Sweden and India have a long tradition of cooperation in the field of health. From a cooperation based on development aid, the collaboration has evolved to a more dynamic and mutually beneficial alliance. Sweden has a lot to offer India when it comes to organizing healthcare be it creating a system for healthy mothers and babies, offering universal coverage to its population or care of the elderly. India is also emerging as a hub for cost-effective R & D and clinical trials. Could Indian and Swedish companies collaborate to find solutions in some important areas of healthcare that may be neglected such as infectious diseases like TB etc?

Another important area that is beginning to be explored globally is the benefits to patients of combining the results of progress of modern medicine with the proven practices of India’s many traditional systems of medicine, especially Ayurveda, based on a holistic approach to health.

SPEAKERS

• Lena Furmark (Opening Remarks)– State Secretary for Health, Sweden
• Dr K. Vijay Raghavan (Keynote Speaker) – Secretary, Department of Biotechnology
• K Srinath Reddy, Professor (Keynote Speaker) – President, Public Health Foundation of India
• Dr Carani Sanjeevi (Keynote Speaker) – Senior Advisor for Life Science, Business Sweden and Professor at Karolinska Institutet
• Christian Kinch (Panel Member)– CEO, Bactiguard
• Conny Hagman (Panel Member)– CEO, Coloplus AB

• Dr Rika Hammarström – Gynekolog, Akademikliniken
• Sebastian Thomas – Assistant General Manager, Kerala State Industrial Development Corporation Ltd, (KSIDC)
• Dr Torkel Falkenberg – Associate Professor in Health Care Research, Karolinska Institutet
• Moderator: Maria Helling – President, Swecare

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• India is committed to providing access to affordable healthcare care for all its citizens.
• India’s strength lies with excellent doctors and a growing number of super efficient hospitals with lean and imaginative thinking. It is home to some of the most advanced and skilled surgeons in the world.
• New business opportunities like Digital Health are emerging combining ICT, genetics and healthcare – all strengths of both India and Sweden.
• Could the combination of skills, experiences and expertise of both countries be combined to produce a model of healthcare that could serve as a global benchmark of excellence?”