Dr. Sangita Reddy, Joint Managing Director, Apollo Hospitals Group.
Dr. Sangita Reddy is a Global Healthcare Influencer, Healthcare Technocrat, Social Entrepreneur and Humanitarian. Passionately committed to transforming healthcare system through technological advancements and accelerating positive transformation for effective healthcare service delivery. She has been conferred with an Honorary Doctorate by Macquarie University Australia, in recognition of her untiring efforts and resolute commitment to bring transformative changes in healthcare, development of Health IT and championing manifold initiatives both in India and abroad. She is an Honorary Consul of Brazil in Hyderabad, Appointed by Govt. of India.
Influencing Global Healthcare – As an influencing policy maker and reformist, she is actively engaged with governments and industry bodies on aspects of public health and policy development.
Dr. Sangita Reddy is a member of The World Economic Forum, Sr. Vice President & Director of FICCI (Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industries) and was an elected Member of the Steering Committee on Health for the Twelfth Five Year Plan (2012-2017) by the Planning Commission, Government of India.
Dr. Sangita Reddy has been nominated by Government of India as a Member of the Technology Development Board, Department of Science and Technology. She is an Executive Member at National Association of Software & Services Cos (NASSCOM) and was on the Board for Development Institute, USA and GAVI.Org.
She has advocated and influenced policy reform needs and is an acclaimed speaker on global healthcare forums around the world including the World Health Congress. As a member of the Rockefeller working Group she contributes for development of private sector’s role in global healthcare industry.
Driving Healthcare Technology & Innovation – A firm believer in the potential of leveraging technology in a holistic manner, Dr. Sangita Reddy is focused on setting benchmarks in futuristic health care projects enabling IOT, AI, Data Analytics, drone tech and Block Chain. A driving force for the eHealth initiatives, it is under her leadership that Apollo Hospitals has received three consecutive HiMSS-Elsevier ICT achievement awards and four hospitals have achieved the HiMSS Level-6 certification. Apollo Hospitals Hyderabad has emerged as Asia’s first Health City.
In an initiative to build a healthier India, Dr. Sangita Reddy launched Mobile Clinics equipped with high-end technology for advanced screening of NCDs for reaching the masses who does not have easy access to affordable and quality healthcare.
An Entrepreneur Promoting Affordable and Sustainable Social Initiatives – Committed to building a more inclusive healthcare ecosystem in the nation, one of her initiatives has been Apollo Reach, which aims to build a string of secondary care hospitals in rural areas across India. It is under her leadership the world’s 1st Telemedicine Centre, at an altitude of 14,000 feet, has been successfully established by Apollo Telehealth.
Dr. Sangita Reddy is also Chairman at Apollo Knowledge, an education initiative focused on shaping healthcare human capital for tomorrow. Apollo Knowledge initiatives are driven through setting up of Medical Colleges, the online learning platform Medvarsity and Apollo MedSkills. Today, Apollo MedSkills is the largest and most preferred healthcare skilling institution in India.
Driving Humanitarian Initiatives – Dr. Sangita Reddy heads Apollo Philanthropy, an umbrella entity encompassing ‘Save a Child’s Heart Initiative’, SAHI, CURE and the Billion Hearts Beating Foundation. She also led the formation of the Total Health Foundation which aims to improve the ‘total health’ of people by acting on the wider determinants of health as well as providing access to healthcare.
Steering the awareness and cause of Organ Donation, Dr. Sangita Reddy has implemented initiatives to bring together volunteer groups, healthcare organizations, civil society organizations, governments, NGO’s and public sector institutions on a common platform to create an Organ Donation Bank.
Educational Qualifications – A graduate in Science from the Women’s Christian College in Chennai, India, Dr. Sangita Reddy has pursued post-graduation courses in Hospital Administration from Rutgers University, Harvard University and the National University of Singapore.
Directorships – Dr. Sangita Reddy is director on 16 companies in India which are spread across Healthcare, Alternate Energy, Real Estate and Software Development
Awards and Recognitions – Dr. Sangita Reddy has been a recipient of numerous prestigious awards for business and leadership. In 2019, She was presented with the “Best Female Healthcare Leader “Mediko award from the prestigious Indian Medical Association. In 2007, FICCI Ladies Organization, Hyderabad chapter awarded Dr. Sangita Reddy for her contribution to ‘Women Power & Entrepreneurship’. In 2005-06 Dr. Sangita Reddy was awarded the Top Woman Entrepreneur in the Information and Communication Technology Sector by Govt of Andhra Pradesh. In 1998, Dr. Sangita Reddy received the Young Manager of the Year Award from the Hyderabad Management Association.
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Mr. Sushant Kinra, Head – Primary Care
Mr. Sushant Kinra has been additionally entrusted with the role of managing the Apollo Sugar & is now designated as the Head – Primary Care of Apollo Sugar Clinics Ltd, which is a joint venture between Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Ltd & Sanofi India Ltd.
Apollo Clinic, Apollo Sugar & Apollo White Dental are all divisions of Apollo Health & Lifestyle Limited, India’s Leading retail health care service company.
Apollo Health & Lifestyle Limited is a subsidiary of Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Limited, which is India’s leading health care group.
