Mumbai: Johnson & Johnson MedTech India is joining hands with Karkinos Healthcare to pursue opportunities in upskilling healthcare professionals in cancer care.
Access to specialised care of oncologists is significantly constrained in India. The country has a shortfall of over 3000 medical oncologists and 800 surgical oncologists. To bridge the gap, Johnson & Johnson has been investing in upskilling surgeons through its physical and mobile institutes, and tie-ups with Centers of Excellence. The Johnson & Johnson Institute currently offers more than 225 online assets in 25 curriculums, covering 11 surgical specialties. Surgeons enjoy a connected experience through new age learning formats like artificial intelligence, virtual reality, and telemedicine. The partnership aims to combine this digital learning methodology with Karkinos’ expertise of enabling hospitals in setting up comprehensive cancer care systems. Together, both the organisations will develop futuristic programs and infrastructure for the skill upgradation of healthcare professionals in a variety of capacities and capabilities needed for comprehensive cancer treatment.
Sandeep Makkar, Managing Director, Johnson & Johnson MedTech India said, “Through our collaboration with Karkinos, we aim to upskill healthcare professionals in tier 2-3 cities in advanced methods of cancer diagnosis and treatment. Leveraging Johnson & Johnson’s infrastructure and faculty along with Karkinos’ expertise in oncology and lab space, we are paving way for the democratisation of cancer care for patients everywhere. This further strengthens our vision of reducing India’s cancer burden and touching over a billion lives.”
Dr R Venkataramanan, Founder and CEO, Karkinos Healthcare said, “This partnership with Johnson & Johnson MedTech India will chart a new path for high quality learning, especially in surgical skills with the latest techniques that the world has to offer. We look forward to setting up this one-of-a-kind training academy bringing together our platform capabilities and Johnson & Johnson’s advanced training content and experience.”
