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HHIS 2026 | Summit Experience
1 DAY
Summit
6+
Curated Dialogues
40+
Awards
150+
Attendees
1 DAY
Summit
6+
Curated Dialogues
40+
Awards
150+
Attendees
2nd
Edition
March 19, 2026
Summit Date
Dehradun
Uttarakhand
40+
Institutions
2nd
Edition
March 19, 2026
Summit Date
Dehradun
Uttarakhand
40+
Institutions
Leadership Keynote Sessions
Senior government and institutional leaders setting priorities and direction for Himalayan healthcare systems.
Policy-to-Practice Dialogues & Fireside Chats
Curated panels translating policy frameworks into implementable, ground-level healthcare models.
Innovation & Solution Showcase
Exhibits and presentations of deployable solutions across healthcare delivery, diagnostics, MedTech, and digital health.
Healthcare Innovation & Healthcare Heroes Awards 2026
Recognition of individuals and institutions delivering sustained impact in difficult and underserved geographies.
Structured Stakeholder Networking
Purpose-driven interactions enabling partnerships between government, industry, CSR, NGOs, and innovators.
About HHIS 2026
The Himalayan Healthcare Innovation Summit (HHIS) 2026 is an outcome-oriented, multi-stakeholder platform focused on strengthening healthcare delivery in Himalayan and hill geographies, where terrain, access, workforce, and climate realities shape system performance.
Building on the foundation of Uttarakhand Healthcare Innovation Summit 2025 (UKHIS 2025), HHIS 2026 expands beyond a single-state lens to enable cross-state learning, collaboration, and adaptation of solutions relevant to mountain and remote settings.
The Summit convenes policymakers, public health leaders, healthcare institutions, innovators, industry, development organisations, and frontline practitioners to move from dialogue to implementation, partnerships, and measurable improvements in healthcare systems.
Why HHIS 2026 Matters
Healthcare systems across Himalayan states and hill regions operate under conditions that are structurally different from the plains. Across geographies including Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Ladakh, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Meghalaya, Tripura, and hill districts of states such as West Bengal, Assam, and the Himalayan foothill regions, common challenges persist.
Difficult terrain and seasonal inaccessibility
Steep geographies disrupt routine care and referrals.
Persistent workforce and specialist shortages
Vacancies and retention gaps across hill districts.
Diagnostics & tertiary care concentrated in urban centres
Access bottlenecks for remote communities.
Emergency, disaster, pilgrimage & climate-linked pressures
Seasonal surges strain capacity and response systems.
Gaps between policy design & last-mile execution
Implementation capacity lags at facility and district levels.
At the same time, these regions are witnessing practical, deployable innovations, from telemedicine and digital health systems to mobile diagnostics, hub-and-spoke care models, community-led delivery, and public–private collaboration. HHIS 2026 exists to enable structured cross-state learning across Himalayan regions, spotlight what works on the ground, and catalyse partnerships that translate policy and innovation into real-world healthcare outcomes.
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HHIS 2026 Dignitaries
Chief Guest
Chief Guest
Lt Gen Gurmit Singh, PVSM UYSM AVSM, VSM (Retd)
Hon'ble Governor
Government of Uttarakhand
Guest of Honour
Guest of Honour
Dr. Dhan Singh Rawat
Hon'ble Minister of Health and Education
Government of Uttarakhand
Raj Shekhar Joshi
Vice Chairman
SETU Aayog
Manish Bhardwaj, IAS
Secretary
NDMA, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India
Anshul Mishra, IAS
Additional Director
AIIMS Delhi
Dr. Joram Beda, IAS
Commissioner & Secretary
Health & Family Welfare Department ,Government
of Meghalaya
Raj Kamal Yadav, IAS
MD & Additional Commissioner (Industries)
Uttar Pradesh Small
Industries Corporation Ltd. (UPSIC), Government of Uttar Pradesh
Speaker
Dr. D. C. Sharma
Principal Director Health Services
Health and Family Welfare Department,
Govt. of Sikkim
Dr. Manoj Nesari
Senior Chief Medical Officer (SAG), CGHS, Ministry of Health & Family
Welfare, Govt. of India
Former Advisor, Ministry of AYUSH, Govt. of India, New Delhi
Speaker
Dr. Sunita Tamta
Director General, Medical Health & FW
Government of Uttarakhand
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Prof.(Dr). Meenu Singh
Executive Director and CEO
AIIMS Rishikesh
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Dr. (Prof.) Ashutosh Sayana
Principal & Dean
VCSGGIMS&R Srinagar (Garhwal), Uttarakhand
Dr. Panneerselvam (PS) Madanagopal
CEO
MeitY Startup Hub, Govt of India
Speaker
Dr. Raj Prabha Moktan
Director, Regional Resource Centre - North Eastern State
Branch of
National Health Systems Resource Centre, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare,
Speaker
Dr. Kuldeep Singh Martolia
Govt. of India, SHSRC Uttarakhand (Member of Scientific Review Committee, NHSRC,GOI)
Bhavesh Modi, MD, MPH, MBA
Scientist 'G' and Director
ICMR – National Institute of Occupational
Health, Dept. of Health Research, MoHFW, Government of India
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GM - Planning
SIIDCUL
Speaker
Dr. Parvez Ahmad
Joint Managing Director & Medical Director
Chandan Hospital, Haldwani
Dr. Shuchin Bajaj
Founder Director
Ujala Cygnus Healthcare Services
Dr. Aakaar Kapoor
Founder & Partner
City Imaging & Clinical Labs
Dr. Anuj Singhal
Secretary
Swami Vivekanand Health Mission Society
Dr. Bhavna Shinde
Adviser
SETU Aayog
Speaker
Dr. Akash Narain Gaind
Sr Surgical Oncologist and Medical Director
Kailash Omega Cancer Centre
Somesh Ranjan
Retd. Exec. Director – CSR
ONGC
Speaker
Dr. Geeta Jain
Principal & Dean
Doon Medical College
Dr. Wani Abdul Majid
Founder and Managing Director
Quality Healthcare Hospital, J&K (UT)
Dr. Swapnamita Vaideswaran
Scientist 'E'
Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology
Speaker
Paranthaman Subramani
HOD - Sales
AMTZ
Speaker
Dr. Prashanth KS
Lead Consultant
NHSRC, MoHFW, Govt. of India
Dr. Juhi Garg
Founder & CEO
DivIn Pro
Prof. (Dr.) Pradeep Bhardwaj
CEO
Six Sigma High Altitude Medical Services
Praveen Bist
CIO
Amrita Hospitals Faridabad
Dr. Shashank Bansal
Chairperson, Medical Oncology
Chandan Superspeciality Hospital, Haldwani
Speaker
Dr. Amar Kumar
Director
Vibhuti Super Speciality Hospital
Dr. Sanjay Kr. Goyal
Chairman & Chief Urologist
Lifeline Hospital & Urology Institute
Dr. Sumit Deb Barman
Joint Director
State Mental Health Authority, Government of Uttarakhand
Dr. Madhur Uniyal
Founder & Head
Aeromedical Services & Trauma Telemedicine (AIIMS
Rishikesh)
Prof (Dr). Vartika Saxena
Professor & Head
Department of Community and Family Medicine, AIIMS
Rishikesh
Col (Dr) Yogendra Singh Chandel
Veteran Army Medical Corps, Consultant Obs and Gynae
Manipal-Sahyadri
Hospital, Nashik
Asim Khan
CSR Head
Cadence
Dr. Mohit Garg
Director
Raahi Netradham
Dr. Geeta Khanna
Chairperson, SCPCR Uttarakhand
Pediatrician & Women and Child Rights
Activist
Speaker
Dr. Gauri Bisht
Director
QUVAG Consulting Solutions Pvt. Ltd.
Rakesh Verma
Director
Medisys
Piyush Gupta
CEO and Director
Medisys
Nikhil Pant
Chairman & CEO
REACHA, Founder, Lakshyaa & Lakshyaa Impact
Foundation
Dr. Supriya Pathak
Project Associate, Public policy & Good Governance
SETU AAYOG
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Our Past Dignitaries
Speaker
Lt. Gen Gurmit Singh, PVSM UYSM AVSM, VSM (Retired)
Chief Guest - Hon'ble Governor, Government of Uttarakhand
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Dr. Dhan Singh Rawat
Guest of Honor - Hon'ble Minister of Health and Education, Government of India
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Dr R Rajesh Kumar, IAS
Program Chair - Secretary, Department of Medical Health and Family Welfare, Government of Uttarakhand
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Anuradha Pal, IAS
Program Mentor - Additional Secretary, Dept. of Medical Health and Medical Education, Government of Uttarakhand
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Prateek Jain, IAS
Managing Director, SIDCUL, Government of Uttarakhand
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Air Marshal (Dr) Pawan Kapoor (Retd.)
Former Director General - Medical Service (IAF) & Vice Chancellor - Lincoln American University
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Kumar Rahul, IAS
Secretary, Dept. of Health and Family Welfare, Govt. of Punjab
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Dr. Manoj Nesari
Advisor (Ayurveda), Ministry of AYUSH, Govt. of India
Objectives of HHIS 2026
Create a dedicated pan-Himalayan healthcare platform
Addressing hill- and mountain-specific system challenges
Enable structured cross-state learning so
proven models
inform new regions
Showcase deployable healthcare innovations
Strengthening access, resilience, and continuity of care
Bridge policy intent with on-ground execution
Dialogue between policymakers, system leaders, and practitioners
Recognise sustained healthcare impact
Healthcare Innovation & Healthcare Heroes Awards
Catalyse partnerships & investment
CSR and development capital across the ecosystem
Key Themes of HHIS 2026
Mountain-ready healthcare delivery
Emergency response & disaster preparedness
Prevention, screening & management
of non-communicable diseases (NCDs)
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Diagnostics access & referral pathways
Tertiary care connectivity
Digital health & telemedicine
Adoption and last-mile use
National Health Mission (NHM)
as a system integrator
Healthcare workforce availability
Skills, retention & well-being
Health system governance
Data use & implementation excellence
Public-private and CSR-led models
Healthcare delivery & financing
Traditional medicine & AYUSH
Integrative care in hill contexts
WHY ATTEND HHIS 2026
Direct Policy & System Engagement
Engage with policymakers, senior administrators, and system leaders shaping healthcare delivery in the Himalayas.
What Works in Real Conditions
Learn from deployable models proven in Himalayan and terrain-constrained settings.
Partnership & Pilot Opportunities
Explore collaboration across government, healthcare providers, industry, startups, CSR, and development organisations.
Recognition with Credibility
Participate in a jury-led awards platform recognising healthcare innovation and sustained service impact.
Who Should Attend HHIS 2026
Policymakers & Senior Government Officials
Health, planning, and development leaders from Himalayan and hill states.
Public Health Leaders & Health Administrators
Professionals responsible for programme implementation, governance, and service delivery.
Hospitals, Diagnostic Networks & Healthcare Providers
Public and private institutions expanding access, referrals, diagnostics, and tertiary care.
Health-Tech & System Solution Providers
Organisations working on HMIS, EMR, telemedicine, remote OPD/IPD, diagnostics, and digital health systems.
CSR, Development & Philanthropic Organisations
Funders and implementers supporting scalable, outcome-oriented healthcare initiatives.
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HHIS 2026 AWARDS
HHIS 2026 features two flagship recognition tracks, evaluated by an independent, multi-disciplinary jury to ensure credibility, rigour, and real-world relevance:
Himalayan Healthcare Innovation Awards 2026
Recognise deployable and replicable healthcare innovations, solutions, and models whose adoption has strengthened care delivery, diagnostics, and health systems for communities, particularly across challenging, resource-constrained geographies.
Himalayan Healthcare Heroes Awards 2026
Recognise frontline healthcare workers, community leaders, changemakers, hospitals, nonprofits, and institutions whose sustained commitment has strengthened healthcare access, continuity, and essential services for communities, particularly across difficult and underserved geographies.