World Health Congress

The award recognizes the continuous efforts to provide cutting-edge medical assistance in diverse medical departments while bringing together best of the doctors, scientists and clinical researchers to provide expert services in diagnosing, treating and preventing diseases all under one roof.

Eligibilty

Taking specialized care to next level the award acknowledges a complete super-speciality care hospital which blends tradition with state-of-the-art and offers specialized yet affordable treatment.

Eligibilty

♦For the super speciality branches like, CARDIOLOGY, ORTHOPAEDIC, PAEDIATRICS, OPHTHALMOLOGY, ENT, GYNAECOLOGY, GENERAL SURGERY, NEPHROLOGY UNIT WITH DIALYSIS, DIABITIES AND ONCOLOGY, GASTRO ENTEROLOGY, following criteria are desired :-

♦Experience: Minimum 3 years post-qualification (Degree) experience in the field of the speciality out of which at least 2 years experience should be for running that particular hospital required to be empanelled.

♦Bed capacity: In context of Bed capacity the single speciality hospitals should be divided into two categories i.e. Super speciality major and Super speciality minor. The Super speciality major will consist of following speciality:Cadiology, Orthopaedic, Paediatrics, General Surgery, General Medicine, Gastro Enterology. The bed capacity for these branches should be minimum 30 beds. The Super speciality minor will consist of following speciality:ENT, Ophthalmology, Gynaecology, Nephrology with dialysis unit, Urology, Oncology and Diabetology. The bed capacity for these branches should be minimum 10 beds. The super speciality hospital as mentioned above should have infrastructures to handle the emergencies and critically ill patients in respective branches and the modern state of art gazettes to carry out the various procedures.

♦The medical and para-medical staff should be qualified and trained in respective speciality.

♦There should be one standard well equipped Operation Theater dealing with the concerned speciality. The super-speciality Hospitals, like, cardiology, gastro-enterology and neurology should comply with the standards laid down for the respective speciality. They should have their own cardiac cath lab., Operation theater compatible with cardiac surgeries, neuro-surgeries, endoscopy, ERCP, Laparoscopy etc.

♦The Hospital should have in-house all essential investigation facilities available for that particular speciality.

♦Should have easily reachable casualty preferably at the ground floor manned by trained and qualified doctors and para medical staff with the facilities to handle all the emergency cases.

♦The hospital should have the valid registration with the competent authority of the City and comply with their standards at any given time.

♦The hospital preferably should have a certificate of Income tax department for exemption of income-tax for different modality of treatment, wherever applicable.

♦Accommodation: The hospital should have minimum three tier facilities for indoor admission i.e. general ward, separate twin sharing room, single AC and Non-AC room and AC Deluxe room for the patients.

♦They should have their own power back up system for uninterrupted power supply.

♦Tariff:
(a) The treatment charges limited to CGHS approved rates from time to time or actual rates of hospital, whichever is less.
(b) Full credit facility to existing employees and their eligible dependent family members is to be provided.

Submission Content

Submit the Form below along with the Brochure.
NOTE:* Only applicable columns are to be filled by different applicant.
** Enclose the attested copy of relevant documents.
***Along with all the above details also submit the brochure of the Hospital.

Eligibility

♦All hospitals can participate. Small and big hospitals have equal chances of winning because the awards are for the success of projects, programs or services that were implemented during the award period and not for overall excellence of the hospital. In this sense public and private hospitals, small and large ones too, have equal chances of winning.

♦Entries must be for projects, programs, or services that were implemented or significantly enhanced from January 2016 to June 2017. In this sense, the awards are for the introduction of new projects, or for the improvements in 2016/2017 of existing programs and systems. In general, the judges favor new projects than enhancements.

♦In all cases, there should be objective, quantifiable, and verifiable measurements as to the effectiveness of the project.

NOTE

Each entry Along with a write up of not more than 1500 words should be accompanied by the Supporting Materials:
Profile of the Hospital
Brochure
Press reports
Awards won
Comments and testimonials from stakeholders
Anything to convince the judges that your entry meets the criteria best.
*You may send up to 5 attachments of any other supporting material together with your online entry form.
**Documents must be in .PDF format, images must be in .jpg format.
***Each Hospital can get nominated for more than one Award Category.

This award is for the hospital that implemented the most effective management innovations or improvements in its management systems policies and practices. (The basic functions of management, strategic directions and how management assures itself that it has control, feedback and improvement).

Criteria

The innovations can be in implementing or improving management policies, in setting goals and organizing to meet them. More weight will be given to innovations in how the hospital plans its services, manages its finances, motivates its staff and has developed an effective feedback /control and management review processes. The entry needs to demonstrate measurable results. Is there “visible” leadership to create the right mindset and values for a better patient experience?

Scoring Factors

♦Why is the project innovative and how does it make a difference in the improvement of Hospital services.

♦The extent to which the project involves all levels of management and staff. Was there staff training at all levels?

♦Does it have significant results or outcomes? Are these measurable? Is there concrete feedback or other support to show impact on improvement of hospital service?

♦The extent to which and how the project is communicated to all levels, and how is it audited to make sure sound management and/or good governance principles are being followed.

♦Was the process and means by which the project was conducted adequate to meet its goals? Was the composition of the team about right? Were appropriate analysis tools used, or was it only

Submission Content

The entry is by a 1500 word submition content, including the Scoring Content in the format below.

Background

Provide some background as to how the project originated e.g. what problem/ opportunity were you faced with. MAX 350 WORDS.

Measurement

Provide some background as to how the project originated e.g. what problem/ opportunity were you faced with. MAX 350 WORDS.

Activity

Outline the steps or stages of the project and how these were executed by the team. MAX 300 WORDS.

Result

Demonstrate the results of the project. How did you measure this? How was the project beneficial from the patient’s perspective? Provide quantifiable information such as before and after measurements and percentage improvement. MAX 200 WORDS.

Closing Argument

Please outline how sustainable the improvements are, and give any other information, including third party testimonial regarding your project which you think would help convince the judges that this project (or program) should win this category. MAX 300 WORDS.

Healthcare providers are increasingly recognizing the importance of technology as a tool to achieve their business targets and agendas. This award acknowledges hospitals for putting technology to most productive use.
Medical diagnostics and every area of hospital efficiency are seriously and increasingly technology dependent. How well is the hospital using Technology?

Criteria

Specifically this award is for the project or program the hospital implemented on better use of technology to improve the overall quality, safety and efficiency of the healthcare delivery system. More weight will be given not about how much was spent on medical equipment but how well the hospital is harnessing and embracing technology to the extent it can afford, and finding ways when it cannot afford. How technology is managed across different systems? Is digital information safe and secure? Does the system integrate requirements of patients, providers, government, insurers and other stakeholders? Does it improve healthcare productivity or efficiency? Does it prevent medical errors and increase accuracy? Does it improve efficiency and reduce paperwork?

Scoring Factors

♦Why is the technology project innovative and how does it make a difference in the improvement of Hospital services.

♦The extent to which the project involves all use of new technology tools and techniques, analytics and online advancements. Was there staff training at all levels?

♦Does it have significant results or outcomes? Are these measurable? Is there concrete feedback or other support to show impact on improvement of hospital service?

♦The extent to which and how the project is communicated to all levels, and how it is used to make sure patients are now better served.

♦Was the process and means by which the project was conducted adequate to meet its goals? Was the composition of the team about right? Were appropriate analysis tools used, or was it only a matter of throwing money at the problem?

Submission Content

The entry is by a 1500 word submission content, including the Scoring Content in the format below.

Background

Provide some background as to how the project originated e.g. what problem/ opportunity were you faced with. Provide details of any technology needs analysis that was conducted. MAX 350 WORDS.

Measurement

Describe what was required to address the aforementioned problem/ opportunity. Outline what your targets/ goals were whether any approach was outlined to correlate this program with better service. Also provide an overview of the team that was put together to undertake this. MAX 350 WORDS.

Activity

Outline the steps or stages of the project and how these were executed by the team. MAX 300 WORDS.

Result

Demonstrate the results of the project and how this was beneficial for staff, patients, stakeholders etc. Present quantifiable information such as before and after measurements and percentage improvement e.g. were costs reduced, accuracy/ productivity increased, patient safety/ care were improved. MAX 200 WORDS.

Closing Argument

Please outline how sustainable the improvements are, and give any other information, including third party testimonial regarding your project which you think would help convince the judges that this project (or program) should win this category. MAX 300 WORDS.

Includes free services and Environment, Energy and Green activities

Criteria

This is a project or program that brings together the hospital and the community, including socially responsible undertakings and free services. Is the project or program sustainable? Does the hospital seek the involvement of its stakeholders and community or does it merely provide resources? Does the hospital give of its management time and expertise? More weight is given to how meaningful it is to the community it serves in terms of preventive health and/or free services. Does the hospital have programs for environment protection, energy conservation and/or being green?

Scoring Factors

♦To what extent does the project make a difference in the improvement of healthcare in the community it serves?
♦The extent to which the hospital involves its management talent and expertise to improve healthcare in the community (as opposed to merely providing resources).
♦Does it have significant results or outcomes? Are these measurable? Are there testimonials, awards or other support to show impact on improvement of hospital service?
♦The extent the project is prevention oriented, and how well it will reduce or eliminate health care or other problems in the community. Will the benefits be long lasting and sustainable?
♦Was the process and means by which the project was conducted adequate to meet its goals? Was the composition of the team about right? Were appropriate analysis tools used, or was it only a matter of throwing money at the problem?

Submission Content

The entry is by a 1500 word submission content, including the Scoring Content in the format below.

Background

Provide some background as to how the project originated e.g. what problem/ opportunity were you faced with. MAX 350 WORDS.

Measurement

Describe what was required to address the aforementioned problem/ opportunity. Outline what your targets/ goals were and whether any approach was outlined to correlate this program with better community engagement/ practices. Also provide an overview of the team that was put together to undertake this. MAX 350 WORDS.

Activity

Outline the steps or stages of the project and how these were executed by the team. MAX 300 WORDS.

Result

Demonstrate the results of the project and how this was beneficial for the community. How did you measure this? Present quantifiable information such as before and after measurements and percentage improvement. Also provide any qualitative information such as testimonials, awards etc. MAX 200 WORDS.

Closing Argument

Please outline how sustainable the improvements are, and give any other information, including third party testimonial regarding your project which you think would help convince the judges that this project (or program) should win this category. MAX 300 WORDS.

Projects or programs to keep a patient SAFE, such as use of right equipment, infection control, minimize slips and falls and prevention of sentinel events.

Criteria

 This award is for the hospital that introduced an outstanding project for the monitoring and assurance for safety in the diagnosis, and delivery of care. Projects for the reporting, deliberation, management, and prevention of Sentinel Events like wrong site surgery are included as part of this category. Medication errors, infection control are included. More weight is given to how much the project or program improved patient safety and if there are measurements to back this up. In other words, the judges will particularly look at the percentage of improvement. Was there therapeutic error reduction?

Scoring Factors

♦How well does the project assure patient safety and the prevention of sentinel events?
♦Is there significant improvement in patient safety after, as compared to before the project?
♦Does it have significant results or outcomes?  Are these measurable? Are there testimonials, awards, or other support to show impact on improvement of hospital service?
♦The extent the project is prevention oriented, and how well it will reduce or eliminate service defects. Will the benefits be long lasting?
♦Was the process and means by which the project was conducted adequate to meet its goals? Was the composition of the team about right? Were appropriate analysis tools used, or was it only a matter of throwing money at the problem?

Submission Content

The entry is by a 1500 word submission content, including the Scoring Content in the format below. 

Background

Provide some background as to how the project originated e.g. what problem/ opportunity were you faced with. MAX 350 WORDS 

Measurement

Describe what was required to address the aforementioned problem/ opportunity. Outline what your targets/ goals were. Also provide an overview of the team that was put together to undertake this. MAX 350 WORDS.

Activity

Outline the steps or stages of the project and how these were executed by the team. MAX 300 WORDS.

Result

Demonstrate the results of the project and how this improved patient safety. Present quantifiable information such as before and after measurements and percentage improvement. MAX 200 WORDS.

Closing Argument

Please give any other information, including third party testimonial regarding your project which you think would help convince the judges that this project (or program) should win this category. MAX 300 WORDS.

This category is for the medical or clinical side of “customer service”. Programs of patient centered care belong here as do those that demonstrate physician involvement and leadership.

Criteria

 A clinical practice improvement project that was successfully completed in any of the specialized (technical) areas of hospital management, such as Nursing, Laboratory, and Radiology or in specialty clinics such as eye center, kidney center, etc. The project should show measurable results of having improved diagnostics and treatment with little or no capital outlay.  More weight is given to projects where clinical outcomes are measured and how well are these measurements used – or how involved where the physicians in the project. Is there a program to improve the quality of the doctor-patient relationship? Is there a discernible focus on improving different aspects of the patient physician interaction?

Scoring Factors

♦Did the project improve the service of the hospital department or unit to its customers by way of better service, reduction of errors, reduced waiting time, and faster results?
♦Is it simple yet effective, something other departments can also adopt or adapt? Was there significant physician input?
♦Does it have significant results or outcomes?  Are these measurable? Are there testimonials, awards or other support to show impact on improvement of the department or unit's service?
♦The extent the project is prevention oriented, and how well it will reduce or eliminate the service defect. Will the benefits be long lasting?
♦Was the process and means by which the project was conducted adequate to meet its goals? Was the composition of the team about right? Were appropriate analysis tools used or was it only a matter of throwing money at the problem?

Submission Content

The entry is by a 1500 word submission content, including the Scoring Content in the format below.

Background

Provide some background as to how the project originated e.g. what problem/ opportunity were you faced with. MAX 350 WORDS. 

Measurement

Describe what was required to address the aforementioned problem/ opportunity. Outline what your targets/ goals were and whether any approach was outlined to correlate this program with better clinical service from the patient’s perspective. Also provide an overview of the team that was put together to undertake this and how involved the physicians were in the project. MAX 350 WORDS

Activity

Outline the steps or stages of the project and how these were executed by the team. MAX 300 WORDS.

Result

Demonstrate the results of the project and how this was beneficial for the patient. How did you measure this? Present quantifiable information such as before and after measurements and percentage improvement. MAX 200 WORDS.

Closing Argument

Please give any other information, including third party testimonial regarding your project which you think would help convince the judges that this project (or program) should win this category. MAX 300 WORDS.

Nursing is at the center of all hospital activities. How well does the hospital improve this service?

Criteria

Nurses are at center of how the physicians and other hospital departments cooperate and coordinate services to serve the patient better. Nurses interpret, disperse and collect results of what the doctor ordered. They are the front line, and see the patient more often than any other service. More weight is given for a project or program that improves the patient experience because of improvements and innovations in how nursing care is delivered. Does the project help communication within departments of the hospital? Does it improve the patient experience? Does it reduce nursing or other error from any department? Does it lead to better patient well-being and comfort? Does it lead to better care, rendered faster?

Scoring Factors

♦The degree to which this is a nursing initiated and nursing led project to improve nursing service
♦Did the project bring to the team other departments who could contribute to its success?
♦Are the before and after measurements to show the project is working, and were these measurements relevant? 
♦Is there feedback from patients that show it to be so?
♦How well was patient safety, well-being and comfort served?

Submission Content

The entry is by a 1500 word submission content, including the Scoring Content in the format below.

Background

Provide some background as to how the project originated e.g. what problem/ opportunity were you faced with. MAX 350 WORDS

Measurement

Describe what was required to address the aforementioned problem/ opportunity. Outline what your targets/ goals were and whether any approach was outlined to correlate this program with better patient service and quality of care. Also provide an overview of the team that was put together to undertake this. MAX 350 WORDS

Activity

Outline the steps or stages of the project and how these were executed by the team. MAX 300 WORDS.

Result

Demonstrate the results of the project and how this was beneficial for the patients. How did you measure this? Present quantifiable information such as before and after measurements and percentage improvement. MAX 200 WORDS.

Closing Argument

Please give any other information, including third party testimonial regarding your project which you think would help convince the judges that this project (or program) should win this category. MAX 300 WORDS.

Eligibility

WHA aims to recognize the outstanding Institute in Medicine/ Dental/ Pharmacy/ Nursing / Health administration/ Physiotherapy and also this award recognizes institutes offering diploma/graduate/post-graduate courses. WHA for Best Institution will be awarded to an institution that has demonstrated exceptional performance in the past academic year.

(a) College/Institute must be functioning for at least 5 years.
(b) College/Institute must be affiliated to/ recognized by a statutory body of Government.
(c) College/Institute should have been accredited/ reaccredited to an official body during last five years on the date of application.
(d) College/Institute must have an approved Principal/Director.
(e) No legal action in terms of fine was sentenced/imposed on concerned College/Institute and also there is no serious enquiry pending against the concern College/Institute. The level of enquiry and related aspects of enquiry will be determined by the selection committee for the award.

Submission Content

Complete the form and attach all the necessary documents and data mentioned.

Taking specialized care to next level the award acknowledges a complete super-speciality care hospital which blends tradition with state-of-the-art and offers specialized yet affordable treatment.

This award is open to any large, small or medium sized, biopharma and biotech Pharmaceutical Company operating that develops produces, and markets drugs or pharmaceuticals.

Eligibility

The following pharma companies are eligible for application:

♦PHARMA COMPANY (LARGE): This award is open to any large Pharmaceutical company operating that develops, produces, and markets drugs or pharmaceuticals. We define a large company as one with over 250 employees.

♦PHARMA COMPANY (SME): This award is open to any small and medium-sized (SME) Pharmaceutical Company operating that develops, produces, and markets drugs or pharmaceuticals. We define a SME company as one with up to 249 employees.

♦BIOPHARMA COMPANY: This award is open to any organization involved in the production of pharmaceutical products manufactured in, extracted from, or semi synthesized from biological sources.

♦BIOTECH COMPANY: This award is open to any company or organization working on the cutting edge of biotechnology to develop medicines and pharmaceutical agents.

Submission Content

Entry is by a 1000 word nomination letter; ideally the judges will be looking for a clear plan and evidence that it is delivering on core objectives, paying particular attention to the criteria listed below.

♦Outstanding Achievement: Provide a brief description of significant projects undertaken over the past 12 months and why you think they were exceptional.

♦Business Growth: Detail the significant and specific activities that have contributed to business growth. This can include specific investment, financing or licensing deals, launch of product or expansion.

♦Operational Excellence: What has the company done to boost operational performance?

♦Innovativeness: Include details of any unique efforts or processes that have been employed, demonstrating the degree of innovation and commercial potential.

♦Societal impact: Outline the societal impact of any methods, products or projects you have developed.

♦Professional Standing and Accreditation: Outline any relevant industry achievements and accreditations.

This award recognizes initiatives which have led to institutionalizing high standards in the pharmaceutical value chain with respect to cost, quality, technology, productivity and processes.

Eligibility

♦Applications for the Award category “Operational Excellence” is open for all pharmaceutical companies operating.

♦The initiative/project has to be launched and operational on or after 1 July 2015

♦The initiative/project has to be launched and operational in the any market.

♦More than one application in an award category is also permitted if the applications are for different innovations. Please use a separate form for each application.

Submission Content

♦Entry is by a 1000 word nomination letter; ideally the judges will be looking for a clear plan and evidence that it is delivering on core objectives, paying particular attention to the criteria listed below.

♦Operational Efficiency: How have you reduced down-time, ensured faster product changeover and reduced cycle time to increase efficiency?

♦Innovation: Include the details of any unique efforts or processes that have been employed, demonstrating the degree of innovation and commercial potential. Have you employed any innovative approaches to cGMPs or applied the principles of Lean/Six Sigma to increase operational efficiency?

♦Quality standards: How have you maintained or increased quality of product or process through operational excellence?

♦Budgetary Efficiency: Detail how you have managed budgets by reduced cost of goods, reduced labour and reduced working capital Include any other statements or facts that support your entry.
 

This award will recognize an organization in pharma industry that has implemented a secure supply chain and logistics strategy. It also recognizes initiatives to increase efficiencies and effectiveness in supply chain and logistics management.

Eligibility

♦An application to the Award category “Supply Chain and Logistics Management” is open for all pharmaceutical companies operating.

♦The initiative has to be launched and operational on or after 1 July 2015

♦The initiative has to be launched and operational in the any market

♦More than one application in an award category is also permitted if the applications are for different innovations. Please use a separate form for each application.

Submission Content

Entry is by a 1000 word nomination letter; ideally the judges will be looking for a clear plan and evidence that it is delivering on core objectives, paying particular attention to the criteria listed below.

♦Describe your supply chain, the organizations in it, and how far it extends.

♦Supply Chain Strategy: Outline your overall secure supply chain strategy and how you've achieved progress with it.

♦Strategy Implementation: Outline your organization’s Goods Distribution Practice (GDP). How do you engage with your suppliers to ensure security and implement monitoring by your suppliers, and what happens if any are not up to standard?

♦Innovation: Highlight any especially innovative secure solutions that have been developed by you or your suppliers

♦Customer Impact: What has been the impact of your secure supply chain initiative on your customers and your sales?
 

This award is open to any company operating in the Pharma industry that can demonstrate best practice in health and safety, compliance to standards, training, technical and behavioral improvements over the past 12 months.

Eligibility

♦An application to the Award category “Health and Safety” is open for all pharmaceutical companies operating.

♦The initiative/project has to be launched and operational on or after 1 July 2015

♦The initiative/project has to be launched and operational in the any market.

♦More than one application in an award category is also permitted if the applications are for different innovations. Please use a separate form for each application.

Submission Content

♦Entry is by a 1000 word nomination letter; ideally the judges will be looking for a clear plan and evidence that it is delivering on core objectives, paying particular attention to the criteria listed below.

♦Describe the Health and Safety initiative. What was the rationale and background behind the Health and Safety initiative? Explain what aspects are new, better, significantly improved to give rise to a substantial positive change.

♦Provide the evidence of results. How has the initiative contributed to the welfare of staff? How is the impact measured?

♦What have been the practical benefits of the initiative? Show successful outcomes, such as improvements in performance, costs savings, reduced environmental impact or any other aspect that shows better or more effective processes, products, technologies or ideas.

♦How will you use the initiative in the future? You can include any plans for alteration or expansion

♦Include any other statements or facts that support your entry.

This award recognizes the supplier that has provided a ‘best in class’ service, solution, product or goods to Pharmaceutical industry.

Eligibility

♦Applications for the Award category “Operational Excellence” is open for all pharmaceutical companies operating.

♦The initiative/project has to be launched and operational on or after 1 July 2015

♦The initiative/project has to be launched and operational in the any market.

♦More than one application in an award category is also permitted if the applications are for different innovations. Please use a separate form for each application.

Submission Content

♦Entry is by a 1000 word nomination letter; ideally the judges will be looking for a clear plan and evidence that it is delivering on core objectives, paying particular attention to the criteria listed below.

♦Organization background: Provide a brief description of the organization such as when it was established, key team members, an indication of your turnover over the last three years and key accounts.

♦Key Projects & Initiatives: Provide a brief description of significant clients that you have supplied goods or services to over the past 12 months and why you think the relationship was exceptional.

♦Innovation: Include details of any unique efforts or processes that have been employed, demonstrating how offerings have been adapted to meet the specific business needs and local conditions of the client.

♦Customer Service: Provide details of how high-quality service is provided to all clients, including how customer satisfaction is measured and initiatives to improve it.

♦Outcomes & Results: Summarize the outcomes of the efforts including the contribution to the client as well as the supplier themselves.

♦Include any other facts or statements that you feel are relevant to support the entry.

Recognize the significant advances/innovations in machinery/instrument design or development which has led to improvement of performance, productivity and efficiency.

Eligibility

♦Applications to the Award category “Excellence in Pharmaceutical Machinery/Instrument” is open for all pharmaceutical companies operational.

♦The initiative/project has to be launched and operational on or after 1 July 2014

♦The initiative/project has to be launched and operational in any national or international market

♦More than one application in an award category is also permitted if the applications are for different innovations. Please use a separate form for each application.

Submission Content

♦Entry is by a 1000 word nomination letter; ideally the judges will be looking for a clear plan and evidence that it is delivering on core objectives, paying particular attention to the criteria listed below.

♦Energy Management: Describe, if any, the steps your organization has taken to improve energy efficiency, increase use of renewables and/or reduce emissions (direct and indirect) and any downward trends in annual figures?

♦Waste: Describe, if any, the steps taken to reduce waste (including water) within your organization. Have you demonstrated a reduction of waste landfill materials and the recycling of materials and resources such as water? Have you applied process intensification and improved yield?

♦Packaging: Describe the steps taken to reduce product and package waste in the product design.

♦Chemical Waste: Have applied the principles of green chemistry? Has there been a reduction in solvent usage (tonnes), VOC emissions (tonnes) or a downward trend in annual figures

♦Sustainable materials: Describe, if any, the efforts your organization has taken to source local, national and sustainable products and services within the last 12 months.

♦Accreditation: Are your labs and systems accredited to meet environmental standards?

♦Training: Describe any training or employee initiatives related to environmental or social sustainability offered through your organization within the past 12 months.

This award recognizes an individual or teams working in the pharmaceutical sector on the research and commercial development of new products and/or new processes. This can include bringing a new product to the marketplace, discovering or creating a unique material, transferring a research or technology development to practice, improving the performance of an existing product or creating a new simulation or design tools.

Eligibility

♦An application to the Award category “Research and Development Achievement” is open for all pharmaceutical companies operational.

♦The initiative/project has to be launched and operational on or after 1 July 2014

♦The initiative/project has to be launched and operational in any national or international market

♦More than one application in an award category is also permitted if the applications are for different innovations. Please use a separate form for each application.

Submission Content

♦Entry is by a 1000 word nomination letter; ideally the judges will be looking for a clear plan and evidence that it is delivering on core objectives, paying particular attention to the criteria listed below.

♦Research Program: Outline your research program and how you have achieved it. Detail significant milestones achieved.

♦Originality: Outline the originality of the research/ work carried out. How competitive is your research?

♦Outcomes: Quality of publications and/or patents/ or software. The company must submit details of previous relevant publications, patents or prizes.

♦Innovation: The Company must have a track record of innovation and technical creativity – what is the intellectual content? They must demonstrate the degree of innovation in research and their commercial potential.

♦Impact: What is the societal and commercial Impact of the contribution – has it made a difference in the marketplace and global community? It is something that will benefit people's lives for the better? Improve the standard of living for large numbers of people, save lives, promote good health?

♦Challenges: what was the magnitude of the challenges that were overcome? What was the degree of difficulty?

This award recognizes the impact of the brand/product on the business & industry as a whole.

Eligibility

♦An application to the Award category “Research and Development Achievement” is open for all pharmaceutical companies operational.

♦The initiative/project has to be launched and operational on or after 1 July 2014

♦The initiative/project has to be launched and operational in any national or international market

♦More than one application in an award category is also permitted if the applications are for different innovations. Please use a separate form for each application.

Submission Content

♦Innovation: Please include details of any unique efforts or processes that have been employed, demonstrating how offerings have been adapted to meet the specific business needs and local conditions of the client.

♦Business Growth: Please detail significant and specific activities that have contributed to business growth. This can include specific investment, financing or licensing deals, launch of product or expansion.

♦Customer Impact: What has been the impact of your secure product initiative on your customers and your sales?

♦Outcomes & Results: Summarize the outcomes of the efforts including the contribution to the client as well as the supplier themselves.

♦Include any other facts or statements that you feel are relevant to support the entry.

WHA is given to that nursing home which offers most extensive care a person get outside the hospital with custodial care, personal care, as well as skilled care and medical monitoring and treatments.

Eligibility

♦Quality of medical care, 24 hour emergency care.
♦Innovative, resident –centered, outcomes oriented programmes and initiatives that enhance the daily quality of residents.
♦Recent programs or projects that reaches beyond common industry practices in approach technique.
♦Social and recreational activities.

WHA is given as the quality diagnostic tests are of prime importance in effective disease control and reducing the burden of infectious disease.

Eligibility

♦Improve patient care, contribute to the protection of consumer health and help to limit healthcare spending which is the major economic issue in every country throughout the world.
♦Create newer and faster ways to deliver high quality healthcare, through enhanced delivery models which will benefit the entire ecosystem.
♦Have a spacious and complete range of diagnostics facilities in fields of radiology, cardiology, pathology, general health.

WHA is given to recognize that blood bank which provides blood to the patient in need at right time and right quantity. Only well planned and efficiently managed blood banks can meet the requirements of health care services.

Eligibility

♦Various activities for improvement of voluntary blood donation through motivated meetings
♦Blood collection, processing ,storage and distribution.
♦To assist in activities related to blood safety programs
♦Record keeping.

WHA is given to that support group that have contributed to the livelihood of the hospital through fundraising events, volunteer work, and operation of gift shop.

Eligibility

♦Projects that have benefited from the above activities and quality improvements in the areas of perinatal centre, child care centre, health care centre, emergency room
♦Fundraising activities
♦Donations

WHA is given to that clinic which is effective in the treatment and management of arthritis, diabetes, stroke, traumatic brain injury ,spinal cord injury and a range of respiratory conditions offering those afflicted with tools and techniques to acquire and maintain an optimum level of function and pain free living.

Eligibility

♦The registered physiotherapist and massage therapist are highly skilled with the most up to date therapeutic options and also offer a wide range of services
♦Using latest cutting edge research and advancements that promote wellness ,independent function to live according to the lifestyle almost everyone wants
♦3 C’s – Cost , Convenience, Care
♦Their facilities should provide a warm environment for patients to undergo physical rehabilitation and optimize their wellbeing.
♦Not only utilising the current and updated physiotherapy techniques but also state the art equipment to better accelerate the assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up of each patient.

WHA is given to that centre that helps people across the lifespan to do the things they want and need to do through the therapeutic use of daily activities. To live life to its fullest by helping them promote health and prevent or live better with injuries, illness or disabilities.

Eligibility

♦Provide quality OT (occupational therapy) services.
♦Involve in supportive of OT education programmes or teaching students
♦Promote profession to the public and other professions either through public speaking , interviewing , organizing or presenting an education session
♦Involve in health care or consumer disability organization that helps educate and promote to public.

WHA is given to recognize the organization that provides services to those who are suffering from speech and hearing impairment through use of branded hearing aids.

Eligibility

♦With Avant grant technology and instruments equipped. Specialized in providing rehabilitative services to individuals with hearing problems.
♦Providing the patient with specific therapies to improve his/her communication and/or swallowing skills, including practice opportunities in a variety of settings and situations.
♦Educating the patient and caregivers on patient abilities and challenges, and various strategies to improve function and help compensate for difficulties implementing augmentative/alternative communication strategies and/or devices.
♦Recommending strategies or changes for the home and/or work environment to enhance patient ability to participate

This award is intended to mark a distinguished career of consistent excellence and is given to honor an individual who has made significant fundamental contributions to healthcare, either through a single transcendent act or a body of work. These contributions, whether they have been in leadership, clinical achievement, or mentorship must have had a lasting impact on healthcare and demonstrated a lifetime commitment to advancing healthcare quality and efficacy.
Candidates for this award are living role models in the fields of healthcare delivery and administration. Their life-long careers in development, invention and innovation in the healthcare field have had a significant impact on society. These individuals have the potential to be role models and are inspirational to others. The award is open to any person who, through his or her life’s endeavors, has demonstrated significant and lasting contributions toward better health outcomes in Healthcare.

Eligibility

Any person, who is, or has been, a practicing individual in the healthcare field or an educator of students is eligible to receive the WHA Lifetime Achievement Award.
The individual shall have evidenced great breadth, having influenced the direction of healthcare through practice, teaching and/or research.
♦The candidate shall be widely known by the quality of his or her projects or contributions to the profession.

Submission Content

♦Curriculum Vitae of the nominee
A nomination letter not to exceed 1000-word passionate description of the nominee’s achievements, contributions and impact and how these achievements go above and beyond the scope of the nominee’s job/mission to qualify them to receive a World Health Award should be submitted by the nominee’s sponsor. This explanation and description by the nominator will be the primary consideration of the judges in selecting finalists and winners. The letter must specifically list and respond to the selection criteria, appropriate to this candidate.
♦A brief biography not to exceed 500 words. Biographies exceeding this limit will not be considered.
♦ A list of the nominee’s achievements not to exceed two pages. A list exceeding this limit will not be considered.

The awards will be based on Leadership and Personal Development, and include objectives related to strategic planning, executive succession planning and talent development, and customer initiatives. It provides an opportunity to recognize CEOs who have provided demonstrated leadership in challenging times, and thus contributing to the society’s well being and country’s economy.

Objectives

The objectives of the CEO awards are as follows:
♦Recognize CEO’s who have excelled in providing demonstrated leadership that has been critical to the success of their organizations
♦Promote excellence and encouragement among CEOs and C-Level executives to be innovative and to maximize their personal success.
♦Promote high professional standards amongst peers

Eligibility

♦CEOs from all types of healthcare organizations and industries from all over the world can participate.
♦Nominees can come from all sizes of hospitals, healthcare systems and other healthcare organizations.
♦Employed professionals, Leaders, Owners, Entrepreneurs, Founders, Self-Employed can apply.
♦Be able to demonstrate excellence in their role within the health and pharmaceutical industry (health services, medical equipment, manufacturers, and research companies).
♦Nominees for the World Health Award for best administrator must have served as an advising administrator for a minimum of three years based on calendar year.
♦Only one nominee from each institution will be considered.
♦CEO should have achieved more than 20% increase in Net Profit from Dec 2015 to April 2017
♦Be employed in a full-time senior position for a private, public, not-for-profit, or government organization in India that reaches an annual turnover of RS. 1 crore (if in public sector) or RS. 2 crores (if in private sector).
♦The CEOs cannot be self-nominated, should be nominated by a third party.

Submission Content

♦The entry is by a nomination letter not more than 1000 words, the content must be by answering the following questions:
♦Please give the name, company and position of the entrant, and the date of taking up the respective post.
♦Mention entrant’s greatest strengths as a leader.
♦In less than 650 words summarize the most important accomplishments of the entrant in the past 12 months and how these may relate to any previous performance or industry norms.
How have these achievements strengthened the candidate’s influence within the organization/ Industry? (give examples)
♦What specific previous accomplishments did the entrant have made that made them perfectly fitted to achieving this success? For example, previous scientific or management experience.
♦Summarize in a not more than 3 bulleted points why entrant deserves recognition.
♦What is the single most important advice this nominated CEO would give to other CEOs?
♦Name one leader that the entrant admires the most.

The Award aims to encourage researchers to conduct high quality research of national and international importance. It encourages researchers to continue their activities and initiatives in conducting high quality research. And the development of the research culture to enhance the quality of the research output which Increase the level of awareness about various initiatives and programs to support research and innovation. This Award is in recognition of the importance of published research papers in developing and disseminating knowledge for the benefit of current and future practice. The Award aims to celebrate individual excellence in research

Objectives

The mission of the WHA Clinical Research Awards program is to award innovative research that is patient-oriented. For the purposes of these awards, patient-oriented research is defined as: (1) research conducted with human subjects; (2) research on new diagnostic and therapeutic interventions; (3) research on material of human origin such as tissues and specimens; and (4) research on drug development towards patient care. The goal of WHA Clinical Research Awards is to promote excellence within the research community.  While research that explores mechanisms of human disease is highly encouraged, the research projects should be translational in nature; i.e., has direct applicability to clinical care. In general, studies involving animals will not be considered unless the work cannot be done in humans.

Eligibility

♦The applicant must be the first Author* of the published research
♦The research topic must be relevant to any Health sciences.
♦The published research must not have won any other award.
♦The Research must have been published in peer-reviewed research journals in the year 2015 or 2016 in any scientific journal
♦Researchers must be willing to provide any information that may be requested.
♦Applicants must provide a No-Objection statement from each one of the research team members.

Categories of the Award

Category I: Best published research led by a PhD holder or equivalent (Consultant or senior consultant in the medical field)
Category II: Best published research led by a young researcher (a non-PhD holder)

Submission Content

♦Curriculum Vitae of the Researcher.
♦The entry is by a 1000 word submission, summarizing the research work.
♦The judges will be looking for clear information backed up by facts that pays particular attention to the criteria listed below.
♦Project Background: Please provide a brief description of the project, including the stakeholders, budget, key team members and timescale.
♦Innovation: Please include details of any unique efforts or processes that were introduced, outlining their significance.
♦Challenges: Outline any challenges that were experienced and how they were overcome.
♦Project Excellence: Explain why you feel this project deserves special recognition, supported with facts and figures where possible.
♦Also include any other statements or facts that support your entry.
♦Electronic copy of the publication i.e., research paper not to be more than 5000 words in length (excluding bibliography). Papers over the word limit will not be considered for the award.
♦No objection letters from the co-authors or research team members.

*Note: The applicant is allowed to submit only one application for the award. All applications will be excluded if the applicant submits more than one application.
**Along with the 1000 word writeup the applicant must fill the form below.

Taking specialized care to next level the award acknowledges a complete super-speciality care hospital which blends tradition with state-of-the-art and offers specialized yet affordable treatment.

Taking specialized care to next level the award acknowledges a complete super-speciality care hospital which blends tradition with state-of-the-art and offers specialized yet affordable treatment.