From Accessibility to Innovation: GE HealthCare’s Vision for India

About this episode

Raghavendra Rao discusses GE HealthCare's contributions to India's MedTech industry and the importance of innovation and accessibility in healthcare.

In this insightful episode of Leadership Lessons from HT Smartcast, host Anil Machado converses with Raghavendra Rao, Business Head – Imaging, GE HealthCare South Asia. Rao discusses India's rise in the MedTech industry, highlighting the country's strengths in human resources and product diversity. He explains Wipro GE Healthcare's contribution to making healthcare more accessible, affordable, and of high quality through local manufacturing, innovative product design, and robust partnerships with government and academic institutions. Rao also touches on the significant investments made by the company to fuel research and development, emphasising the role of artificial intelligence and data management in modern healthcare. Tune in to explore how GE Healthcare is setting a role model for the global markets and leading India's journey towards a healthier future. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Anil Machado

Guest: Raghavendra Rao

Topics covered

• MedTech industry
• healthcare accessibility
• innovation
• artificial intelligence
• local manufacturing
• partnerships
• research and development

Keywords

• GE HealthCare
• MedTech
• healthcare innovation
• artificial intelligence
• local manufacturing
• affordable healthcare
• research and development

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: GE HealthCare, Wipro GE Healthcare

Places: India, South Asia

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