Speaking at the sixth edition of ETHealthWorld’s Healthcare Leaders Summit, Dr. Abhay Bang, Chairman, SEARCH, argued that India cannot achieve universal healthcare by replicating hospital-heavy Western models alone, and must instead empower communities to prevent disease and deliver essential care closer to people’s homes.
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India needs a people-centric healthcare model built on community capacity, not hospital dependence: Dr Abhay Bang
September 11, 2026Speaking at the sixth edition of ETHealthWorld’s Healthcare Leaders Summit, Dr. Abhay Bang, Chairman, SEARCH, argued that India cannot achieve universal healthcare by replicating hospital-heavy Western models alone, and must instead empower communities to prevent disease and deliver essential care closer to people’s homes.