Global Healthcare Summit 2019

Question: The Global Healthcare Summit (GHS) 2019; will be held in which of the following cities?
(a) New Delhi
(b) Hyderabad
(c) Cuttack
(d) Indore
Answer (b)
Related facts:

  • The 13th edition of Global Healthcare Summit (GHS-2019) will be held in Hyderabad, Telangana from July 21 to 24, 2019.
  • The summit is being organized in partnership with the Global Association of Physicians of Indian Origin. It would have over a 100 speakers, who would share their expertise on clinical practice.
  • The conference would also have sessions with academicians from India, US, UK and Canada. The sessions will provide Indian Medical staff and healthcare professionals to advance their learning.
  • The summit would have an international research competition for which the American Association of Physicians with Indian Origin (AAPI) would work in collaboration with a leading academic medical college in Hyderabad.
  • The competition would be for medical students, residents, fellows and junior doctors. It would have five categories for abstract submission, including basic sciences, hospital administration, innovation, AYUSH and clinical science and patient-based research.
  • A medical quiz competition for medical students would also be held during the summit. Winners would be given Rs. 5 lakh, Rs. 3 lakh and Rs. 1 lakh for first, second and third prizes respectively. More than 500 physicians are expected to attend the summit.

Links:
https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/global-healthcare-summit-to-be-held-in-city/article25903201.ece