1/3rd Indians wake up to poor sleep: Dr Vikas Agrawal
Justice D.Y. Chandrachud to Inaugurate India’s First International Sleep Surgery Conference (ISSS2026) in Mumbai 19th, February, 2026; Mumbai will host India’s first International Sleep Surgery Conference (ISSS2026) from February 20–22, 2026, at JW Marriott Sahar. Chaired by Dr Vikas Agrawal, called the ‘father of sleep surgery’ in India, this landmark three- day event features global experts in sleep medicine to address one of the most silent epidemics of modern times; sleep apnea, which affects a staggering one third of Indians. Given the importance of the subject, Justice D.Y. Chandrachud, former Chief Justice of India will inaugurate the conference and highlight why ‘sleep health’ is an important public health and policy issue. The three-day conference aims to spotlight three big growing medical and public health concerns Sleep apnea is extremely dangerous but easily treatable if diagnosed early. The lifetime burden of sleep apnea indicates that this condition leads to everyth...