Advancing Universal Healthcare Across Every Grassroot Community
The Association of Healthcare Providers (India) envisions a healthy India, uniting healthcare providers to guarantee equitable, universal access to essential medical services.
AHPI represents the overwhelming majority of India’s medical network, collaborating proactively with government bodies and stakeholders to steer nationwide healthcare reforms, infrastructural upgrades, tariff and tax rationalizations, and transparent health insurance policies.
Active state chapters operational across Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Delhi NCR, Bihar, Kerala, West Bengal, UP, MP, The North East, and remaining federations.
AHPI Governing Council
The affairs of AHPI are governed by the Governing Council in accordance with the Rules and Regulations of the Association of Healthcare Providers (India) (AHPI).
Strategic Guidance & Oversight
The Council provides overarching strategic direction and policy guidance for all association activities, ensuring transparent governance across healthcare institutions nationwide.
Secretariat & Administration
Day-to-day administration and operations are managed through the AHPI Secretariat under the leadership of the Director General, who serves as the Chief Executive. The Director General is vested with executive authority to administer Secretariat affairs and implement Council decisions.
AHPI Leadership & Secretariat
Association of Healthcare Providers (India) represents the vast majority of healthcare providers in India as a not-for-profit organisation registered under the Society Registration Act of 1860 (Reg No. S/186/2012 dated 21st Dec 2012).
Membership encompasses hospitals, nursing homes, diagnostic centres, medical equipment firms, and healthcare insurers. The general body affairs are governed by the Executive Committee (maximum 20 members) headed by the National President and the Member Secretary (designated as Director General) who serves as Chief Executive of the Secretariat.
Dr. M.I. Sahadulla
National President
Dr. Atul Kapoor
National Treasurer
Dr. M.I. Sahadulla
The PresidentDr. M.I. Sahadulla is a distinguished internal medicine specialist, healthcare leader, and entrepreneur with over 50 years of experience across India, the UK, the USA, Saudi Arabia, and the GCC countries. A Fellow of the Royal Colleges of Physicians of Ireland and London, he also holds an MBA from the University of Hull, UK.
In 2002, he founded KIMS Healthcare Management Ltd., pursuing a vision to create an affordable specialty healthcare model in India with a workforce of approximately 6,500 professionals. He has led the company’s growth from a single hospital in Thiruvananthapuram to a large private healthcare network with several hospitals and medical centres in India and five other countries. KIMSHEALTH is accredited by the National Accreditation Board for Hospitals (NABH) and the Australian Council on Healthcare Standards International (ACHSI), making it the first hospital in India to hold national and international accreditations.
Dr. Sahadulla’s career includes over 25 years with Saudi Aramco, one of the world’s most advanced medical organizations. As a physician, internist, and administrator, he gained extensive experience in American healthcare standards, quality, accreditation, industrial medical disaster management, and emergency readiness. In 2015, his contributions were recognized with the prestigious ACHSI Gold Medallion Award, making him the first Asian recipient of this honour.
Prior to his stint in Aramco, he had served as a faculty member at Government Medical College, Kerala, and worked with the NHS, UK. He has also been associated with some of the world’s best medical institutions, such as Cleveland Clinic, Mayo Clinic, and Houston Methodist Hospital in the U.S. He remains an MRCP Examiner for the Royal College of Physicians of London.
Dr. Sahadulla is the National President of the Association of Healthcare Providers of India (AHPI). He is also the Chair of the FICCI Kerala State Council, the President of the Association of Specialty Healthcare Institutions (AASHI), the Healthcare Convener for the CII Kerala Chapter, a National Steering Committee Member for CII & HSCC, and a member of NATHEALTH. He is an ardent sports promoter and enthusiast and leads the Trivandrum District Shuttle Badminton Association.
In addition to the ACHSI Gold Medallion Award in 2015, Dr. Sahadulla was honoured with the Entrepreneur of the Year Award from Modern Medicare in 2006 and the Leadership Award from the Trivandrum Management Association in 2010. He received the Golden Peacock Award for Business Excellence and Quality, instituted by the Institute of Directors (IOD), India, in 2013 and 2014. In 2015, TiE Kerala named him Entrepreneur of the Year, and in 2024, he received the prestigious International PACES Champion Award.
Dr. Sahadulla is a respected author. His memoir, ‘Vital Signs: Reflections on a Life in Medicine and Management’ (2018), provides insights into his extensive experiences in healthcare and leadership. His academic contributions include the Comprehensive Textbook of Infectious Diseases (Editions 1 & 2) and the World of Vaccinology, widely referenced medical works.
Dr. Girdhar J. Gyani
The Director GeneralDr. Girdhar Gyani is currently working as Director General, Association of Healthcare Providers (India). The Association (AHPI), as a conglomeration of entire healthcare providers i.e. hospitals/nursing homes/clinics, diagnostic centres, and supporting organizations like, pharmaceutical, medical equipment companies, insurance providers, etc. is working closely with the key stakeholders i.e. the Government and the Society to realise the Universal Health Coverage. The Association is registered as ‘not-for-profit’ NGO, under society registration ACT-1860. The Mission of AHPI is (a) to build capacity in the Indian health system with a focus on patient safety and affordability and (b) to undertake advocacy with the government on matters related to regulation, tariffs, financial sustainability and other issues affecting the healthcare industry.
Prior to this Dr. Gyani was Secretary General, Quality Council of India (2003-2012), an apex national body responsible for establishing and operating a national accreditation structure and promoting quality in all walks of life. Dr. Gyani introduced a number of measures, integrating quality into regulatory framework in the areas of education, healthcare, environment, industry, and public services, which are known to have resulted in good governance practices. SME World Magazine in its cover story of the June 2012 issue, described him as a Quality Man of India.
Dr. GIRDHAR GYANI is widely recognised as a founder of healthcare quality in India. During his tenure as Secretary General, Quality Council of India, Dr. Gyani played a pivotal role in the formulation and operation of National Accreditation Board for Hospitals and Healthcare Providers (NABH), for the first time in the country. He was the Principal Coordinator in developing accreditation standards for hospitals and getting them accredited by the International Society for Quality in Health Care (ISQua). This was followed up with the development of standards for Blood Banks, Radiology Centres, Dental Clinics, Wellness Centres, and AYUSH Hospitals. Dr. Gyani functioned as founder and CEO of NABH till he superannuated in July 2012. During this period about 200- leading hospitals in the country got accredited, providing a boost to medical tourism.
Dr. Gyani has the distinction of serving as an elected director on the board of the International Society for Quality in Healthcare (ISQua) for 4-years from 2009 to 2013. Dr. Gyani is presently the surveyor for the International Accreditation Program of ISQua. He was a nominated member of academic council of the Medical Council of India (MCI) during 2012-13, to facilitate an objective assessment of medical colleges.
Dr. Gyani is very widely travelled, which has helped him to assimilate best practices from other countries. He has been a popular speaker on Quality in healthcare at a large number of international events. He is a recipient of numerous awards and recognitions including; ’16th Lal C. Verman Award’ in the year 2002 and ‘Rotary Centenary Award’ in the year 2004 for Excellence in the field of Quality. He was bestowed with the ‘Lifetime achievement award’, jointly by DRDO, Vivekananda Yoga University, and Foundation for Quality in January 2015, for innovating quality for National Well Being. The Consortium of Accredited Hospitals (CAHO) bestowed on him the ‘Life Time Achievement Award’ during their annual conclave in March 2016. Healthcare Executive magazine in its January 2015 issue complimented him as ‘CHANAKYA of Quality’.
