P1
Preventive
Identify people at risk of developing chronic respiratory disease and enable corrective interventions for long-term health and well-being. Prevent patients with chronic respiratory disease from spiralling downhill.
About PRANA
A conclave
that produces policy.
PRANA is a national policy-direction conclave delivered as a scientific meeting. It aligns Indian pulmonary healthcare with global guidelines and produces a single signed policy output—the Chennai Declaration on Pulmonary Health—with ten named, dated and measurable commitments, handed at the closing plenary to MoHFW, NHM, the Ministry of AYUSH and State Health Departments.
The Operating Model
P4 as a service
P2
Predictive
To know the unknown causes for health and disease variation through Omics, Cell Biology and Bioinformatics.
P3
Participative
Allow patients with chronic respiratory disease to make informed decisions regarding disease management and outcomes.
P4
Personalised
Identify people at risk of developing CRD and allow them to take a corrective course of health and well being
Anchored to MoHFW programmes — NP-NCD · AB-HWC · NTEP · NACO · NLEP — and to INSEARCH research base.
Rationale
The lung is
a life-course organ.
India's respiratory crisis is best understood as a life-course problem. The mean age of acute coronary syndrome in Indian patients is 57.5 years (CREATE Registry), nearly a decade earlier than Western populations, while COPD prevalence rises sharply from age 30 onwards (INSEARCH). Against a life expectancy of 72 years (SRS 2024), a person with COPD typically lives with the disease for more than four decades, whereas a comparable cardiac patient lives with theirs for roughly fifteen years. Around 12% of newborns are preterm (NFHS-5 2019–21), permanently reducing peak lung function and contributing to adult chronic respiratory disease. The resulting burden includes lost productivity, household expenditure and diminished national development.
~12%
Preterm births in India
Source: NFHS-5 (2019–21)
~42y
Years lived with COPD
Source: INSEARCH
72
Life expectancy at birth
Source: SRS 2024
National context
Continuing
India's G20 health agenda.
India's G20 Health convergence agenda under the theme "Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam – One Earth, One Family, One Future" focused on harmonizing global strategies across three core pillars: Health Emergencies Prevention, Pharmaceutical Cooperation and Digital Health Innovation. It aimed to integrate fragmented global health frameworks to ensure equitable healthcare access.
G20 HWG · 2023
Thiruvananthapuram
Health Emergencies Prevention, Preparedness, and Response (PPR)
G20 HWG · 2023
Goa
Digital Health Innovations and Solutions
G20 HWG · 2023
Hyderabad
Strengthening Cooperation in the Pharmaceutical Sector
G20 HWG · 2023
Gandhinagar
Universal Health Architecture and Policy Convergence
Organising Leadership
The Organising Committee
Dr T Palaniappan
Patron, Chairman and Founder
Medway Group of Hospitals
Dr Supraja K
Conference Chair · Director and Lead consultant, Pulmonology and Pulmonary Rehabilitation
Medway Institute of Pulmonology, Chennai
Dr V Pasupathy
Conference Co Chair
Founder - Parikshan FSS Pvt Ltd.
Six committees
Where the work actually happens.
Committee
Scientific Committee
Chair · See Scientific Committee section
Committee
Marketing
Chair · Mr. Meyyappan M – VP Marketing & Brand Manager, Medway Hospitals
Committee
Accommodation & Logistics
Chair · Mr. T. Nataraajan – DMD, GRT Group of Hotels
Committee
Partner Organisation
Chair · Mr. Immanuel – Arogya Bharath Organisation
Committee
Event Management
Chair · Galatta Events
Committee
Tech Committee
Chair · Sarabesh Sriram · Stacia Corp
Anchor institution
Medway Group of Hospitals
The Medway Institute of Pulmonology is a state-of-the-art respiratory care facility in Kodambakkam (Trustpuram), Chennai. It provides comprehensive care for respiratory illnesses, specializing in precision diagnostics, holistic rehabilitation, and tailored chronic disease management.
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