Dr. Hema Divakar
CEO & Chairparson Asian Research & Training Institute for Skill Transfer [ARTIST]
- An advocate for delivering quality healthcare and capacity building
- An influencer for social and legal issues relating to women’s health
It is one thing to be powerful and influential, but it is another to be meaningful.
HEMA DIVAKAR …… Creating an Impact through Passion and Purpose.
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Dr. Hema Divakar is a leading medical professional of India with a vision to improve the healthcare services ecosystem for the welfare of women. She has over the last three decades, been a game changer in healthcare, establishing new benchmarks, standards and touching women’s lives in the process. A practicing OB/GYN consultant and being the CEO of ARTIST, Dr. Hema’s immense contributions over the years have has established her as a name to reckon with.
Dr Hema Divakar is the medical director of The Divakars Speciality Hospital established in 1990 , in Bengaluru , a centre of excellence in women’s healthcare. In 2005, Asian Research & Training Institute for Skill Transfer (ARTIST), a premier institute for learning, with a mission to offer cost-effective training without a compromise on quality. Through ARTIST – the Advocacy, Research and Training wing of Divakars Specialty Hospital , the team is committed towards impacting professional development; pioneering innovative research and influencing national level policy changes and building capacity through skill transfer. ARTIST partners up with appropriate and relevant organizations and governments and carries out various surveys, campaigns, camps, projects, training and awareness programmes.
Her focus areas have been women’s healthcare, innovative research, and impacting policy changes at the national level. As the president of the Federation of Obstetric and Gynaecological Societies of India (FOGSI) in 2013-2014, she unveiled the landmark ‘Vision 2022’ aimed at the overall well-being of women folk, including better healthcare services and societal perception, some of which are now state policies. With flaming enthusiasm, she has built a dynamic team of like-minded members, by exploring the individual talent. She has prompted, prodded and promoted the youngsters to the centre stage and enjoyed their success.
Dr. Hema considers that while passion is a crucial factor for any project, purpose is necessary to sustain the momentum. This is why she has undertaken various impactful and purpose driven activities over the years in her mission to create a large scale social impact. With her experience through ORGANISATIONAL LEADERSHIP and ENTERPREUNAL SPIRIT WITH RESILIENCE , Dr. Hema believes that the key to establishing a successful medico-social enterprise is to reach out to as many people as possible And for this, she has integrated and collaborated with various sectors like IT, NGO, advocacy, biomedical engineers, overseas collaborators and others. The energy and passion to convince others to join – to Collaborate and Discipline to align strategy with financing for Sustainable development,
An Opinion Leader & A member of Technical Advisory Group (TAG) for Ministry of Health and family Welfare; Govt. of India, an advocate for delivering quality healthcare and capacity building Pan India, Dr Hema, says “What drives us? An entrepreneurial spirit – implementing innovations Tenacity to solve the problem no matter what – persistent efforts with all sectors, An undying hunger for social change – In womens health sector And a Big vision – to bring our initiatives to scale ….India has a long way to go in improving the healthcare services for women. We have just made a beginning. There is a lot more to be done and I want to accomplish them with the support of my fraternity and the government backed by policy framework. Women’s healthcare needs a lot more work,” says a passionate, forceful and effective advocate who has her action plan with the synergies of collaborations to skill India. She believes that every girl, every woman has the right to receive care with quality, safety, dignity and respect.
“One thing we know as 2022 arrives, women and girls are a powerful force. We also acknowledge that women and men are wings of one bird. Both are needed for humanity to ascend unto great heights.”Dr Hema Divakar has held additional important positions of great responsibility within the country as well as in Asia.
Organisational Positions
FOGSI National organisation with the largest community of 40,000 obgyns specialists
Headed by dr Hema Divakar President of FOGSI 2013–2014
FIGO international organization bringing together obgyns from 138 countries
International Vice-Chair for FIGO PNCD COMMITTEE 2015 TILL DATE [Job Title]2015–till date
FIGO EXCECUTIVE COUNCIL MEMBER & FOGSI AMBASSIDOR TO FIGO 2016-2018
Awards and accolades
- FIGO WOMEN ACHEIVERS AWARD 2015
- Global Asian of the year 2018
- Excellence in women’s healthcare - ministry of maternal health
- Social Entrepreneurship award -USAIDS & MSD for mothers
- CME excellence Award for ARTIST
- Next brands award for ARTIST for HER
- CSR TIMES AWARD
- CSR impact award for Divakars Service Trust
WHO WE ARE?
A premiere institute based out of Bengaluru; INDIA, bringing together a group of expert healthcare professional, leaders of professional organisations (national and international) key opinion makers , researchers and academicians , leading clinicians in practice – this is the mix of the best resources under one umbrella .
OUR VISION
Dedicated towards pioneering innovative research and influencing national level policy changes and building capacity through skill transfer.
To conduct impactful and purposeful activities in order to create large scale social impact. Breaking silos and integrating with every possible sector (IT, NGO, advocacy, biomedical engineers, overseas collaborators and others) to create lasting social impact and ultimately altering the very landscape of women’s healthcare in India… reaching every girl every woman
OUR MISSION
For us, responsibility for communities in which we operate – locally and globally – is an integral part of who we are. We focus our activities on those areas where we can leverage our competencies to help making people’s lives better. Because of our deep expertise in Healthcare addressing related health challenges and advancing people’s lives through technology are the cornerstone of ARTIST strategy.
For us, responsibility for communities in which we operate – locally and globally – is an integral part of who we are. We focus our activities on those areas where we can leverage our competencies to help making people’s lives better. Because of our deep expertise in Healthcare addressing related health challenges and advancing people’s lives through technology are the cornerstone of ARTIST strategy.
