Core Programme Clusters

Health Systems Development

Healthcare Executive Management Development Programme (HxMDP)

The programme was organized in Thimphu, Bhutan, 4-10 October, by the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, in collaboration with the Royal Government of Bhutan and WHO Country Offices for India and Bhutan.  The focus areas of the programme were: (a) Healthcare Human Resource Management; (b) Financial Management for Doctors; (c) Hospital Logistics Management; (d) Quality Dimensions in Hospital Care; (e) Medico-legal and Ethical Concerns; and (f) Emerging Trends.

Dr Shakti Kumar Gupta, Head of the Department of Hospital Administration at AIIMS initiated this capacity building effort through a series of HxMDPs launched in 2007.  HxMDP is designed to enhance senior healthcare executive’s ability to carry out higher-level managerial functions in healthcare organizations, and inculcate skills to understand the internal and external environments.  HxMDP is aimed at senior doctors in leadership positions in medical and healthcare organizations.  It has benefited 110 senior level healthcare executives of the South East Asian Region.  The programme provides a single platform for senior doctors in management positions to exchange ideas, understand and discuss important developments in the field of Hospital Management. It has been attended by Deans, Principals, Professors and Departmental Heads of Medical Colleges, Directors and Medical Superintendents, and senior doctors from the Health Systems Development Projects of various state governments.

This was the 5th HxMDP organized by AIIMS.  The Health Minister of Bhutan, H.E. Lyonpo Zangley Dukpa, inaugurated the programme and expressed his pleasure for the bilateral collaboration between the two nations.  He stressed the importance of this programme since it addresses the need for improving the managerial capacity in healthcare to lasting improvement in delivery of the services.  He was accompanied by H.E. the Ambassador of India to Bhutan,  Mr. Pavan K Varma; the Health Secretary of Bhutan, Dr. Gado Tshering; WHO Representative to Bhutan, Dr HSB Tennakoon; senior officials, stakeholders; and the media.  Dr. Shakti Kumar Gupta presided over the function and advised the participants to actively interact and benefit the most from this programme, which is a fertile ground for rich exchange of experience and ideas. Dr Salim Habayeb, WHO Representative to India, served as faculty.  Dr RT Anand, AIIMS, effectively facilitated day-to-day organization; and DK Sharma, Medical Superintendent, AIIMS presided over the Valedictory function of the programme on 10 October 2009.   The next programme of this series is scheduled for March/April 2010.