STATE TIMES NEWS
Major Gen. (Dr.) R.K. Garg, AVSM, Chairman Election Committee informed that Dr. Yashpal Sharma has been elected as President, AHA, India after defeating Dr. (Prof.) Hem Chandra, Vice Chancellor, Uttarakhand Medical University. Dr. Sharma has been re-elected for the 2nd term of two years. He has been instrumental in bringing various academic and administrative reforms during his first tenure as President AHA India. Dr. Anoop Kumar Daga has been elected as Vice-President, Dr. Shyama Nagarajan as Executive Director, Maj. Gen. Jagtar Singh, VSM as Finance Director, Dr. Rajiv Kumar Jain as Programme Director and Dr. Ashish Kumar Gupta, Brig. (Dr.) Pradeep Srivastava, Dr. Mahesh Devnani, GP. Capt. Rajiv Pathni and Dr. Param Hans Mishra as Members of the Executive Committee.
Academy of Hospital Administration (AHA) is an autonomous professional, not for profit organization consisting of more than 2500 life/associate members who are highly qualified and experienced Experts and faculty in hospital & health systems operations management, public health and multispecialty facilities planning & architectural designing doyens in Quality management in health care delivery systems (NABH, NQAS & NABL), public health strategists etc. AHA has a large panel of academia, experts in Bio-Medical Engineers, Health IT professionals, HTA, Telemedicine, Medical & Wellness, Tourism, Bio-Medical Waste Management, Lean & Six Sigma and other allied fields in health related domains.
AHA India and its chapters across country are carrying out health system management development, training, conduct post graduate courses, professional consultancy, research and for exchange of knowledge conducting national & international conferences, be think tank, act as an association of hospital, health systems and allied disciplines professionals. Also be a resource and advisory body to Ministry of Health & Family Welfare Central and State Governments on all matters pertaining to Hospital & Health Systems planning, policy making and operational management.
Dr. Yashpal Sharma as proved his administrative acumen in J&K by providing leadership in various associated hospitals of medical College Jammu, establishing the framework and program management units at all levels under National Rural Health Mission as its first Mission Director. He has been instrumental in establishment and operationalisation of J&K Medical Supplies Corporation Ltd. and making it Self-sustainable organization. His role in establishment of seven New Medical Colleges in J&K has been appreciated by all. He has been taking keen interest in establishing department of Hospital administration in All Medical Colleges AIIMS and the Private Medical Colleges across country. He is well known in the field of Health and has been organizing Management Development Programme for Doctors, Nurses and Paramedic in Jammu & Kashmir.