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A forum of patients committed to improving the state of healthcare across the world
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2. Where is the Patient in the health system?
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3. Moving Away from a ‘Supplier Driven model’ to ‘Demand’ Driven Care
Insurance Firms
Bio-Tech and Devices
Patient Centric Care
Government
Care Providers
The patient is left out
Health IT
Medical Staff
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4. Have you ever seen patients protesting & demanding?
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5. Everyone in healthcare is organized except for the patient
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6. The healthcare industry revolves around the patients however, the patients are neither organized nor heard !
Entire healthcare industry revolves around the patient however, the patient is not organized!
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7. For the patients , really ?? Healthcare is becoming unaffordable
$10 Trillion every year and increasing
7 billion patients worldwide
They get what the industry has , not what they need
The patients want to be heard but they are never
It is a doctor centric and a supplier driven healthcare system
Despite 7 billion patients, they are not organized!
Does the healthcare industry wants maintain the status-quo?
Do the patients wants to maintain the status-quo?
How do you provide treatment/cure without making patient the part of equation?
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8. How can patients become Decision Makers ?
Doctor
Policy Maker
Patient
Patient
Service Providers
Regulator
It is time to get patients on the same platform with providers and policy makers
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9. International Patient Union: Objectives
Initiate patient discussion / Disease support groups / communities
2. Create a secure mobile app – website
3. Hold online and offline meetings
4. Newsletter
Develop and implement a patient charter
Undertake initiatives for patient safety / Quality of care
Initiate Health screenings
e-health record
Promote self-care for common ailments
Crowd funding treatment for needy
Set up Patient Clinics
Networking
Wellness Initiatives
Knowledge Centre
Research & Advocacy
Conduct research & surveys for evidence
based Policy making & Advocacy
Program monitoring & evaluation
Set up an anonymous medication error reporting platform
Offer Wellness and disease management tips
Set up health information helplines / conduct Mass awareness campaign
Digital Knowledge Repository - eLibrary
Set up an Online directory of service providers and initiate Provider rating
Organize workshops / conferences
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10. ✓ ✓ 02 04 06 01 03 05 As of Now Plan of Action
IPU Domain Registration & Social Media 04
Set up Physical Office(s) 06
Stakeholder Meetings 01
IPU Ideation & Strategic Planning 03
Launch Website 05
Developing App & Start the Activities
Expansion ✓ ✓
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11. A patient centered union needs to be supported by patients!
International Patients Union (IPU) is looking for Donors
To Support the Following*:
* Tentative but not limited
Launch of the IPU
Set up Office(s) and Initiate Patient Engagement Activities
Stakeholders Roundtable/ Meeting.
Initiating Surveys / Research
Expansion of the Organization Globally
Current Status of IPU:
IPU was ideated in 2014 by Prof. Rajendra Pratap Gupta who has been sponsoring the International Patients Union. The union intends to seek future funding through donors who are passionate for the effort of bringing forward the patient’s voice and concern in front of healthcare providers and policy makers.
Every Contribution Will be Duly Acknowledged for this Path Breaking Initiative
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12. Founder’s Track Record as a Social Entrepreneur
Founded in 2009
Accorded special consultative status by United Nations
-ECOSOC for its contribution to Health
Founded in 2010
Now a leading voice for healthcare IT
Founded in 2012
Unique platform for the policy makers , industry &
other stakeholders
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13. Renowned thinker, innovator, speaker, freelance columnist, and author
Revered globally for public policy and healthcare
Youngest person to draft election manifesto for leading political party in India
Worked with fortune 20 & 500 companies and the largest organizations across the world
Advisor to organizations across the USA, Europe, UK, Middle-East, and India for over two decades
Felicitated repeatedly for global healthcare leadership & thought leadership
Author of, ‘ Healthcare Reforms in India – Making up for the Lost Decades,’ Best Seller by Elsevier
Invited speaker on healthcare across the world. Delivered an address at the UN & a TeDx Speaker
Nominated and awarded with the World Economic Forum’s Global Agenda Council membership
Board member: International Society for Telemedicine & e-health - ISfTeH, Brussels .
Distinguished Professor of Innovation at a Central Government University
Conferred Honorary Professorship by Amity University
Member of the Guidelines Development Group – World Health Organization (WHO)
Global Steering Committee Member- Global Digital Health Index
Invited observer, speaker, and an author by:
Fmr. Advisor
Fmr. Member
Member Expert Committee
Global Expert Panel Member
Board Member
Commission Member
Accreditation Committee Member
About the Founder
Union Health Minister
National Education Policy Committee , Ministry of HRD,
Industry Relevant R&D Scheme of Science & Eng. Res. Board, Dept. of Sci. & Tech.
Indo-US Science & Technology Forum, DST
National Khadi & Village Industries, Ministry of MSME
Khadi Village Industries Commission, Ministry of MSME
National Accreditation Board for Hospitals & Healthcare
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