By The court-appointed task force will also provide a public health response based on a scientific approach on issues of essential drugs, manpower and medical care to rural areas.
The secretary to the health ministry is also part of the 12-member committee formed by the Supreme Court. The 12 member panel includes –
- Dr Bhabatosh Biswas, former vice-chancellor, West Bengal University of Health Sciences, Kolkata.
- Dr Devender Singh Rana, chairperson, board of management, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, Delhi.
- Dr Devi Prasad Shetty, chairperson and executive director, Narayana Healthcare, Bengaluru.
- Dr Gagandeep Kang, professor, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu
- Dr JV Peter, director, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu
- Dr Naresh Trehan, chairperson and managing director, Medanta Hospital and Heart Institute, Gurugram.
- Dr Rahul Pandit, director, critical care medicine and ICU, Fortis Hospital, Mulund (Mumbai, Maharashtra) and Kalyan (Maharashtra).
- Dr Saumitra Rawat, chairman and head, department of surgical gastroenterology and liver transplant, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, Delhi.
- Dr Shiv Kumar Sarin, senior professor and head of the department of Hepatology, Director, Institute of Liver and Biliary Science (ILBS), Delhi
- Dr Zarir F Udwadia, consultant chest physician, Hinduja Hospital, Breach Candy Hospital and Parsee General Hospital, Mumbai
- Secretary, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India (ex officio member).
- The Convenor of the National Task Force, who shall also be a member, will be the Cabinet Secretary to the Union Government to the task force.
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