Board of Management

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Dr. Girdhar J Gyani

Director General at Association of Health Care Providers – AHPI (India)
Member

Ph.D.

  • Currently working as Director General, Association of Healthcare Providers (India).  The mission of Association is to build capacity in Indian health system with focus on providing Universal Health Coverage to community at large.
  • Widely recognised as founder of healthcare quality in India. During his tenure as Secretary General, Quality Council of India, Dr Gyani played pivotal role in formulation and operating of National Accreditation Board for Hospitals and Healthcare Providers (NABH), for the first time in the country. NABH has been the single most important initiative which has dramatically changed the healthcare scenario in India, bringing Patient Safety at the centre stage.
  • As Secretary General, Quality Council of India, he was assigned with the responsibility for establishing & operating national accreditation structure and promoting quality in all walks of life. Though he is known more for his outstanding work in healthcare quality, he equally contributed in developing national quality framework for Environment, Food Safety, School Education, Vocational Training and Public Services in line with the motto; ‘Quality for National Well Being’. SME World Magazine in its cover story of June 2012 issue, described him as Quality Man of India.