Apollo Hospitals

The Future of Healthcare in India: A Call to Shift from Illness to Wellness Speaking at the India Economic Summit , I felt a deep responsibility to share what 42 years at Apollo Hospitals has taught us about India’s health journey and where we must go next. From 72 hospitals, 10,500+ beds, and advanced care delivered at one-tenth of global costs, to medical education, research, AI-driven diagnostics, and primary care partnerships with governments we have worked across every layer of the healthcare pyramid. But the real transformation India needs will come from preventive healthcare, powered by science, technology, and public awareness. Today, an Apollo Health Check begins with an AI-enabled risk score, moves into highly personalised tests, and ends not with a prescription but with a path to wellness, supported by a health mentor. This is healthcare re-imagined: Proactive, Predictive, and deeply Personal. The scale and impact are real. Across our ecosystem, we perform 2.5 million health checks a year. Out of every thousand, we identify 11 individuals with serious early-stage issues cancer, heart disease, stroke risk. Conditions far more treatable, less painful, and dramatically less expensive when caught early. Yet India still sees: • 65% of cardiac diagnostics ending in interventions because patients arrive late • 72% of cancers diagnosed after Stage 2 The question we must ask is: Where was this person in Stage 1? The answer is clear: we are not prioritising prevention. The truth is simple and scientific. The heart attack at 50 begins with arteries clogging at 25. The stroke at 70 starts with unmanaged risk in your 40s. Disability at 80 is seeded by muscle loss in your 60s. When we focus on prevention, we create a powerful flywheel: Data → Innovation → Early detection → Better outcomes → Lower costs → Healthier communities. This is how India can leapfrog into a future where healthspan matters as much as lifespan where living to 90 also means living independently, joyfully, and with dignity. Our Chairman’s vision captures it beautifully: "Health and Happiness at Home." India stands on the brink of a healthcare transformation. Prevention is not just a medical strategy; it is a national imperative. Every ulcer avoided, every stroke prevented, every cancer caught early, every young life saved from a silent cardiac risk—that is the future we must build. And it begins with awareness, responsibility, and timely action. #HealthcareLeadership #FutureOfHealthcare #PreventiveHealthcare #HealthForAll #AIinHealthcare #DigitalHealth #EarlyDetection #HealthInnovation #ApolloHospitals #IndiaHealth