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Dr Devi Shetty - Indian heart surgeon

Stephen Sackur speaks to heart surgeon Devi Shetty. He wants to do for major surgery what Henry Ford did for the motor car - make it affordable for the masses.

Stephen Sackur speaks to a brilliant heart surgeon - veteran of more than 30,000 operations - but his growing international reputation rests less on his medical skill, more on his business brain.

He wants to do for major surgery what Henry Ford did for the motor car - make it affordable for the masses, by means of mass production.

He's building what he calls medical cities across India and beyond - but can this vision of delivering a public good for private profit really change healthcare around the world?

23 minutes

Last on

Tue 10 Jan 2012 02:05GMT

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  • Mon 9 Jan 2012 09:05GMT
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  • Tue 10 Jan 2012 02:05GMT

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