Jaipur : IIHMR
University conducted a five‑day Management Development Programme (MDP) on
“Health Systems Strengthening” for officials from the Government of Gujarat.
The programme focused on strengthening leadership, data‑to‑action practices,
digital health readiness, and strategic management to enhance public health
system performance.
The training brought together 30 participants from diverse roles such as
medical officers, professors, administrators, and policy planners across
Gujarat’s health institutions, including GMERS Medical Colleges, district
hospitals, SHSRC, and NHM units.
Dr. PR Sodani, President, IIHMR University, shared,
“Strengthening health systems
requires a robust foundation of leadership, data intelligence, and digital
readiness. Such elements are increasingly crucial for a rapidly developing
state like Gujarat. Through this programme, our aim was to equip health
administrators with the skills and frameworks needed to translate data into
action, enhance service delivery, and build resilient health systems.”
Over
five days, participants engaged in interactive sessions covering vital topics
like Leadership and decision-making for health administrators, Data and
indicators, programme monitoring, and data-to-action practices, Data
visualization and dashboarding for decision support, Strategic planning,
management exercises, and group presentations, Digital health innovations and
applications of AI in healthcare, and Predictive analysis using Generative AI.
The
sessions were facilitated by esteemed faculty experts, including Dr. P.R.
Sodani, Dr. Vinod Kumar SV, Dr. Arindam Das, Dr. Goutam Sadhu, Dr. Purnendu
Shekhar Pandey, Dr. Praveen Srivatsa, and Dr. Venkat Changavalli.