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Dr. Girdhar J. Gyani

President

(DG-AHPI, Former Secretary General, QCI, India)
Experience in Administration, Teaching, Traning, R&D, QM,
Accreditation & Standardization. Recognized as founder
of healthcare quality in India.

Dr. Gyani aims to provide single window solution and act as THINK TANK for all aspects related to Carbon and Odour, including research, education, training, technology etc., aiming to achieve SDG’s 2030. He has obtained Doctorate in Quality Management and Master’s Degree in Engineering. Currently he is working as Director General, Association of Healthcare Providers (India), with hands-on experience in Administration, Teaching, Training, Research and Development, Quality Management, Accreditation & Standardization. Rich experience of over 5-decades in administration, R&D and quality management. Widely recognised as founder of healthcare quality in India. SME World Magazine in its cover story of June 2012 issue, described him as ‘Quality Man of India’. During his tenure as Secretary General, QCI (2003-12), played pivotal role in formulation and operating of National Accreditation Structure (NABH) for healthcare for the first time in the country, which resulted in improving patient safety in country and worked as its CEO till he superannuated in May 2012. In the area of education, based on the task assigned by Dr APJ Abdul Kalam, then President of India, has the distinction of evolving for the first time in the country, the quality accreditation standard for schools which defines quality governance in schools for providing holistic development of students. Worked extensively on improving effectiveness of quality certification process through actual field validation, findings of which have appeared in prominent international quality journals. Has distinction of being first Indian to have served as elected director on board of International Society for Quality in Health care for years 2009-14. Been instrumental in evolving similar standards for vocational training institutions and for skill assessment bodies, with a view to having skilled/employable workforce in the country.