Innovation in Cancer care. Value based healthcare model
Medical career
Profession
executive Chairman and founder Healthcare Global Enterprises Ltd.
B S Ajai Kumar (August 22, 1951) is an Indian oncologist and entrepreneur. He is the founder and executive chairman of HealthCare Global Enterprises Ltd, a South Asian provider of cancer care.
During the course of his career he visited India frequently. In 1989 he founded Bharath Hospital and Institute of Oncology in Mysore, built with grants given by the government of the United States through a non profit trust.[4] He began practising value based medicine, which consists of giving the same treatment at a much lower cost than in the United States and Europe.[5] Then he started the Bangalore Institute of Oncology.[6]
He practised for two decades in USA (he was charged by the Board of Medical Examiners of the State of Iowa with professional incompetence and practice harmful or detrimental to the public; he surrendered his Iowa license to resolve the matters in 2006 [7]); in 2003 he decided to return with his family to India, and in 2005 he formed HealthCare Global Enterprises (HCG).[1][6][8] introducing new technology for cancer treatment.[9] In 2021 HCG had around 21 comprehensive cancer care centres.[10]
Kumar is also the President of Association of Healthcare Providers Bangalore[12] and Chapter and Advisor of the Federation of Healthcare Associations.[13] He has given several talks at Harvard Business School and other universities[9] and participates in different health initiatives.[14][15]
Awards and achievements
CEO of the Year at the Asian Healthcare Leadership Awards 2014[16]
HealthCare Global Enterprises became a case study at Harvard Business School for affordable healthcare for the poor in India[21][22]
Philanthropy
Kumar has established the "International Human Development & Upliftment Academy", near Mysore, Karnataka, which is engaged in alleviating rural illiteracy, empowering women.[23] The HCG Foundation does free cancer treatments for patients from economically backward families.[24]
Antardhwani is an independent Think Tank of HCG which works in health, education and agriculture projects.[25] It also works on anti-tobacco control programmes to fight cancer.[15][26]
Books
Excellence Has No Borders (Penguin Random House) - 2019