BioVoice News May 2017 Issue 12 Volume 1 | Page 49

various sub-themes under Track 1 ranging from Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), global & national perspectives on Healthcare Financing, Government policies & interventions to the role of the Civil Society Organizations (GSOs) towards improving healthcare delivery. Dr K Srinath Reddy mentioned that the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) formulated in 2000, focused only on mortality & not morbidity and how the SDGs now focus on the concept of well-being for all at all ages. One of the speaker in Track 1 on Healthcare Economics & Financing was Mr Alok Kumar, Advisor, National Institution for Transforming India (NITI Aayog), Government of India. He spoke on the Government Policies and Interventions designed to address the important aspects on healthcare economics. He brought to the attention of the audience that expenditure on health in India is inadequate and has to be prioritized and increased. The Track 2 on Healthcare Communications had Dr. Pradeep Krishnatray, India- Director, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health discussing a case study approach to the research conducted in Healthcare communication. He concluded that communication revolves around the science of behavior, perception & persuasion. The Track 3 on Healthcare Laws featured stalwarts The BioVoice News was the official media partner of the SymHealth 2017. The multi-disciplinary conference succeeded in forging new dialogues amongst various stakeholders of the healthcare community, both in India and abroad, bringing in new insights and perspectives from other fields and offered a platform on which to foster intellectual fellowship amongst all stakeholders. BIOVOICENEWS.COM 49