Chief Minister clears an international advisory group tasked with shaping a comprehensive plan to strengthen public health systems and fast-track the State's move towards becoming a model for health-centred governance
In a significant move towards advancing the Healthy Andhra Pradesh mission, the State Government on Monday constituted a high-level advisory committee of ten internationally recognised experts. The panel has been tasked with preparing a comprehensive action plan to strengthen public health systems and steer long-term reforms. Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu approved the proposal submitted by Health Minister Satya Kumar Yadav after a detailed round of consultations.
Members of the Advisory Group
Sir Peter Piot, former Executive Director of UNAIDS; Dr Soumya Swaminathan, former Chief Scientist at the WHO; Prof Ik Ing Tiew, Dean of Public Health at the National University of Singapore; Dr Gagandeep Kang, Director at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation; Dr Nageshwar Reddy, Chairman of AIG Hospitals in Hyderabad; Prof Margaret Elizabeth Kruk of the Harvard School of Public Health; Dr Nikhil Tandon, Professor at AIIMS New Delhi; Rizwan Koita, Chairman of the National Accreditation Board for Hospitals; Srikanth Nadhamuni, Founder of Khosla Labs; and former Union Secretary Arti Ahuja.
First meeting in December
The committee will hold its first meeting in mid-December under the chairmanship of the Chief Minister. The session will include extensive discussions on key components of the Healthy Andhra Pradesh mission. The panel is required to meet at least twice a year, with additional meetings convened as needed.
The High-Level Expert Advisory Group will review progress across ongoing initiatives and formulate an integrated action plan to accelerate Andhra Pradesh's transformation into a health-forward State. Its mandate includes designing a holistic strategy aligned with the Swarna Andhra Vision 2047 to ensure universal health and well-being; proposing innovative and scalable interventions to improve maternal and child health and reduce the burden of non-communicable diseases; recommending technology-enabled measures to strengthen coordination across State and Central health programmes; and helping position Andhra Pradesh as a leading national and global hub in the health sector.