In Asia, patients are often left out of the healthcare decision making process. After attending a UN meeting and a patient congress and seeing how patient groups are doing advocacy work, Dr. Ratna Devi wanted to bring this back to the healthcare system of her home country, India. Dr Devi subsequently founded DakshamA Health, non-governmental organization that aims to empower patients with the right knowledge so that they can seek healthcare that is right for them.

In this episode, Dr. Devi speaks to Rohit Sahgal from The Voices Project to discuss the current state and the future of patient engagement in Asia.

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