IIHMR Becomes the Only Health Management Research University in India

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IIHMR Becomes the Only Health Management Research University in India

 

In talks with the Afghanistan Government for rebuilding health services in the country

 

Editor’s Synopsis: ·         MoU with ACTD Afghanistan to strengthen Research, Training and Consultancy Services in Health Management areas in Afghanistan ·         Designated as a WHO Collaborating Centre for District Health System Based on Primary Health Care ·         Technical Tie-up SAARC Tuberculosis and HIV/ AIDS Centre to provide training in SAARC countries ·         Partners with GAIN to run National Food Fortification Program

 

June, 2014: A globally recognised and leading healthcare research organisation of the country, Indian Institute of Health Management Research (IIHMR), has now become the only health management research university in India. Established in the year 1984, IIHMR has contributed more than 30 years of excellence in creating a niche in providing high quality research, education and training in the areas of Health Management and Hospital Management. IIHMR has made phenomenal contributions in health systems research, capacity building and creating a critical mass of professionally trained managers for health systems.

 

Dr. SD Gupta, President of IIHMR University said, “IIHMR University, has striven to fulfil the need for promoting research and innovations in health systems within the framework of the National Health Policy of the Government of India. We have conducted more that 500 research studies focused on management of health sector and about 1500 alumni are manning hospitals and health care organization in private and public sectors at national and international levels. IIHRM has organised training and capacity building programmes at national and international level and nearly 10,000 policy makers, health administrators and programme managers at various levels in India and abroad have benefitted from these programmes. Research being our focus and a strong area, IIHMR has been involved in conducting NFHS to generate evidence for policy and program strengthening. IIHMR has conducted NFHS-3 for Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh and recently it has been awarded NFHS-4 for Madhya Pradesh (east), Chattisgarh and Uttarakhand.”

Mr. ML Mehta, Chairman of IIHMR University said, “We have been designated as a WHO Collaborating Centre for district health system based on primary health care. IIHMR has created a wide network of research and academic institutes interested in public health research and management. We have played a leading role in the formation of South East Asia Public Health Education Institutions Network and also its Indian affiliate. We have working relationship with UNICEF, USAID, UNFPA, Futures Group and many more national and international organisations.”

 

Professor Sodani, Dean of IIHMR University said, “We have been recognized as Institute of Excellence by Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Govt. of India for training and capacity building of human resources for health sector. Our short-term training programs are on Leadership and Strategic Management, Program Management, Program Evaluation Quality Management in Hospitals and Health Care, Disaster Management, Hospital Management, and Rational Use of Drugs. Participants from South East Asia Region come at IIHMR to undergo the management training from globally recognized faculty of the IIHMR University.” 

 

Prof. Sodani added, “Government of India has also identified us as a collaborating institute for conducting 10 weeks Professional Development Course (PDC) in Management, Public Health and Health Sector Reforms for District Medical Officers and more than 235 doctors of Rajasthan have been trained under this course. Recently, with support from WHO, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India nominated 92 officials to undergo one-month training on “Public Private Partnership in Health” at IIHMR Jaipur. Apart from this, we have conducted management research for improving maternal and child health programmes, adolescent health programs, reproductive health programs and other National Health Programs.

 

The Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN), Geneva has selected IIHMR as the only Project Management Unit in the State of Rajasthan to implement the Food Fortification Project. Under the project IIHMR has signed MoUs with various dairy companies, edible oil brands and wheat flour brands which have extensively benefitted more than 8.5 million individuals on a monthly basis through milk fortification and more than 80,000 individuals through wheat flour fortification. To generate awareness on Food Fortification and its benefits, IIHMR has conducted sensitisation program for over 250 doctors. 

 

IIHMR’s work in Afghanistan, in monitoring and evaluation of health system has been a great success in rebuilding health services and improving health status of the people in the country. The Afghanistan Morality Survey conducted by IIHMR is a unique model of large scale nationwide survey that provides the latest and the most authentic health information about Afghanistan. IIHMR is in talks with the Government of Afghanistan to bid for another round of the project after the success of the Afghanistan Mortality Survey. IIHMR has also conducted program evaluations of TB Prevention and control, HIV/AIDS, Leprosy, Malaria, and Blindness and has made significant contributions in strategies, reorganization of program implementation mechanism design and monitoring systems.