ICHA About Us
The Indian Confederation for Healthcare Accreditation (ICHA) is a National not-for-profit organisation incorporated as a Company U/S 25 of the Companies act registered in NCT of Delhi. ICHA is the confederation of National Associations and Institutions of all stakeholders in healthcare. While National Associations are the owner members, it is appreciated that work has to be done by individuals and individual organizations are enrolled as affiliates. This structure not only ensures credibility but also encourages apolitical contributions by all stakeholders.
The ICHA endeavours to strengthen the health system using comprehensive Accreditation as a tool.
The ICHA Initiative is to ensure that the right professionals do the right things at the right time, the right place and at the right cost. This will ensure affordable and quality healthcare services to all, while minimizing costly ICHA aims to promote and provide the benefits of modern medicine at every level.
Today all the major associations of Medical (Clinical, Lab, Admin), Nursing, Pharmacy, Therapy, Consumers, Management and Architects are subscribers (29 Associations). There are over 300 individual experts and organizations called ‘affiliates’ with diverse expertise in all areas of Healthcare. The ICHA has the resource capability of being the “one-stop-shop” for achieving excellence in healthcare by institutions and healthcare providers.
ICHA has the resource capability of being the “one-stop-shop” for achieving excellence in healthcare by institutions and healthcare providers.
For participation and details on activities and plans refer to NEWS
The ICHA is governed by a Board of Directors and Advisory Council to the Board consisting of the following members:
Board of Directors
| S. No. |
Name | Designation | Nominee of |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | S. L. Nasa | Registrar Delhi Pharmacy Council | IPGA |
| 2 | S. Sadasivam | Consultant Surgeon | Association of Surgeons of India |
| 3 | Rajesh Upadhyay | Consultant Physician | Association of Physicians of India |
| 4 | S. Venkataraman (Maj.Gen.) | Consultant Neurologist | Indian Academy of Neurology |
| 5 | Rajvardhan Azad | Professor AIIMS | All India Ophthalmological Society |
| 6 | Praveen Sharma | Professor SMS Medical College Jaipur | Association of Clinical Biochemists of India |
| 7 | Arun Goel | Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon | Paediatric Orthopaedic Society of India |
| 8 | S. Y. Kothari | Consultant & HOD PMR Safdarjang Hospital | Indian Association of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation |
| 9 | Baljit Singh | Professor GB Pant Hospital | Indian Society of Anaesthesiologists |
| 10 | Mahendra R. Surwade | CMD – Humaclin | Indian Association of Medical Informatics |
| 11 | Ashok Vaid | Consultant Oncologist | Indian Cooperative Oncology Network |
| 12 | Ashim Chakravarti (Maj Gen) | Director – Hospitech | Academy of Hospital Administration |
| 13 | Nanthini Subbiah (Mrs.) | Dy. Secy. General TNAI | Trained Nurses Association of India |
| 14 | R. K. Sharma | Head Occupational Therapy | All India Occupational Therapists Association |
| 15. | Vijay Garg | Director Vastuki Consultants | Indian Institute of Architects |
| 16. | Kamal Singh | Dirctor – CMD | All India Management Association |
| 17 | Bejon Misra | CEO – VOICE | Consumer Coordination Council |
| 18 | Akhil Sangal | CEO & ex-officio Director | Indian Confederation for Healthcare Accreditation |
Advisory Council to the Board
| S. No. | Name | Designation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BVR Sastry (Former Director – ICHA) | Deceased |
| 2 | Rajan Madhok – Advisor Overseas Affairs | Meical Director – PCT Manchester U. K. |
