NATHEALTH elects Daljit Singh as president

New Delhi: Healthcare Federation of India NATHEALTH said Fortis Healthcare president Daljit Singh has been elected as its president for the year 2018-19.

He succeeds Dr Lal PathLabs chairman and MD Dr Arvind Lal, NATHEALTH said in a statement.

Terumo India MD Probir Das has been elected as senior vice president and Manipal Hospitals chairman Dr H Sudarshan Ballal has been elected as vice president, it added.

Max Healthcare Institute MD and CEO Rajit Mehta has been elected as secretary and IQVIA General Manager- South Asia Amit Mookim has been elected the treasurer, the statement said.

NATHEALTH president Daljit Singh said: "We have established a unique, multi-segment, inclusive and collaborative platform to enable the progress of Indian healthcare."

NATHEALTH plans to continue its focus on critical initiatives like digital health, funding, and financing, operational excellence, etc in order to support the vision of achieving universal health coverage, he added.