India, Jan. 30 -- International Health Dialogue (IHD) 2026 opened on January 30th in Hyderabad, bringing together clinicians, patient safety leaders, accreditation experts, and health system policymakers from India and abroad. With the theme Global Voices- One Vision, Day 1 centred patient safety where it truly belongs, as a leadership and governance priority, shaped by equity and enabled by responsible digital transformation.

The discussions reflected a clear direction across geographies: India's lived experience of delivering care at scale, while steadily strengthening standards and accountability, is increasingly informing how the world thinks about patient safety and trust.

Opening the conference, Dr Sangita Reddy, Joint Managing Di...