DMK, AIADMK working to form an alliance: Sources
Following the recent assembly elections in Tamil Nadu, a major political shift is underway as archrivals DMK and AIADMK are reportedly holding talks to form a post-poll alliance.
Healthcare major Apollo Hospitals willing to extend support to UP's Gorakhpur
Hyderabad,UPDATED: Jan 19, 2018 15:06 IST
On the Day 2 of India Today Conclave South 2018, the Apollo Hospital chairman Prathap Reddy and joint managing director Sangeeta Reddy said that they were ready to work with the UP government to "ensure that Japanese encephalitis doesn't kill children".
Participating in a discussion on "Right Prescription: The Business of Healthcare", Prathap Reddy shared an interesting story involving former President Pranab Mukherjee, who as the Union finance minister helped him set up the first Apollo Hospital in Chennai in 1983.
Rejecting the charge that private healthcare is too expensive in India, Prathap and Sangeeta Reddy said that "revenue is necessary but health welfare comes first".
Sangeeta said, "Indian procedures of healthcare are one-tenth of the global prices. The fact that people don't have insurance coverage is the main problem. If they have to pay from their own pocket, it is expensive. It is needed that we have universal health coverage. Problem is not a rising healthcare cost."
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