The World Innovation Summit for Health, WISH-2013 began in Qatar capital Doha today with a call for practical, innovative and sustainable health solutions. More than 500 global health leaders, policy makers and analysts from 67 countries will over the next two days discuss ways and means to provide better health, better care and better value for health care services. Union Health and Family Welfare Secretary Kesav Desikaraju is representing India at the Conference.Our West Asia correspondent reports that with the increase in prevalence of diseases, the pressure is on health service delivery systems and the finances of the patients. It has added to the disease burden as well as the burden on finances of the patients and the pressure on health care delivery system. In his inaugural address at the WISH Summit, Lord Ara Darzi said the conference will examine the practical, innovative and sustainable health care models from different parts of the world including India. The summit also aims to bring collaboration and partnerships between governments, industry, civil society, non-profits and academia with the emphasis on the emerging countries.