Reimagining health systems for NCD care from research to practice- A panel discussion
The research team at NIHR-GHRC for MLTC in India presented the centre’s work at the Centre for Chronic Disease Control (CCDC)’s research symposium.
In a panel discussion titled “Reimagining health systems for NCD care from research to practice”, the urgent need to strengthen India’s health systems was discussed. The panel addressed the rising tide of non-communicable diseases (NCDs), particularly hypertension and diabetes. The discussion was chaired by Prof. Sailesh Mohan, Deputy Director & Head, CVD Epidemiology, CCDC and Co-Chaired by Prof. Rachel Jordan, Professor of Epidemiology and Primary Care, University of Birmingham. Other speakers at the panel were: Dr Roopa Shivashankar, Senior Scientist at ICMR, Mr Rajeev Sadanandan, Health Systems and Policy Expert, Dr Aarushi Bhatnagar, Senior Economist, Health at the World Bank, Dr Santhosh Mathew, Deputy Director of State Systems & Partnerships at the Gates Foundation.
The session highlighted the paradox of rising disease burden despite system investments, and explored how evidence, innovation, and system redesign can be leveraged to deliver people-centred NCD care.