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Policymakers,
healthcare leaders, startups, CSR, and medtech innovators to co-create a
Pandemic Preparedness Roadmap for a resilient, equitable health system
19th September 2025, Delhi : Mission ICU, a volunteering-based nonprofit initiative dedicated
to strengthening rural India’s healthcare infrastructure by funding and
deploying critical care equipment, has partnered with Compassionate Patient
Response, Inc. (CPR), a public charitable organization founded during the
pandemic to provide critical care access for underprivileged communities.
Together, the two organizations are working to bridge gaps in lifesaving
healthcare facilities for underserved populations.
Building on this shared mission, Mission ICU and CPR
have announced a national, one-day conference that will bring together
policymakers, healthcare leaders, CSR heads, researchers, and innovators to
co-develop an actionable roadmap for India’s long-term pandemic preparedness
and critical care resilience by 2047.
The conference, scheduled for October 9, has been
named Mission Critical: Envisioning Pandemic-Ready India by 2047. To register,
please click here: https://missionicu.org/mission-critical-2025
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Speaking about the initiative, Dr. Ashwin Naik,
Co-founder, Mission ICU, said:
“The lessons of the recent COVID pandemic are a stark reminder that
preparedness is essential not only for saving lives but also for ensuring
economic and social stability. With a growing population, rapid urbanization,
and emerging health threats, India’s readiness is a strategic imperative.
Through this initiative, we aim to foster collaborative action across sectors
to build healthcare systems that are inclusive, accessible, and future-ready.”
Speaking about the collaboration, Dr. Satya Garimella,
Co-Founder, CPR, stated:
“Our joint efforts will seek to align CSR initiatives, startup innovations,
and medtech advancements with long-term strategies that leave no community
behind. CPR and Mission ICU are already united in policy insight, grassroots
experience, and operational excellence to address one of India’s most urgent
challenges of building resilient healthcare systems.”
Speaking about the main theme of the event, Krishna
Kottapalli, Co-Founder, CPR, stated: “Through the event keynote
addresses and panel discussions, our goal is to address critical pillars of
preparedness namely accessible critical care infrastructure, disease
surveillance and data integration, resilient healthcare systems, healthcare
innovation, equitable access to care, and coordinated governance.”
The discussions will also delve deeper into the finer
aspects of building pandemic-resistant clinical systems, advancing affordable
technology solutions to address manpower shortages and how to bridge existing
gaps in the system with scalable models.
An expected outcome of the conference is the creation
of the National 2047 Pandemic Preparedness Roadmap, linked to the year marking
100 years of India’s independence. This living document will outline
strategies, policy recommendations, and partnerships to ensure sustainable
healthcare solutions. Mission ICU and CPR aim to engage stakeholders and
participants beyond the event, working closely with government agencies, civil
society organizations, and funding bodies to ensure that the recommendations lead
to actionable interventions.
Addressing the long-term vision, Mr. Maanoj Shah,
Co-founder, Mission ICU, highlighted:
“By linking the key message to India’s celebration of 100 years of
independence in 2047, it gives us a noble goal to focus on, one that will
transform healthcare in India for the greater good of the entire population,
especially by strengthening the nation’s critical care infrastructure to
support vulnerable communities.”
This collaboration builds on the successful joint
efforts of Mission ICU and CPR in equipping Rangaraya Hospital in Andhra
Pradesh with critical care infrastructure, furthering their shared goal of
transforming India’s healthcare landscape.
About Mission ICU
Mission ICU is a volunteering-based nonprofit
organization co-founded by Dr. Ashwin Naik, Maanoj Shah, and Dr. Edmond
Fernandes. Born amidst the urgent needs of COVID-19, Mission ICU funds and
deploys critical care medical equipment to hospitals, with a strong focus on
upgrading rural India’s healthcare infrastructure. It has already deployed
220 ICU beds in 22 locations across 10 different states, bringing
lifesaving facilities closer to underserved communities. The initiative brings
together healthcare professionals, philanthropists, and citizens to close the
urban–rural healthcare gap.
About CPR
Compassionate Patient Response, Inc. (CPR) is a
501(c)(3) public charitable organization co-founded by Dr. Satya Garimella and
Krishna Kottapalli during the peak of the pandemic. Guided by its values of diligence,
compassion, integrity, and sustainability, CPR identifies hospitals in need,
such as AIIMS Bibinagar (Telangana) and Samarpan Children’s Hospital
(Maharashtra), and mobilizes resources to donate critical care infrastructure
for underprivileged communities in semi-urban and rural India.
