Leading healthcare network Apollo Hospitals will stage the 2026 edition of the International Health Dialogue (IHD) on 30-31 January 2026 in Hyderabad, India. The event is described as a premier global platform dedicated to advancing patient safety, healthcare innovation and systemic transformation.
Under the theme “Global Voices. One Vision.”, IHD 2026 seeks to bring together voices from across the world—clinicians, innovators, policymakers and health-system leaders—to drive toward a shared ambition: resilient, patient-centred and digitally-enabled healthcare systems.
This year’s programme will be anchored on three core pillars: leadership-driven safety frameworks; human-centred design and digital transformation; and operational excellence across clinical outcomes, hospital operations and the overall patient experience.
Dr Sangita Reddy, Joint Managing Director of Apollo Hospitals, noted that the Dialogue has grown into a dynamic incubator for global healthcare dialogue. She emphasised that the Hyderabad edition will merge the potential of AI, data and digital ecosystems with compassion, collaboration and purpose.
IHD 2026 will combine four dedicated conferences and learning tracks under one roof:
- IPSC – International Patient Safety Conference, focusing on proactive practices and system-based safety enhancements.
- HOPE – Healthcare Operations & Patient Experience Conference, which examines how efficiency, empathy and innovation intersect to optimise the patient journey.
- THIT – Transforming Healthcare with IT Conference, bringing together healthcare and IT leadership from around the world to explore emergent technologies and best practices.
- CLINOVATE – Clinical CME Series, covering specialties including oncology, cardiology, women’s health, longevity and laboratory medicine, and offering clinicians high-impact, practice-oriented sessions.
Highlights of the agenda include a “Safe-A-Thon” — a collaborative challenge aimed at developing smart, scalable solutions for real-world patient-safety issues — and the launch of THNX (Technology & Healthcare Network eXchange), India’s first digital-health startup community featuring pitch sessions, investor interactions and a networking platform for emerging health-tech ventures.
With the 2026 edition of IHD, Apollo Hospitals aims to catalyse a shared global movement where technology, design and empathy converge to build sustainable healthcare for all.
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