Girdhar Gyani

Dr. Girdhar Gyani is currently Director General, Association of Healthcare Providers (India), which represents vast majority of hospitals pan India and works on  realizing Universal Health Coverage. Prior to this, Dr Gyani was Secretary General, Quality Council of India (2003-2012), an apex national body responsible for establishing national accreditation structure and promoting quality in all walks of life. One of his towering contributions has been in establishing and operating national accreditation structure (NABH) for healthcare for the first time in the country. NABH has been the single most important initiative bringing Patient Safety at the centre stage and provided boost to medical tourism.