'Significant tech investment needed for cancer treatment in India'
Business Standard|April 08, 2024
Apollo, one of the world's largest vertically integrated healthcare providers, is in the process of massive expansion with eight-nine projects at different planning stages. MADHU SASIDHAR, the new president and chief executive officer of its hospital division, talks to Shine Jacob in Chennai about future expansion, medical tourism, and growth road map. Edited excerpts:
'Significant tech investment needed for cancer treatment in India'

What will be your priorities after taking charge of one of the largest healthcare groups?

As I assess Apollo's position and our approach to addressing the healthcare needs of the country, one of the priorities will be growth.

The country is expanding and one out of five under the age of 25 lives in India.

Growth in population will continue for the next twenty-plus years. Health care needs of the country are going to be tremendous and we want to serve that through our hospitals, telemedicine and 24x7 clinics.

When we grow we want to focus more on the vision of our founder, which is exceptional quality in outcomes. We also want to improve access to healthcare.

Your revenue was around ₹16,600 crore last year. When you say growth, where do you expect to see this? When I talk about growth, I want to put the patient at the centre of all our decisions.

It is not revenue, but rather the number of patients we handle, that will be the prism through which I want to view it.

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