Indian Alliance of Patient Groups launched in Mumbai

Indian Alliance of Patient Groups (IAPG), an umbrella body of 12 patient groups working in the areas of rare disorders and chronic diseases, has been recently launched in Mumbai with member groups spread across India. The alliance will work towards ensuring a safe, effective, reliable patient-centred health system in India that provides timely access to the best available interventions for prevention, diagnosis, treatment and care.

IAPG will work with government agencies to identify specific issues to be addressed, such as patient safety, quality of treatment, universal healthcare and patient rights. IAPG will work toward the development and adoption of guidelines to standardise care and processes across India; uniformity and enforcement of quality teaching standards as they relate to the patient-physician relationship.

IAPG aims to bring together various member representatives of patient-centred organizations to advocate the cause of better access to quality healthcare, including medicines, and improved safety in healthcare. It is a strong collaborated platform to give a voice to the patients concern, and to support both government and private sector efforts to build a stronger, more accessible health care system that mutually benefits patients and healthcare providers throughout India.