P1
Preventive
Identify people at risk of developing chronic respiratory disease and enable corrective interventions for long-term health and well-being. Prevent patients with chronic respiratory disease from spiralling downhill.
National Conclave on the Future of Pulmonary Health
MEDWAY HOSPITALS presents
Pulmonary Research, Advancement & National Alignment
20–21 Nov 2026•Radisson by GRT•Meenambakkam, Chennai
The Signed Output
One conclave.
One signed output.
The Chennai Declaration on Pulmonary Health — 10 named, dated, measurable commitments, signed at the closing plenary on 21 November and handed to MoHFW, NHM, the Ministry of AYUSH, and state health departments.
1
Drafting
In progress · Jul–Nov 2026
2
Adopted
21 Nov 2026 · 17:30 · Closing plenary
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Handed to ministries
MoHFW · NHM · AYUSH · States
The Intellectual Core
A life-course
argument
India's respiratory crisis is best understood as a life-course problem. The mean age of acute coronary syndrome in Indian patients is 57.5 years (CREATE Registry), nearly a decade earlier than Western populations, while COPD prevalence rises sharply from age 30 onwards (INSEARCH). Against a life expectancy of 72 years (SRS 2024), a person with COPD typically lives with the disease for more than four decades, whereas a comparable cardiac patient lives with theirs for roughly fifteen years. Around 12% of newborns are preterm (NFHS-5 2019–21), permanently reducing peak lung function and contributing to adult chronic respiratory disease. The resulting burden includes lost productivity, household expenditure and diminished national development.
A person with COPD lives with it for over four decades. A comparable cardiac patient, for roughly fifteen.
The Operating Model
P4 as a service
P2
Predictive
To know the unknown causes for health and disease variation through Omics, Cell Biology and Bioinformatics.
P3
Participative
Allow patients with chronic respiratory disease to make informed decisions regarding disease management and outcomes.
P4
Personalised
Identify people at risk of developing CRD and allow them to take a corrective course of health and well being
Anchored to MoHFW programmes — NP-NCD · AB-HWC · NTEP · NACO · NLEP — and to INSEARCH research base.
Presiding Dignitaries
Under the presence of
the Government of India
Chief Guest
Shri J. P. Nadda
Hon'ble Union Minister of Health & Family Welfare
Government of India
400
Delegates
50+
Speakers
8
Sessions
1
Single hall, no parallel tracks
A single hall is a deliberate feature — every delegate hears every session.
Institutional Partners
Co-hosts & alliances
In association with — Organising Bodies
Institutional & Regulatory Alliances
Ministry of Health & Family Welfare
Government of India
Indian Chest Society
Respiratory Medicine Research & Education
Ministry of Ayush
Upgrade traditional medical infrastructure, educational standards & research
Sathyabama Institute of Science & Technology
Deemed University, Chennai
Tamilnadu Alliance for Development of Community Medicine
TADCOM
Pulmonology Rehabilitation Society
PRS
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Indian Public Health Association
IPHA
Ministry of Health & Family Welfare
Government of India
Indian Chest Society
Respiratory Medicine Research & Education
Ministry of Ayush
Upgrade traditional medical infrastructure, educational standards & research
Sathyabama Institute of Science & Technology
Deemed University, Chennai
Tamilnadu Alliance for Development of Community Medicine
TADCOM
Pulmonology Rehabilitation Society
PRS
Indian Public Health Association
IPHA
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