IHW Council, Level 3B, DLF Centre, Sansad Marg, Connaught Place (2025)

20/12/2025

🎙 IHWPODCAST — Streaming Now!

Healthcare innovation isn’t just about new molecules or market size — it’s about whether patients truly feel the impact.

In this episode, we sit down with Nikkhil K Masurkar, CEO, ENTOD Pharmaceuticals, for a grounded conversation on what it really takes to build patient-centric pharma in India.

From redefining legacy as responsibility, to pioneering therapies in myopia and eye-care, to the rise of AI-driven R&D and India’s potential to become a global clinical trials hub — this discussion cuts through buzzwords and focuses on what actually matters: purpose, innovation, and impact for patients.

If you want to understand where Indian pharma is headed — and why this is the moment for meaningful innovation — this is an episode you shouldn’t miss.

📍 Watch the full episode now
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20/12/2025

“Hope is growing — because treatment now fits the patient.”
Every lung cancer case isn’t the same — and neither should be the treatment.

In our latest awareness session, Dr. Jay Dadhania, Consultant Medical Oncologist, HOC Vedanta, breaks down how molecular testing is changing the game in lung cancer care, helping doctors move beyond blanket chemotherapy and choose therapies tailored to a patient’s specific genetic profile.

This shift isn’t abstract science — it’s real impact. Better responses. Fewer side effects. More time with family. And a fighting chance, even in advanced stages.

Organised by the IHW Council, in association with AstraZeneca India and RAPID Global Cancer Alliance, this session reinforces a simple truth: precision oncology is no longer a privilege — it’s the care every patient deserves. And awareness is the first step in making it accessible across India.

Watch the full episode on our YouTube channel and share it with someone who needs to hear this.
https://youtu.be/5IcMPKqrNOo

19/12/2025

🎙 — New Episode Streaming Now

What happens when AI stops being a buzzword and starts building trust in healthcare?

In this episode, we speak with Kushagra Vashishth, Chief of Operations, Sir HN Reliance Foundation Hospital, a healthcare leader driving patient-first transformation through thoughtful, responsible use of technology. From AI-enabled diagnostics and precision radiation therapy to ICU prediction models that reduce anxiety for families, this conversation goes beyond innovation to ask one core question: Does it truly improve patient experience and outcomes?

This is a grounded, real-world look at how compassion, data and leadership come together inside modern hospitals.

📺 Watch now: https://www.youtube.com/
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19/12/2025

Some battles never need to begin. Some futures can still be protected.
And in 2026, the most powerful force for that change is your story.

The IHW Council, in partnership with RAPID Global Cancer Alliance, is proud to announce the 7th Edition of the Cancer Summit & Awards — a national platform where prevention takes centre stage, and personal experiences become catalysts for better, people-centred cancer care.

Aligned with World Cancer Day’s 2026 theme — United by Unique: Your story will change minds — this year’s summit recognises that evidence saves lives, but stories move systems. When survivors, caregivers, clinicians, and communities speak, policy listens. Prevention becomes not just a goal but a collective demand.

This year, we focus on cancer prevention as the first and strongest line of defence — from awareness and early detection to equity and affordability. Because winning against cancer isn’t only about better treatments. It’s about stopping avoidable cases before they begin, and ensuring every voice shapes a safer future.

📍 31st January 2026 | New Delhi
🔗 Know More: https://ihwcouncil.org/cancer-summit-awards/

Join us — to share, to learn, to influence, and to protect.
Because when stories change minds, prevention becomes policy.
And every life is valued, protected, and heard.

EveryLifeProtected

19/12/2025

From Fear to Possibility - Lung Cancer Care

Targeted therapies and immunotherapies are proving one thing: late-stage lung cancer doesn’t have to mean limited options.

Science is rewriting what’s possible — and patients deserve to know it.

In our expert session with Dr. Mubarakunnisa Tonse MD, DM (Medical Oncology), organised in association with AstraZeneca and RAPID Global Cancer Alliance, we cut through the confusion and talked about what really matters: personalised care that gives patients not just more time, but better time.

If you want to understand where lung cancer treatment is heading — and why precision matters — this is a conversation worth watching.

🎥 Watch the full episode now on our YouTube channel.
https://youtu.be/F8naGHnGylc

19/12/2025

Low-Dose CT (LDCT) Scanning: Making Early Detection Accessible in India

As we concluded this crucial discussion, three key insights stood out — highlighting why early detection must become the backbone of lung cancer control in India:

🔹 Dr. Satya Sadhan Sarangi emphasised that LDCT screening can dramatically improve survival when lung cancer is detected early — but this impact depends on awareness, correct risk identification, and coordinated follow-up across specialities.

🔹 Dr. Amit Badola underscored the reality that access remains unequal. Geographic barriers, workforce limitations, and lack of standardised pathways continue to restrict LDCT screening beyond metro hubs, especially for high-risk communities.

🔹 Dr. Amit Sehrawat highlighted the urgent need for indigenous evidence and contextual risk models before nationwide rollout — ensuring LDCT integration is responsible, data-driven, and equitable for India’s diverse population.

Together, these takeaways reinforce a central message: early detection saves lives — but only when awareness becomes access, and screening reaches the people who need it most.

This session was organised by the IHW Council, in association with AstraZeneca and the RAPID Global Cancer Alliance, as part of our mission to bridge the gap between awareness and timely action.

18/12/2025

🎙 — New Episode Streaming Now

Obesity isn’t a cosmetic issue. It’s one of India’s biggest silent health crises — and it’s fuelling diabetes, heart disease and stroke at scale.

In this episode, we speak with Dr Sanjay Agarwal, Secretary General, RSSDI - Research Society for the Study of Diabetes in India and a leading voice in diabetes, obesity and metabolic health, to unpack what India often gets wrong about obesity — and what needs to change now.

From genetic risk and lifestyle myths to AI-enabled behaviour change, medical therapies, surgery, and the truth behind celebrity-driven weight loss trends, this conversation brings clarity where confusion is common.

This is not about shortcuts.
It’s about science, sustainability and patient-first care.

📺 Watch Full episode now: https://www.youtube.com/
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18/12/2025

Some conversations don’t end when the event does — they leave you thinking, questioning, and re-imagining what better lung cancer care can look like.

A heartfelt thank you to our distinguished panel:

🫁 Dr. Darshana Rane, Consultant Medical Oncologist HCG Cancer Hospital, Mumbai
🫁 Dr. Karthik V, Associate professor Thoracic Surgery Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai
🫁 Dr. Vividha Dubey, Consultant, Radiation Oncologist Nanavati Max Super Speciality Hospital, Mumbai

for bringing clarity, candour, and clinical depth to the discussion on transforming lung cancer diagnosis and management through precision medicine.

Your insights on early testing, molecular profiling, surgical advances, and patient-centric treatment pathways helped shift the conversation from “what exists” to “what’s possible” — and why timely, personalised care isn’t optional anymore, it’s essential.

This session, held under the Lung Cancer Awareness Month initiative by the IHW Council, with support from AstraZeneca India and RAPID Global Cancer Alliance, pushes us one step closer to a future where late detection is the exception, not the norm.

To everyone who joined us, engaged, asked, and listened — thank you for being part of the change.
The fight against lung cancer demands awareness, access, and action. Together, we move forward.

18/12/2025

Transforming Lung Cancer Diagnosis & Management: Innovations in Precision Medicine

As we wrapped up this important conversation, three clear insights emerged from our experts — each underscoring how precision approaches are reshaping lung cancer care in India:

🔹 Dr. Darshana Rane stressed that precision oncology isn’t a luxury anymore — it’s the new standard for improving survival and quality of life by moving beyond one-size-fits-all chemotherapy and tailoring treatment to the patient’s molecular profile.

🔹 Dr. Karthik V highlighted that early-stage detection through LDCT makes curative interventions possible. When lung cancer is found early, surgery becomes viable and long-term outcomes are dramatically better.

🔹 Dr. Vividha Dubey underlined how modern radiation technologies are delivering real-world improvements — higher cure rates, fewer toxicities, and more targeted tumor control that supports both survival and quality of life.

Together, these takeaways point to one truth: precision medicine isn’t the future — it’s the present, and scaling access to it will define the next leap in lung cancer outcomes.

Stay tuned as we along with and bring to you a series of such infomative sessions.

17/12/2025

Some conversations open a window.
This one opens an entire landscape.

In the latest episode of the IHW Podcast, we are joined by Raji Mehdwan, MD & CEO of Roche India, and what unfolds is more than an interview. It’s a grounded, deeply human look at where healthcare is headed and why science, policy and empathy can’t function in silos.

Raji speaks about the breakthroughs shaping cancer, neuro and rare-disease care, the quiet revolutions happening inside labs, and how AI is speeding up answers patients have waited decades for. It’s a conversation that stays with you long after it ends — because it reminds us that the future of healthcare isn’t just about technology. It’s about people, possibility and the courage to reimagine what’s fair.

🎧 Tune in for Full Episode:
https://www.youtube.com/

17/12/2025

🔴 We’re Live | Lung Cancer Awareness Month

Early detection doesn’t happen by chance — it happens when science, systems, and clinicians act together.

Join our live discussion on LDCT screening and how early detection of lung cancer can become accessible in India.

Because early detection saves lives.

17/12/2025

Early detection doesn’t happen by chance.
It happens when systems, science, and clinicians move early — together.

As part of our Lung Cancer Awareness Month initiative, we bring together leading voices who are working at the frontline of lung cancer care to address one critical question: "How do we make early detection a reality, not a privilege?"

🎙️ Speakers for the session
🫁 Low-Dose CT (LDCT) Scanning: Making Early Detection Accessible in India

Dr. Satya Sadhan Sarangi
Senior Consultant – Medical Oncology, Medanta Noida

Dr. Amit Badola
Consultant Medical Oncologist, Max Dehradun

Dr. Amit Sehrawat
Associate Professor – Medical Oncology, AIIMS Rishikesh

With years of clinical experience across public and private healthcare settings, the speakers will share ground-level insights on LDCT screening, risk-based detection, and the structural shifts needed to move India from late diagnosis to timely intervention.

🗓️ 17th December 2025
⏰ 5:00 – 6:00 PM

Organised by the IHW Council, in association with AstraZeneca India and RAPID Global Cancer Alliance, this session is part of our larger initiative: “Bridging the Gap in Lung Cancer Care: From Awareness to Early Detection and Timely Diagnosis.”

Because when detection comes early, outcomes change — and lives are saved.

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