Rahul Khosla, Chairman Max India elected NATHEALTH President

New Delhi: Healthcare apex body NATHEALTH today announced the election of Max Group President Rahul Khosla as its President.

Khosla, who is also Chairman, Max India, Max Life and Max Healthcare, succeeds Sushobhan Dasgupta, MD, India, Johnson and Johnson Medical India, VP, Diabetes Care Asia Pacific, NATHEALTH said in a statement.

The body further said GE Healthcare President & CEO, India & South Asia Milan Rao has been elected as the Vice-President, while BD Managing Director Varun Khanna becomes the secretary.

Fortis Healthcare President Daljit Singh has been elected as the treasurer, it said.

Khosla said, "At NATHEALTH, we have established a unique collaborative platform to progress healthcare as a priority sector, we look forward to developing and implementing a comprehensive plan to achieve the vision of universal and consistent healthcare in India."

He further said the government and private healthcare providers need to work in tandem to develop a cohesive blueprint for healthcare provision and funding.

"There are tremendous opportunities to improve infrastructure, talent, regional outreach and consistency in access, affordability and quality of the Indian healthcare ecosystem," Khosla said.