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About Association Of Healthcare Providers (India)
Educating and Advocating for Well Being of Common Man
About AHPI
Association of Healthcare Providers (India) represents the vast majority of healthcare providers in India. It is registered under Indian Society Registration ACT- 1860 as “not for profit” organization.
The Association of Healthcare Providers (India)’s vision is to have healthy India, encompassing society, community and common man at grass root. The Association of Healthcare Providers (India) envisions a healthy India, with a focus on improving the well-being of society, communities, and individuals at the grassroots level. AHPI collaborates with all key stakeholders to establish a national healthcare system that ensures universal access to essential health services for every citizen.
AHPI supports its members and partner organizations in driving healthcare improvements that benefit communities effectively and efficiently. It plays an active role in advocating for healthcare reforms, infrastructure development, tax and tariff regulations, health insurance issues, and any other challenges that healthcare organizations or the public face in delivering or accessing equitable healthcare services.
Through its subsidiary wings, the AHPI Academy, the association offers various healthcare programs that prioritize patient safety and quality of care. Another important entity under AHPI is the Healthcare Certification Centre, which develops standards for different categories of healthcare establishments. It also certifies healthcare agencies’ compliance with these standards and provides customized, certified training programs, including Quality Management System (QMS) and healthcare management training for the industry.
In a relatively short span, AHPI has become a prestigious organization in the healthcare sector, representing approximately 20,000 hospitals across India. Its goal is to unify healthcare providers to work collaboratively with the government and society to enhance the well-being of the common man and build a healthier India. To streamline this mission, AHPI has empowered teams at the state level, with active chapters in Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Delhi NCR, Bihar, Haryana, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Rajasthan, Punjab, Kerala, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, West Bengal, The North East, and other regions.
AHPI Govering Board
The affairs of AHPI are managed by the Executive Committee (Governing Board) as per Rules & Regulations of AHPI. The Executive Committee among others have President and Member Secretary. The member secretary acts as Chief Executive of the secretariat and is designated as Director General, who is vested with executive powers to administer the secretariat as provided in the Rules and Regulations of the AHPI.
AHPI Leadership & Secretariat
AHPI represents the vast majority of healthcare providers in India. AHPI is a not-for-profit organisation. It is registered as SOCIETY under the society registration act of 1860, vide registration number S/186/2012 dated 21st December 2012. The membership is open to all the healthcare providers such as hospitals/nursing homes/clinics, diagnostic centres, medical equipment companies, insurance providers and all others that are accountable to the community and who believe in the aims and objectives of the AHPI. All members on the roster of AHPI constitute the General Body of AHPI. The affairs of AHPI are managed by the Executive Committee (Governing Body) with total membership not exceeding twenty as per the Rules & Regulations of AHPI. The Executive Committee among others has President and Member Secretary. The member secretary acts as Chief Executive of the secretariat and is designated as Director General, who is vested with executive powers to administer the secretariat as provided in the Rules and Regulations of the AHPI.
The President
Dr. M.I. Sahadulla is a distinguished internal medicine specialist, healthcare leader, and entrepreneur with over 50 years of experience across India, the UK, the USA, Saudi Arabia, and the GCC countries. A Fellow of the Royal Colleges of Physicians of Ireland and London, he also holds an MBA from the University of Hull, UK.
In 2002, he founded KIMS Healthcare Management Ltd., pursuing a vision to create an affordable specialty healthcare model in India with a workforce of approximately 6,500 professionals. He has led the company’s growth from a single hospital in Thiruvananthapuram to a large private healthcare network with several hospitals and medical centres in India and five other countries. KIMSHEALTH is accredited by the National Accreditation Board for Hospitals (NABH) and the Australian Council on Healthcare Standards International (ACHSI), making it the first hospital in India to hold national and international accreditations.
Dr. Sahadulla’s career includes over 25 years with Saudi Aramco, one of the world’s most advanced medical organizations. As a physician, internist, and administrator, he gained extensive experience in American healthcare standards, quality, accreditation, industrial medical disaster management, and emergency readiness. In 2015, his contributions were recognized with the prestigious ACHSI Gold Medallion Award, making him the first Asian recipient of this honour.
Prior to his stint in Aramco, he had served as a faculty member at Government Medical College, Kerala, and worked with the NHS, UK. He has also been associated with some of the world’s best medical institutions, such as Cleveland Clinic, Mayo Clinic, and Houston Methodist Hospital in the U.S. He remains an MRCP Examiner for the Royal College of Physicians of London.
Dr. Sahadulla is the National President of the Association of Healthcare Providers of India (AHPI). He is also the Chair of the FICCI Kerala State Council, the President of the Association of Specialty Healthcare Institutions (AASHI), the Healthcare Convener for the CII Kerala Chapter, a National Steering Committee Member for CII & HSCC, and a member of NATHEALTH. He is an ardent sports promoter and enthusiast and leads the Trivandrum District Shuttle Badminton Association.
In addition to the ACHSI Gold Medallion Award in 2015, Dr. Sahadulla was honoured with the Entrepreneur of the Year Award from Modern Medicare in 2006 and the Leadership Award from the Trivandrum Management Association in 2010. He received the Golden Peacock Award for Business Excellence and Quality, instituted by the Institute of Directors (IOD), India, in 2013 and 2014. In 2015, TiE Kerala named him Entrepreneur of the Year, and in 2024, he received the prestigious International PACES Champion Award.
Dr. Sahadulla is a respected author. His memoir, ‘Vital Signs: Reflections on a Life in Medicine and Management’ (2018), provides insights into his extensive experiences in healthcare and leadership. His academic contributions include the Comprehensive Textbook of Infectious Diseases (Editions 1 & 2) and the World of Vaccinology, widely referenced medical works.
The Director General
Dr. Girdhar Gyani is currently working as Director General, Association of Healthcare Providers (India). The Association (AHPI), as a conglomeration of entire healthcare providers i.e. hospitals/nursing homes/clinics, diagnostic centres, and supporting organizations like, pharmaceutical, medical equipment companies, insurance providers, etc. is working closely with the key stakeholders i.e. the Government and the Society to realise the Universal Health Coverage. The Association is registered as ‘not-for-profit’ NGO, under society registration ACT-1860. The Mission of AHPI is (a) to build capacity in the Indian health system with a focus on patient safety and affordability and (b) to undertake advocacy with the government on matters related to regulation, tariffs, financial sustainability and other issues affecting the healthcare industry.
Prior to this Dr. Gyani was Secretary General, Quality Council of India (2003-2012), an apex national body responsible for establishing and operating a national accreditation structure and promoting quality in all walks of life. Dr. Gyani introduced a number of measures, integrating quality into regulatory framework in the areas of education, healthcare, environment, industry, and public services, which are known to have resulted in good governance practices. SME World Magazine in its cover story of the June 2012 issue, described him as a Quality Man of India.
Dr. GIRDHAR GYANI is widely recognised as a founder of healthcare quality in India. During his tenure as Secretary General, Quality Council of India, Dr. Gyani played a pivotal role in the formulation and operation of National Accreditation Board for Hospitals and Healthcare Providers (NABH), for the first time in the country. He was the Principal Coordinator in developing accreditation standards for hospitals and getting them accredited by the International Society for Quality in Health Care (ISQua). This was followed up with the development of standards for Blood Banks, Radiology Centres, Dental Clinics, Wellness Centres, and AYUSH Hospitals. Dr. Gyani functioned as founder and CEO of NABH till he superannuated in July 2012. During this period about 200- leading hospitals in the country got accredited, providing a boost to medical tourism.
Dr. Gyani has the distinction of serving as an elected director on the board of the International Society for Quality in Healthcare (ISQua) for 4-years from 2009 to 2013. Dr. Gyani is presently the surveyor for the International Accreditation Program of ISQua. He was a nominated member of academic council of the Medical Council of India (MCI) during 2012-13, to facilitate an objective assessment of medical colleges.
Dr. Gyani is very widely travelled, which has helped him to assimilate best practices from other countries. He has been a popular speaker on Quality in healthcare at a large number of international events. He is a recipient of numerous awards and recognitions including; ’16th Lal C. Verman Award’ in the year 2002 and ‘Rotary Centenary Award’ in the year 2004 for Excellence in the field of Quality. He was bestowed with the ‘Lifetime achievement award’, jointly by DRDO, Vivekananda Yoga University, and Foundation for Quality in January 2015, for innovating quality for National Well Being. The Consortium of Accredited Hospitals (CAHO) bestowed on him the ‘Life Time Achievement Award’ during their annual conclave in March 2016. Healthcare Executive magazine in its January 2015 issue complimented him as ‘CHANAKYA of Quality’.