summit included eminent speakers like Anand K, Managing Director & CEO, Agilus Diagnostics, (Hon.) Brig. Dr. Arvind Lal Padma Shri, Executive Chairman, Dr Lal PathLabs Ltd., Dr. Atul Mohan Kochhar, CEO, NABH (National Accreditation Board for Hospitals & Healthcare Providers), Dr. B Srinivas, Secretary, National Medical Commission, Dr. B S Ajaikumar, Executive Chairman, HealthCare Global Enterprises, Dr. Basant Garg, Additional CEO National Health Authority, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India, Ganji Kamala V Rao, Chief Executive Officer, FSSAI, Dr. K. Madan Gopal, Advisor, Public Health Administration, NHSRC, MoHFW, National Health Systems Resource Centre, Dr. Kaushal Verma, Dean, AIIMS, New Delhi, Dr. Krishna Ella, Chairman & Managing Director
Bharat Biotech International Limited, Pankaj Sahni, Chief Executive Officer, Medanta, Priyanka Chigurupati, Executive Director, Granules India, Raj Shankar Ghosh Senior Advisor, Environmental Health , Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI), Dr. Rajib Dasgupta, Professor, Center of Social Medicine & Community Health JNU, Sanjay Kumar Chief Strategy and Sustainability Officer, Granules India, Satish Reddy, Chairman, Dr Reddy’s Laboratories, Dr. Sharvil P. Patel, Managing Director Zydus Lifesciences Ltd., and Dr. Sushil Shah, Founder & Chairman, Metropolis Healthcare Limited.
With Co-Partner Apollo, the third edition of FE Healthcare Summit was held on 29 February, 2024 at ITC Maurya, New Delhi.
