Overview

• Dr. Jitendra Singh invoked Dr. B.C. Roy’s legacy to underline the need for restoring doctor-patient trust, citing Roy’s unwavering ethics and his ₹66 consultation fee as symbols of societal confidence.
• He urged the dissolution of silos between allopathic and AYUSH systems, advocating a unified healthcare approach that incorporates yoga for chronic disease management.
• The minister underscored India’s evolving health profile—a dual burden of infectious and noncommunicable diseases alongside a population that is both youthful and ageing—and called for new medical curricula.
• Singh emphasized that doctors must “unlearn and relearn” to keep pace with AI-assisted surgery, robotic diagnostics and the expansion of telemedicine services.
• He spotlighted India’s leadership in medical research, referencing advances in DNA vaccines, gene therapy trials, indigenous antibiotics and the development of biobanks and genome repositories.