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Central Council of Health & Family Welfare appoints Rajendra Pratap Gupta as policy expert

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The members of the council have a term of two years from the date of appointment

The Government of India vide its gazette notification dated April 8, 2016 has nominated public policy expert, Rajendra Pratap Gupta as a member of The Central Council of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India. Gupta is the President of The Disease Management Association of India (DMAI) which focuses on Population Health Improvement Alliance. In 2015, the United Nations – ECOSEC conferred a Special Consultative Status to the DMAI, considering its work in the area of healthcare reforms.

Gupta’s inputs have been sought by policy makers on various issues, and is an influential voice on policy matters, having played a key role in drafting the policies (Election Manifesto of the BJP) of the Modi Government.

Recently, he authored a healthcare best-seller titled ‘Healthcare Reforms in India – Making up for Lost Decades’ published by Elsevier. Gupta comes with a deep understanding of healthcare and economy and brings a practical perspective to this high powered body, presided by the Union Minister of Health & Family Welfare.

The other members of the Central Council are the Union Minister of State for Health, health ministers of all states, four members of Parliament and five secretaries of the union government. The members have a term of two years from the date of appointment.

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