New Delhi: The ETHealthworld Healthcare Leaders Awards will return for its sixth edition, bringing together leading healthcare professionals, institutions and organisations from across the country to celebrate excellence, innovation and leadership in healthcare.
Over the years, the awards have grown stronger in both participation and the quality of nominations, emerging as a platform that shines a spotlight on the individuals, organisations and initiatives making a meaningful difference across the healthcare landscape.
The sixth edition has received an overwhelming response, with nominations across 90 sub-categories under nine master categories. The entries underwent a rigorous multi-stage evaluation, beginning with assessment by Knowledge Partner EY, followed by the Assessment Jury and the Grand Jury, which brought together distinguished voices from healthcare, policy and administration.
The spotlight will turn to the gala awards evening, where some of India’s most accomplished healthcare leaders and organisations will take centre stage as the stars of the healthcare community are celebrated and felicitated for their outstanding contributions, transformative work and enduring impact.
The glittering ceremony will be held in the presence of Guest of Honour Sonam Wangchuk, engineer, education reformist and environmentalist, and Co-Founder of SECMOL and HIAL.
From clinical excellence and hospital leadership to diagnostics, innovation and healthcare delivery, the awards will recognise those who have pushed boundaries, raised standards and created a lasting impact on patients and the wider healthcare ecosystem.
As the sector navigates rapid technological change, rising patient needs and evolving challenges, the sixth edition will celebrate the healthcare leaders who are not merely responding to change but helping shape the future of healthcare in India.
The Grand Jury comprises healthcare leaders, policy experts and administrators, including Dr Sabine Kapasi, Advisory, Global Strategic Team, United Nations; Prof. Dr Chandrashekhar R, Peer Review Consultant, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of Nagaland; Dr Alexander Thomas, Patron, AHPI, ANBAI & CAHO; Dr Sunil K. Khetarpal, Director, Association of Healthcare Providers; Dr Ranga Reddy Burri, President, Infection Control Academy of India; Sanghamitra Pati, Additional Director General, ICMR; Dr Shweta Prabhakar, International Surveyor, Chandigarh State Chairperson, CAHO, JCI Regional Lead (North), H.E.L.P.; Dr (Col) Mohan Kubendra, National President, Academy of National Family Physicians of India (AFPI); Dr Punam Bajaj, Director, NABH; and Chakravarthi AVPS, Chairman, Federation of Pharma Entrepreneurs.
The awards recognise exceptional work across categories including Cardiologist of the Year, Hospital Chain of the Year, Diagnostics Chain of the Year and several other individual and institutional categories.
Notable past winners include Narayana Health as Hospital Chain of the Year, Gleneagles Hospitals as Green Hospital of the Year and Dr Sameer Gupta as Cardiologist of the Year, among others.
