In partnership with ICICI Lombard, and IMRB, India’s leading market research agency as knowledge partner, CNBC-TV18 will be honoring the leading professionals from the healthcare and wellness industry
Mumbai: CNBC-TV18, India’s leading English business news channel along with ICICI Lombard, announces the 8th edition of the‘Indian Healthcare and Wellness Awards.’ The awards will acknowledge and felicitate the best of medical and wellness service providers in the industry. The event will also serve as a platform that brings together leaders from private and government organizations, policy makers, dignitaries from sector affiliates as well as some of the most respected names from the healthcare fraternity. The innovators, change-makers and pioneers in the healthcare and medical community will be applauded for their contributions. The 2018 edition of the event is scheduled to take place on 21st June at The Grand Hyatt, Mumbai.
Magnifying the legacy of the ‘Indian Healthcare and Wellness Awards,’ the 8th edition of the ceremony will also recognize and celebrate high-achievers in the wellness segment.With over 3,000 hospitals sending in their nominations this year, the popularity and the credibility of the awards in the sector can be adjudged by the sheer volume and high participation. In addition to the luminaries and dignitaries gracing the event, the awards will also host a prestigious jury panel comprising top names in the sector.
India’s leading market research agency, IMRB has joined hands with the property as the knowledge partner. Through their expertise as well as extensive field work carried-out in keeping with scientific methodology that captures consumers’ ratings and doctors’ ratings,leading names for the jury panel have been shortlisted. The esteemed jury comprises members such as, Mr. Kewal Handa, Chairman, Medybiz Pharma; Mr DG Shah, Secretary General, Indian Pharmaceutical Alliance; Mr A Vaidheesh, MD & VP, South Asia, GSK Pharmaceutical; and Dr Sudarshan Ballal, Chairman & Medical Director, Manipal Health Enterprise. The 8th edition of the awards will also be graced by a special invitee – Dr. Daniel Kraft, MD, Faculty Chair of Medicine & Neuroscience, Singularity University & Founder and Chair Exponential Medicine, San Francisco, USA,
A new category under the wellness segment has been added this year and the jury members for it include Mr. Ryan Fernando, Chief Nutritionist, QUA Nutrition; Ms Pooja Makhija, Nutritionist; Dr. Shikha Sharma, Nutritionist; and Ms. Leena Mogre, Nutritionist.
Commenting on the announcement, Mr. Joy Chakraborthy from CNBC-TV18 says, “With each edition of the ‘Indian healthcare and Wellness Awards’ we hope to recognise and felicitate the change-makers and innovators of the medical as well as healthcare community. The industry’s growth can be attributed to the visionaries who have brought about revolutionary changes and gone beyond the conventions of general healthcare and medical facilities. And with the awards we hope to provide a platform for these influential change-makers to be acknowledged for their efforts towards the growth of the industry. We are also excited to share that this year’s award categories will cover Centre of Excellence, General Service, Tertiary Care Hospitals and their work, which will be recognized under the wellness segment.”
