NEW DELHI,20.05.20-The growth of medical device will tremendously increase in coming future with lots of innovation in AI and Telemedicine add to the growth of entire Medical Device Sector: Dr. N. Subramanian, Director, Medical Services, Indraprastha Apollo Hospital

The eminent panelists who deliberated in the webinar were Mr. Sunil Khurana - CEP & MD - BPL Technologies; Mr. Ganesh Sabbat, CEO, Sahajanand Medical Technology Pvt. Ltd; Dr. N. Subramanian, Director, Medical Services, Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals, and Chairman, Health Committee, PHD Chamber; Mr. Sanjay Jha, Co-Founder & Director - Collateral Medical Pvt Ltd. and Mr. Ritesh Dogra, Managing Partner, Medium Healthcare Consulting.

Mr. Pradeep Multani, Vice-President, PHD Chamber, in his welcome address mentioned that the medical devices industry in India consists of large multinationals, with extensive service networks, as well as small and medium enterprises (SMEs). Giving about the current market size, he also mentioned an increase in exports in countries like Singapore, Germany, China, and others. He highlighted that the healthcare sector is at the epicenter of this unprecedented global pandemic challenge, and the private sector is offering all the support to the government.

Dr. N. Subramanian, Director, Medical Services, Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals, and Chairman, Health Committee, PHD Chamber said the government have played a crucial role in dealing with COVID-19 and other initiatives by the government. like swatch Bharat, this will surely help in creating awareness and treating various diseases. While giving an outline of the topic, he said that they are still very low on hospital beds unit, but we are growing and he expects by 2025 we will have around 2.9 million beds units.

The Webinar was moderated by Mr. Vivek Seigell, Principal Director, PHD Chamber, and was attended by more than 80 participation and industry stalwarts all over the country.