While elaborating during the 1st session of India for Vaccination e-Summit, the Episode-15 of HEAL-Thy Samvaad Dr Prof. Sanjay Rai, Professor, Dept. of Community Medicine, AIIMS, President, IPHA said that there is no need to vaccinate the people who have documented COVID-19 infection because they have developed natural immunity. Use the vaccines judiciously as they are precious. It is scientifically proven that natural immunity supports. As per Sero Surveillance, 25% population are infected, and in major metro cities like Delhi, 50% are infected including 60% of children. As per Indian data, we don’t believe that the second or the third wave of COVID strain will take place.

Speaking during the keynote address at India for Vaccination e-Summit, the 15th Episode of HEAL-Thy Samvaad, Padma Bhushan, Prof. G Padmanaban, Former Director, IISc, President NASI, Chancellor CUTN, NASI Senior Scientist, Dept. of Biochemistry, IISc, Bangalore, Senior Science Innovation Adviser, BIRAC, Department of Biotechnology, GoI said that the RNA vaccine is superior to the DNA Vaccine because mRNA goes into the cell, and the cell translates it into proteins, which are the ones that the organism sees and induces the immune response. With a DNA vaccine, the virus’ genetic information is transmitted to another molecule that is called the messenger RNA (mRNA). There shouldn’t be any vaccination hesitancy.

There is no need to be panic about the new strain of COVID, it’s not as virulent as the reports are coming in. Over a period of time, our natural infection will also help protect us. Vaccines in India is about to be placed. Perhaps, we are moving towards Herd immunity because in India the cases are coming down. One of the classical examples is the Dharavi slum of Maharashtra. As far as the number of cases is concerned, it depends upon testing, and testing is very low in India as it’s just 5 thousand here. In the UK, genome sequencing (testing) is 1.4 lakh out of 2.5 lakh of the world,” said Dr (Prof) Sanjay Rai, Professor, Dept. of Community Medicine, AIIMS, President, (IPHA) during HEAL-Thy Samvaad episode-14 on the latest COVID strain and the efficacy and need of vaccination. Hope, you will find it educative, informative & interesting to watch!

As far as the new strain of COVID-19 is concerned, it’s good for us Indians to follow our own data based on the emerging cases, and do research and don’t rely on the western data and rate of occurrence there. Relying on western data might lead us in trouble as the demographic conditions of India are quite different than those of western countries. The ongoing recovery rate of COVID-19 in India is 99% vis-à-vis the global 97%. Therefore, in India, we need to wait and watch and be selective in terms of vaccination and no need to panic because of the new strain of COVID-19,” said Dr (Prof) Amitav Banerjee, Professor & Head of Community Medicine, Dr DY Patil Medical College, Pune on the dynamics of the new strain of COVID-19 during HEAL-Thy Samvaad episode-14. Hope, you will find it educative, informative & interesting to watch!

Elaborating on the significance of nutrition in one’s life during the panel discussion of HEAL-Thy Samvaad episode-12 on the book launch of Ms Manjari Chandra – Eat Up Clean Up, Mr R Shankar, President, Heal Foundation, said that the bonhomie of eating with family is a sort of healthy eating. Fruits are supposed to be the Holy Grail for health, but it should be followed by the meals. The incidence of cancer has been increasing consistently. To curb the increasing curve of cancer, Autophagy is supposed to be one of the effective measures because it kills the weak cells of the body. So, keeping our body without food for a while is a healthy practice. Hope, you will find it educative, informative & interesting to watch!

During the panel discussion of HEAL-Thy Samvaad episode-12 on the book launch of Ms Manjari Chandra – Eat Up Clean Up, Mr Vivek Srivastava, Co-Founder & CEO, HealthCare atHome said that when I started my venture, I found that non-pharmacological intervention was very effective and that was the right kind of diet. I truly believe that nutrition can change a lot many things in our lives. The importance of nutrition has increased substantially in the wake of the pandemic. Hope, you will find it educative, informative & interesting to watch!

During the panel discussion of HEAL-Thy Samvaad episode-12 on the book launch of Ms Manjari Chandra – Eat Up Clean Up, Ms Ashi Kathuria, Senior Nutrition Specialist, World Bank said, that as far as the importance of nutrition in making a healthy living is concerned, it’s like a fuel for the body as the fuel for the engine. Good nutrition plays a pivotal role in one’s life. First 1000 days of nutrition including pre-term has a cascading effect throughout the life of the individual. However, India deals with the triple burden of nutrition. The forms of malnutrition are: Micro-nutrients deficiency, undernutrition, which is the cause of anaemia – 50% women and children and 25% male are anaemic, whereas obesity is also a form of malnutrition. Moderation in the diet is the key to staying healthy.

While launching the book – Eat Up Clean Up written by the renowned wellness coach and functional nutritionist – Ms Manjari Chandra, Founder, Manjari Wellness, Dr J Kumar, Group Medical Director, Paras Group of Hospitals said, that the most anticipated book on nutrition – Eat Up Clean Up describes the different nomenclature of diet and its importance in making one healthy and disease resistant. Now, the diet has been customised as per the requirement of the individual’s body and the disease he/she is suffering from. There are cardio-diet, neuro-diet and so many other diets.

As part of the series of COVID FIGHTERS PUBLIC HEALTH SAFETY MOVEMENT, the book Eat Up Clean Up written by the renowned wellness coach and functional nutritionist – Ms Manjari Chandra, Founder, Manjari Wellness was launched and during the panel discussion, she said that as COVID-19 has left us stabbing in the dark and after close to one year, no effective vaccine or other sorts of cure are seen; however, it’s immunity, which is primarily a function of right eating, emerging as the only most effective shield against the pandemic. My book busts popular myths about nutrition, weight loss and a healthy lifestyle. There is a need for blending traditional food wisdom and modern nutritional science for a healthy body and mind.

Ms Prasad deliberated on the role of technology towards accomplishing the targets of Anemia Mukt Bharat in the ‘Unite to Eradicate Anemia E Summit 2020 — the 13th Episode of HEAL-Thy Samvaad. She emphasised that data Integration is must and once the data is integrated then digitise the fragmented data. The digital haemoglobin meters are already being used widely and that will continue to increase.

In the ‘Unite to Eradicate Anemia E Summit 2020 — the 13th Episode of HEAL-Thy Samvaad. Prof Mishra talks about the importance of a Healthy and Balanced diet rich in Iron to improve anemia

While addressing ‘Unite to Eradicate Anemia E Summit 2020 — the 13th Episode of HEAL-Thy Samvaad, Dr Sujit Ranjan talks about the importance of interpersonal skills of the frontline healthcare supporters in their fight against Anemia

Dr Kapil Yadav, Additional Professor & Nodal Person, National Centre of Excellence and Advanced Research on Anemia Control (NCEAR-A), Centre for Community Medicine, AIIMS, New Delhi. Dr.Yadav talks about the remarkable progress in 2.5 years as there has been a paradigm shift in Anemia point of care diagnostic tests. Digital Haemoglobin meters have lots of scopes and are widely used for testing with increased demand.

While speaking in Unite to Eradicate Anemia E-Summit 2020 – the Episode-13 of the HEAL-Thy Samvaad series. “Test is the best option for the prevention of Anemia. First, screening, prevention and then treatment. Screening should be qualitative because it ensures the actual status. For this, the role Point of Care (PoC) is very important. Screening for Anemia needs serious consideration as per protocols in the public and private sector

Throwing light while speaking in the Unite to Eradicate Anemia E-Summit 2020 – the Episode-13 of the HEAL-Thy Samvaad series, Dr Hema Diwakar, Former President, FOGSI, said, “The role of accurate Point of Care (PoC) diagnosis and data can be the game-changer in achieving Anemia Mukt Bharat (AMB) targets. The experience with PoC that we experienced in the state of Karnataka is amazing. If the simple devices like digital haemoglobin meter will be used at the primary centres, it will help in myriad ways.

“One of the concerning issues has been the lack of awareness among government officials at district and taluka levels about malnutrition in the district, which was brought out by Dr Heera Lal the then District Magistrate of Banda, UP during 2018-2020. Now, he is the Additional Mission Director, National Health Mission, (NHM), Uttar Pradesh, India

While addressing ‘Unite to Eradicate Anemia E Summit 2020 — the 13th Episode of HEAL-Thy Samvaad, Dr. Archana Mishra, Dy. Director, Maternal Health, National Health Mission (NHM), Madhya Pradesh, said that the reason for the increasing number of maternal death was Anemia . She advocated the use of digital Haemoglobin meters for accurate measuring for Haemoglobin during the screening process. With regards to a number of measures being used in Madhya Pradesh towards accomplishing Anemia Mukt Bharat targets, deworming is implemented along with counselling of pregnant and anemic women.

Deepti talks about the NFS 5 data when it was collected, COVID had already set in.

Elaborating on the reduced dependency on imports and making India self-sufficient through ‘Make in India’ initiative, during ‘India Med Tech E-Summit 2020’ — the 11th Episode of HEAL-Thy Samvaad, Mr Parag Varshney, Director, International Institute for Human Development, India said that since very few medical devices are made in India and we need to increase it. For this, one of the essential things required is that ‘Academia’ and ‘Industry’ need to collaborate with each other so that right kind of ‘Research & Development’ can be available to the institutions. The academia-industry partnership will help reduce the dependency on imports and make India self-sufficient through ‘Make in India’ initiative, also making India an attractive destination for manufacturing.

While addressing ‘India Med Tech e-Summit 2020’ — the 11th Episode of HEAL-Thy Samvaad, Mr Abhinav Thakur, Managing Director, Accurex Biomedical Pvt. Ltd., said that the Public Procurement Order (PPO) is supporting the Indian medical devices manufacturers. However, custom duties should also be reviewed. Big parity issue is there with a lot of momentum going on. Public procurement orders are also one of the drivers. We need to have a certification mechanism in place. We are getting low-quality equipment in the market. Therefore, we need to improve our brands. It is all about building a brand.

Deliberating on the current state of technology and infrastructure in India at the ‘India Med Tech E-Summit 2020’ — the 11th Episode of HEAL-Thy Samvaad, Dr Taslim Arif Saiyed, CEO & Director, The Centre for Cellular & Molecular Platforms (C-CAMP) said that as far as the current technology and infrastructure in India is concerned, we need to scale it up and support it. In COVID pandemic, we have learnt how to bring innovation. We are moving up in the value chain and doing things right. We need to scale up the opportunity and bring high quality of products.

While moderating the session Medical Technology: Trends & Opportunities during ‘India Med Tech e-Summit 2020’ — the 11th Episode of HEAL-Thy Samvaad, Mr Amit Mohan, Chief Operating Officer, LCS Digital & Inside Sales, GE Healthcare, South Asia said that there is an intense need for medical technology as well as medical devices to ease healthcare delivery. Especially, during the COVID-19 pandemic, medical technology and medical devices have been the key components and also played a pivotal role in tackling it. Digital technology has the potential to unleash the problems of medical technology and a great help in bringing innovation. Clouds, e-Hospitals, AI Machine Learning and Telemedicine are some of the living examples of digital technology in healthcare delivery.

Speaking on the need for establishing medical technology parks during the 3rd session of ‘India Med Tech E-Summit 2020’ — the 11th Episode of HEAL-Thy Samvaad, Dr Jitendra Sharma, MD & CEO, Andhra Med Tech Zone said, of course, we need to establish medical technology parks because we have lost on a number of things. We have lost big time care on cancer; we have lost on cardiac care; we have lost on gastroscopy. All these were strong baseline diseases in India. Besides telemedicine care, we are lacking in lots of things. If it is not regulated, there might be a bigger calamity than COVID-19. We need quick innovations around it. Industry and regulators must come forward in consonance. Innovations seem to be the quickest solution.

Throwing light on ‘Medical Technology: Trends & Opportunities’ organised under the series of COVID FIGHTERS PUBLIC HEALTH SAFETY MOVEMENT, Mr Dr Nilesh Shah, President and Chief of Science & Innovation, Metropolis Healthcare Ltd. said that the pandemic has brought in so many difficulties for us and we faced lots of challenges. One of the biggest challenges was the shortage of staff. Logistics were unavailable, the problem in data management was also there. For meeting the current demands and future requirements, we need to have small to medium innovations.

Deliberating on ‘Medical Technology: Trends & Opportunities’ organised under the series of COVID FIGHTERS PUBLIC HEALTH SAFETY MOVEMENT, Mr Anil Jauhari, Former CEO, NABCB, India, Member, UNFCCC, CDM, Accreditation Panel said that the absence of a regulatory mechanism has been a problem. And the Medical devices not being regulated is unfortunate. As of now, we don’t have a fully regulated medical devices sector, and we are not slated to be fully regulated until 2023.

Considering the essence to bring to discussion on the Challenges and Opportunities on Medical Devices a webinar was organised under the series of COVID FIGHTERS PUBLIC HEALTH SAFETY MOVEMENT, Mr Soura Bhattacharyya, Co-Founder & CEO, Lattice Innovations Pvt. Ltd., said that the post-COVID-19 situation will require hospital beds to beds at home. There has been a tremendous shortage of beds and a huge gap in demand and supply. Now self-care at home should be promoted as the demand for telemedicine has been increasing, which will help in this direction. Innovation is essentially required.

Throwing light on ‘Medical Devices – Make in India, Optimising Productivity through Collaboration’ organised under the series of COVID FIGHTERS PUBLIC HEALTH SAFETY MOVEMENT, Mr Shantanu Pathak, Co-Founder, CareNx Innovations Pvt. Ltd., said that for innovation, we need to work with medical and engineering colleges very closely. Collaboration between the industry and academia is going to play a huge role. Very few Indian companies have been manufacturing medical devices. But to become Atmanirbhar Bharat, we need to accelerate the entire processes by inviting more and more young students and professionals to contribute.

Deliberating on ‘Medical Technology: Trends & Opportunities’ organised under the series of COVID FIGHTERS PUBLIC HEALTH SAFETY MOVEMENT, Mr Thomas John, Managing Director, Agappe Diagnostics Ltd, said that on leveraging Indian infrastructure to meet the current demand, challenges and future requirements, and to improve medical technologies, we need to focus on Research & Development followed by essential infrastructure.

In the keynote address in a webinar organised under the series of COVID FIGHTERS PUBLIC HEALTH SAFETY MOVEMENT on ‘COVID & Its Role in Aggravating Diabetes Onslaught’, Ms Shilpa Joshi, RD, Director, Mumbai Diet and Health Centre, Vice President, Indian Dietetics Association, Hon’ble Secretary-All India Association of Advancing Research in Obesity said that one of the greatest problems in the Indian diet is the high content of carbohydrate. We need to reduce it. Usually, people take 60-65% carbohydrate in their diet while it shouldn’t be more than 50%.

Ms Manjari Chandra, Clinical Nutritionist & Founder Manjari Wellness said in a webinar organised on the ‘Innovation of Diabetes Management’ under the series of COVID FIGHTERS PUBLIC HEALTH SAFETY MOVEMENT that although, the concept of intermittent fasting has come from foreign counties, yet, it is a cultural part of India because Indian people usually have an interval of 14-15 hours between their dinner and the first meal the next morning, which is intermittent fasting. Intermittent fasting is beneficial in diabetes if it is done scientifically following the balanced dietary regimen.

Considering the essence of making the people aware of the role of COVID in aggravating the diabetes and the learnings from it, a webinar on ‘COVID & Its Role in Aggravating Diabetes Onslaught’ was organised under the series of COVID FIGHTERS PUBLIC HEALTH SAFETY MOVEMENT wherein Dr Himika Chawla, Consultant Diabetologist, PSRI Hospitals said that it’s very important to take diabetes in control. The four main determinants of diabetes control are – proper diet, regular physical activity, monitoring diabetes by testing and taking insulin routinely.

In the keynote address in a webinar organised under the series of COVID FIGHTERS PUBLIC HEALTH SAFETY MOVEMENT on ‘COVID & Its Role in Aggravating Diabetes Onslaught’, Dr Shashank R Joshi, Padma Shree Awardee, Chair, International Diabetes Federation, South East Asia, Dean, Indian College of Physicians, Endocrinologist, Joshi Clinic, Lilavati Hospital, Apollo Sugar Clinic & Bhatia Hospital said that all Non-communicable diseases can be increased by diabetes. Remember why diabetes is a big disruption in COVID because sugar is a cultural medium to grow any virus.

Participating in a webinar on ‘COVID & Its Role in Aggravating Diabetes Onslaught’ organised under the series of COVID FIGHTERS PUBLIC HEALTH SAFETY MOVEMENT, Dr Rahul Agarwal, Senior Consultant General Physician, Diabetologist, Medicover Hospital said that lots of people are getting diagnosed with diabetes post-COVID. Obese persons are the most vulnerable lot of getting into diabetes. South India has suffered more than north India. We should be strict in the selection and the schedule of taking foods.

Dr Navin Verma, Assistant Director, Centre for Non-Communicable Diseases, NCDC, New Delhi, participated in a webinar organised under the series of COVID FIGHTERS PUBLIC HEALTH SAFETY MOVEMENT on ‘COVID & Its Role in Aggravating Diabetes Onslaught’ and said that the government has already issued guidelines in August to screen every diabetic patient. As lifestyle activities are the sheet anchor of all non-communicable diseases and diabetes is also a non-communicable disease, we need to correct our lifestyle to stay healthy.

Deliberating in a webinar organised under the series of COVID FIGHTERS PUBLIC HEALTH SAFETY MOVEMENT on ‘COVID & Its Role in Aggravating Diabetes Onslaught’ Dr Ashutosh Goyal, Senior Consultant Endocrinologist, Paras Hospital, said that COVID-19 has created a lot of problems, broadly impacting the immune system. When your immune system is compromised, you are unable to fight infection. And the persons with diabetes are more prone to get into COVID-19 infection.

Diabetes is itself a silent killer and during COVID times, it has increased manifold. Considering the essence of making the people aware of the role of COVID in aggravating diabetes and the learnings from it, a webinar on the ‘Innovation of Diabetes Management’ was organised under the series of COVID FIGHTERS PUBLIC HEALTH SAFETY MOVEMENT wherein Dr Abhijit Bhograj, Co-Founder & Medical Director, 7 Sugar (Bengaluru) deliberated saying that technological innovations are also there in place to deal with diabetes. By using AI technology to collect the data would be of great help. We need to cut down on carbohydrate content from our diet.

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Deliberating in the webinar on — Are non-COVID essential healthcare services becoming casualty due to COVID-19 panic — Mr R Shankar, President, HEAL Foundation said that essential healthcare services for Non-COVID patients must be reinstated properly. The webinar was the part of the series — COVID FIGHTERS PUBLIC HEALTH SAFETY MOVEMENT.

During COVID times, non-COVID patients have suffered a lot. Considering the essence of bringing this issue to the public domain, a webinar under the series COVID FIGHTERS PUBLIC HEALTH SAFETY MOVEMENT was organised on: Are non-COVID essential healthcare services becoming casualty due to COVID-19 panic? Dr Yogendra Malik, National Secretary, National Medical Organisation participated and deliberated on the issue. He emphasised that seeking and availing essentials healthcare services is every patient’s right, which must not be compromised in any circumstance. This emanating problem should be addressed with due deliberation so that healthcare services are delivered to non-COVID patients with equal footing.

Participating in the webinar on: Are non-COVID essential healthcare services becoming casualty due to COVID-19 panic — Mr Sridharan Ramakrishnan, Consulting Editor, TV-9 said that the role of electronic media has been very constructive in covering the essential problems during the crisis. The pandemic has changed the lives of the people unexpectedly. The webinar was the part of the series COVID FIGHTERS PUBLIC HEALTH SAFETY MOVEMENT.

Under HEAL COVID FIGHTERS PREVENTIVE HEALTH AWARENESS MOVEMENT – a ceaseless education and awareness series of webinars, wherein eminent public healthcare experts from across the sectors have been participating and deliberating as per their experience and expertise. We place an exclusive video of Mr Vinoj Manning, CEO of IPAS Development Foundation, who deliberates in one of our women-centric webinars— Women in Lockdown: Health Concerns. He threw light on the plight of the women regarding abortion during COVID-19 lockdown with startling statistics of the issue.

During COVID-19, patients with regular diseases have suffered a lot — and this is unprecedented. Considering the essence to make the public aware, the topic: Are non-COVID essential healthcare services becoming casualty due to COVID-19 pandemic was brought to discussion in a webinar conducted on the same under the series COVID FIGHTERS PUBLIC HEALTH SAFETY MOVEMENT, wherein Dr G S Grewal, President-Elect, Delhi Medical Association participated with his informative opinion on the issue, and suggested the measures to combat this.

Mr Manoj K Das, Chief Editor, Mathrubhumi participated and elaborated in a webinar organised on the topic: Are non-COVID essential healthcare services becoming casualty due to COVID-19 pandemic? The webinar was the part of COVID FIGHTERS PUBLIC HEALTH SAFETY MOVEMENT. He said that the role of media has been very positive in every aspect, emphasising on reviving the old norm of family doctors in these testing times.

Non-COVID patients suffered a lot during COVID-19 lockdown. Considering the essence of bringing this issue to the public domain, a webinar under the series — COVID FIGHTERS PUBLIC HEALTH SAFETY MOVEMENT was organised on: Are non-COVID essential healthcare services becoming casualty due to COVID-19 pandemic? Mr Sudhir Mishra, Medico-Legal Expert participated and deliberated on the pros & cons of the issue. He emphasised that seeking and availing essentials healthcare services is every patient’s right, which must not be compromised in any circumstance. The state must ensure that the essential healthcare services to be delivered to non-COVID patients.

Mr Sunil Thakur, Managing Director, Quadria Capital threw light on the role and importance of spirituality in combating the crisis and maintaining the mental balance with perseverance in a webinar organised on ‘Spiritual Values & Mental Health in Times of COVID-19 Pandemic’ under the series — COVID FIGHTERS PUBLIC HEALTH SAFETY MOVEMENT. He said that we are in the midst of a crisis greater than ever. This pandemic hasn’t only brought health crisis but also an economic crisis. People are anxious about the future and their survival. This is a testing time indeed in our lifetime.

Are non-COVID essential healthcare services becoming casualty due to COVID-19 pandemic? This public health issue has been an oft-talked about the topic during the pandemic. Considering the informative essence of the topic, a webinar was conducted on the same under the series COVID FIGHTERS PUBLIC HEALTH SAFETY MOVEMENT, wherein Dr Deepak Shukla, CEO, PSRI Hospital participated and deliberated on the pros & cons of the issue, suggesting the way-out of the emanating health problems intact with these.

Swami Shri Awadheshanand Giri Ji Maharaj, Juna Pethadhiswar Acharya Mahamandleswar — an eminent ‘Spiritual Guru’ of the country elaborated the significance of spirituality in sailing through the crisis and maintaining the mental balance with perseverance in a webinar organised on ‘Spiritual Values & Mental Health in Times of COVID-19 Pandemic’ under the series — COVID FIGHTERS PUBLIC HEALTH SAFETY MOVEMENT. He appealed the people referring to the Vedas that this is not the only crisis, but the earth has sustained many such, and Indians have always been the patient survivors.

Mr Vivek Tiwari, Founder & CEO, Medikabazaar shared his thoughts on how the unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic has shattered the world at large as persons from across the sectors have been suffering and finding it difficult to cope up the situation. However, in this testing time, we need to have patience and maintain our mental calmness. We are helpless because our hospitals are unable to meet the requirements needed to tackle any pandemic. There is a huge gap in the supply in Indian hospitals. He elaborated in a webinar organised on ‘Spiritual Values & Mental Health in Times of COVID-19 Pandemic’ under the series — COVID FIGHTERS PUBLIC HEALTH SAFETY MOVEMENT.

COVID-19 Pandemic has brought in varied sufferings ranging from physical to mental. However, mental sufferings are not visible. Sensing the essence of making the people understand that how to maintain their mental balance in times of crisis embracing spirituality, a webinar was organised on ‘Spiritual Values & Mental Health in Times of COVID-19 Pandemic’ under the series — COVID FIGHTERS PUBLIC HEALTH SAFETY MOVEMENT, wherein Mr Sachindra Nath, Executive Chairman, URGO Capital threw light on various facets of mental health and how 95% of mankind has been affected.

During COVID-19 pandemic, people have undergone lots of agonies, bringing chaos in their lives. However, educating the people on how to maintain their mental composure and stay calm in sync with spirituality, a webinar was organised on ‘Spiritual Values & Mental Health in Times of COVID-19 Pandemic’ under the series — COVID FIGHTERS PUBLIC HEALTH SAFETY MOVEMENT, wherein Dr Ashok Seth, Padma Bhushan, Chairman of Fortis Escort Heart Institute, threw light on different aspects of mental health.

Undoubtedly, COVID-19 pandemic has brought a lot of changes in the lives of the people, especially on the front of mental health. In the testing time, providing the right kind of information to the people is very much required. In order to educate the people how to cope up with the mental stress, a webinar was organised on ‘Spiritual Values & Mental Health in Times of COVID-19 Pandemic’ under the series — COVID FIGHTERS PUBLIC HEALTH SAFETY MOVEMENT, wherein Dr P Raghu Ram, President, The Association of Surgeons of India deliberated at length on mental health.

People have suffered a lot mentally during COVID-19 pandemic. Considering the essence of letting the people know how to maintain their mental composure and stay balanced in tandem with spirituality, a webinar was organised on ‘Spiritual Values & Mental Health in Times of COVID-19 Pandemic under the series — COVID FIGHTERS PUBLIC HEALTH SAFETY MOVEMENT, wherein Dr Keshav Singhal, MBE, Governor at India Centre Cardiff, UK deliberated on different aspects of mental health.

Having observed that due to COVID-19 pandemic, the non-COVID essential healthcare services are becoming a casualty, under the series of COVID FIGHTERS PUBLIC HEALTH SAFETY MOVEMENT, a webinar was organised to put the public into the know of this emanating issues and the probable solutions, wherein Dr Chandrakant S Pandav, a renowned Global Public Health Expert, Former HoD, Dept. of Community Medicine, AIIMS, New Delhi, President, ICCIDD participated and deliberated on the pros & cons of the issue.

Dr. Swadeep Srivastava is a serial health entrepreneur, a health industry expert and a Socio-health impact leader. He has his finger on the pulse of India’s economic, industrial and corporate growth for over 20 years. His journey as a public relations professional in the health industry to one of the most successful entrepreneurs of India’s health space has given him tremendous insights into the evolution of the Indian healthcare industry. Dr. Swadeep’s exposure and experiences in varied Indian industries makes him the most sought out consultant due to continuously increasing synergies between healthcare and other industries. Dr. Swadeep has worked extensively with the who’s who of the Indian healthcare industry and related industries including government officials at central and state level, development and other non-government organisations, FMCG, pharmaceutical, hospital, medical devices, healthcare delivery, and all peripheral and related industries.Dr. Swadeep’s experiences and expertise goes beyond geographic and functional boundaries. His understanding of the Indian healthcare system and its drivers is exemplary. With engagements in every sector of the healthcare industry, Dr. Swadeep has earned the trust and confidence of governments, healthcare organisations, and the private sector. or More details – Log on to www.swadeepsri.net.com