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NMC chair calls for uniform healthcare service to raise India's healthcare quality at Tiruchi robotic surgery launch
Chandrakant Sheth, chairman of the National Medical Commission, urged policy makers to push for uniformity in India's healthcare services during the launch of the MedBot TOUMAI MT robotic system at Dr. G. Viswanathan Hospitals in Tiruchi. The four-arm robotic platform aims to assist surgeons in complex, minimally invasive procedures and was showcased alongside leaders from major hospitals. Attendees included executives from Gem Hospital, Suma Hospital, SRMC, Curis Hospitals, and IAGES.
Why It Matters
The chairman framed uniform service as key to raising overall healthcare quality in India. The deployment of advanced robotic technology signals efforts to standardize capabilities across institutions and improve surgical precision and safety.
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Launch of MedBot TOUMAI MT robotic surgical system at Dr. G. Viswanathan Hospitals, Tiruchi
May 13, 2026
Chandrakant Sheth, chairman of the National Medical Commission, spoke at the launch of MedBot TOUMAI MT, a four-arm robotic surgical platform designed to assist surgeons in performing complex procedures with precision, at Dr. G. Viswanathan Hospitals in Tiruchi. He stated that India has better medical infrastructure than many Western countries but lacks uniformity in healthcare services, arguing that the problem lies with inconsistent service rather than the quality of doctors and urging health professionals to embrace change. Attendees included K. Govindaraj (chairman, G. Viswanathan Hospitals); C. Palanivelu (chairman, Gem Hospital, Chennai and Coimbatore); Maruthu Pandian (chairman, Suma Hospital, Madurai); J.C. Bose (head of surgical oncology, SRMC, Chennai); Ramesh Balasubramanian (founder-director, Curis Hospitals); and V. Venkatesh (past president IAGES, VG Hospital, Coimbatore). The system will be used to perform cancer surgeries such as colectomy, gastrectomy, thyroidectomy, neck dissections, and prostatectomy, and to treat benign conditions including cholecystectomy, appendectomy, pyeloplasty and hernia repair.