Medical professionals need to get exposed to models of ethical service

With the impact of growing commercialisation and consumerism in the society and its impact on service delivery, the need for medical professionals to get exposed to models of ethical service delivery, and the role of leaders in driving the change to equitable service delivery is felt, said the panellists at the LV Prasad Eye Institute and Fernandez Foundation co-hosted the eighth Equitable Healthcare Access Consortium (EHAC) Member's meeting here on Saturday.

- METRO INDIA NEWS

Thematic areas touched upon were on promoting collaborations across like-minded healthcare organisations providing equitable care, coming up with a working definition of equitable healthcare delivery, offering fellowships to interested healthcare professionals, and advocacy to promote dialogue around equitable healthcare delivery and access.

The consortium's agenda includes promoting discussion and action to deliver equitable healthcare by addressing challenges such as lack of access to healthcare, high-costs, and a general apathy among various stakeholders towards fixing these issues.

Officials from LVPEI, Fernandez Foundation, Indian School of Business, Centre for Healthcare IIM Udaipur, St John's Research Institute, and Aravind Eye Care System, among others attended the meeting.