Dr. Prathap C Reddy, Founder Chairman of the Apollo Hospitals Group envisaged an India in which health care of the highest standards, equivalent to that found anywhere in the world would be available to every citizen of the country. To attain this objective he firmly believed that research of the highest quality relative to the needs of the country should be integral part of the activities of the Apollo hospitals. This vision led to the creation of the Apollo Hospitals Educational & Research Foundation (AHERF) in the year 1992.