MedGate Today has released its October 2026 Special Issue, “Nation Builders of Healthcare 2026,” highlighting the leadership, policies and innovations shaping India’s healthcare future. The edition aligns with the vision of Viksit Bharat@2047 and comes in the wake of India’s recent BRICS Summit, which placed healthcare cooperation, digital health and resilient health systems among key priorities.

The special issue features prominent healthcare leaders, including Dr. Sunil Kumar Barnwal, CEO, National Health Authority, and Dr. Rajeev Singh Raghuvanshi, Drugs Controller General of India (CDSCO), alongside other policymakers and industry stakeholders contributing to India’s healthcare transformation.

The selection follows MedGate Today’s survey of healthcare leadership across key segments of the industry. The special issue features Dr. Rajeev Singh Raghuvanshi, Dr. Sunil Kumar Barnwal, Dr. Minnie Bodhanwala, Huzaifa Shehabi, Suresh Vazirani, Dr. Ajay Swaroop, Himanshu Baid, Ravi Vazirani, R. S. Kanwar, Bakul Chandra, Manu Malhotra, Ramesh Babu R., Pankaj Narula, Puneet Narula, Gaurav Agarwal, Jatin Mahajan, Rajiv Nath, Dr. Rakesh Gupta, Dr. Vivek Desai, Dr.

Sameer Kulkarni, Sudarshan K. S., Dr. Jitendra Sharma, Svetlana Rao, Chandra Ganjoo, Kunj Shah, Alpesh Gandhi, Saket Bansal, Dr. Swadeep Srivastava, Harshil Narula, Prof. P. R. Sodani, Rajesh R. Yadav, K. K. Mishra, Ar. Shamit Manchanda, Dr. Harsh Mahajan, Srinivasan Rajendran, Dr. Jasjit Singh, Sanjoy Mukherjee, Harpreet Singh, Sonu Kumar Yadav, Amit Kumar Tiwari, Vivek Tiwari, Dr. H. S. Gill, Pradeep Narkhede, Amrith Rangan, Vishwjeet Pandey, Rohit Singh Tajpuria, Gayatri Firdous and Kishore Khanna.

India’s BRICS presidency in 2026 has strengthened the focus on universal health coverage, digital health infrastructure, pandemic preparedness, affordable medical products, mental wellness and collaborative medical research. The New Delhi Declaration also underscored cooperation in traditional medicine, local production of health products and the use of technology to improve healthcare access, including in remote areas.

These priorities closely complement the broader vision of Viksit Bharat@2047, which calls for a more accessible, resilient, innovative and future-ready healthcare ecosystem. Through this special edition, MedGate Today aims to spotlight the leaders and institutions working towards these goals and encourage dialogue on the policies and partnerships needed to advance India’s healthcare ambitions.