Bigger India
NHS and UK-based healthcare firms to collaborate with Indian cos to drive healthcare transformation in India
Healthcare was one of the key areas of focus in the India-UK ‘Createch’ collaboration. Disruptive healthcare technology has empowered doctors, hospitals and medical practitioners to pre-empt illnesses, quicken cure, and save more lives, said Deborah Kobewka, managing director, Healthcare UK.
National Health Service (NHS), UK, the world’s largest integrated health system and UK-based healthcare companies are looking to collaborate with Indian healthcare companies and state governments in transforming healthcare scenario in India.
The UK invested around US$ 24.7 billion and generated 800,000 jobs in the country between 2000 and 2016. India-UK trade has increased 14 per cent in 2017.
To further strengthen its commitment to India, the UK’s Department for International Trade (DIT) held the inaugural India-UK Createch Summit in Mumbai recently which was attended by a delegation comprising representatives from 13 UK-based healthcare companies including Aetna, Ada Health, Advanced, BDP, Global Gene Corp, JRI Orthopaedics, Proximie, OxSight, Vernacare, leading NHS hospital and healthcare trusts – Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust, among others. The delegation held a meeting with several Indian healthcare firms and hospitals to discuss innovation in healthcare and collaborations between India and Britain in the healthcare sector.
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