Dr. Hirak Jyoti Das
Medical Superintendent and Head of Medical Services,Apollo Hospital Guwahati
Reimagining Healthcare in the Northeast: Access, Innovation & the Next Growth Frontier
The DHN Policy Roundtable Guwahati will bring together senior leaders from hospitals, government, clinical practice, technology, academia, digital health and industry to examine the next phase of healthcare transformation across Northeast India.
The discussion will focus on moving beyond identifying challenges to defining practical priorities around healthcare access, infrastructure, workforce, technology, investment and regional collaboration.
The roundtable will feature two leadership sessions, the first designed as an interactive debate and the second as a strategic discussion- followed by an open leadership roundtable to capture actionable recommendations.
What began in Hyderabad has grown into a powerful national dialogue. After a successful Bengaluru edition, the DHN Policy Roundtable now heads to Guwahati shaping India’s next decade of healthcare.
The future of healthcare will not be built by one institution, one technology, or one policy.
It will be shaped through collaboration between hospitals, government, industry, innovators, academia, and the broader healthcare ecosystem.
The DHN Policy Roundtable is designed to facilitate exactly those conversations.
Hosted in a confidential, closed-door setting, the roundtable enables healthcare leaders to openly discuss emerging opportunities, systemic challenges, policy priorities, and practical strategies that can accelerate meaningful transformation across India's healthcare landscape.
Guwahati is emerging as a key gateway for healthcare transformation across Northeast India.
With a growing ecosystem of hospitals, healthcare institutions, technology providers, academia, and public-sector stakeholders, the city offers a unique perspective on the opportunities and challenges shaping healthcare across the region.
The Guwahati roundtable will explore how stronger infrastructure, innovation, collaboration, and investment can help build more accessible, connected, and resilient healthcare systems across Northeast India.
Northeast India faces a distinct set of healthcare challenges shaped by geography, accessibility, infrastructure, workforce, and uneven distribution of care.
This roundtable will bring leaders together to examine whether the region needs a different healthcare model and what must be built to create a more connected, accessible, resilient, and future-ready ecosystem.
The discussion will move from challenging existing models to defining practical priorities across infrastructure, digital health, workforce, regional collaboration, innovation, investment, and policy with a focus on what can realistically change over the next five years.
Northeast India’s healthcare landscape calls for solutions shaped around its unique geography, access, infrastructure, and workforce realities. The discussion will explore what needs to change across healthcare infrastructure, digital health, workforce, regional networks, innovation, investment, and policy to build a more connected and resilient ecosystem.
What must we build differently today to create a stronger healthcare ecosystem for Northeast India?
Apollo Hospital Guwahati
Ekopath Metropolis Lab
BioNEST, IIT-Guwahati
Marwari Hospital
Apollo Excelcare Hospital
Down Town Hospital (Down Town Group)
Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC), Centre in Northeast (CINE), Guwahati
ERC Eye Care
P A Sangma International Medical College and Hospital, University of Science and Technology, Ri Bhoi, Meghalaya
Hayat Hospital
Directorate of Information Technology, Electronics and Communication (DITEC)
AIIMS Guwahati
Peerless Hospital Guwahati
Apollo Diagnostics Guwahati
Metropolitan Surveillance Unit, Guwahati Municipal Corporation, Guwahati
GNRC Group of Hospitals
Peerless Hospital Guwahati
Pratiksha Rainbow Hospitals
Downtown Dispur, GS Road, Guwahati, 781006 Assam, India
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The roundtable will convene senior leaders from across India's healthcare ecosystem, including:
CEOs, CIOs, CTOs, CMIOs, COOs, Heads of Digital Transformation, Innovation Leaders, Smart Hospital Leaders.
ABDM ecosystem leaders, Mission Directors, Public Health Leaders, Policy Advisors, Government representatives.
HealthTech founders, AI leaders, Digital Health experts, Clinical Informatics leaders, Healthcare IT companies, Cybersecurity leaders, Research institutions, Investors, and ecosystem partners.
The objective of the DHN Policy Roundtable extends beyond dialogue.
The discussions will contribute towards:
The DHN Policy Roundtable is an invitation-only leadership initiative that convenes senior decision-makers to discuss the opportunities and challenges shaping the future of healthcare.
Each edition brings together leaders from hospitals, government, HealthTech, academia, and industry to exchange perspectives, address critical priorities, and foster collaboration that drives meaningful change across the healthcare ecosystem.
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