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Indus Hospital has entered into a strategic partnership with IRD, a research and development organization whose mission is to use leading-edge science to generate knowledge that improves global health. IRD’s multi-disciplinary team is made up of specialists in public health, clinical research, laboratory science, international development and information technology. IRD scientists and managers provide a matchless synergy of local experience and world-class training with uncompromising ethical standards.Four IRD teams are based at The Indus Hospital.
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The Center for Clinical Trials is based at the Indus Hospital and is strategically placed to conduct Phase II and Phase III studies in cardiology, ophthalmology and infectious diseases. CCT has a core team of clinical trial managers and clinical research associates that work closely with sub-specialists at The Indus Hospital and at other major tertiary care hospitals in Pakistan.
CCT is currently collaborating on a multi-country randomized control trial of Zyban with the McGill University and preparing for new-molecule trials with the Wilmer Eye Institute at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine.
The Center for Community Development (CCD) implements programs to help improve health and increase economic opportunities for the poor. CCD is collaborating with the Cambridge Health Alliance to develop a Community Outreach Program at the Indus Hospital. The Cambridge Health Alliance www.cha.harvard.edu runs the largest and most comprehensive set of volunteer-based community outreach services in Massachusetts, and is helping guide our team through the process of program development. The program is being implemented by an Indus Hospital team led by IRD. Learn more about the Community Outreach Program (link to separate page).
The Center for Injection Safety works to prevent the reuse of needles and syringes, the driving force behind the Hepatitis C and B epidemics in Pakistan.CIS has trained over 300 paramedical staff and administrators at 25 major hospitals and has conducted advocacy workshops for general medical practitioners in over 10 cities. CIS partners include Becton Dickinson and the Infectious Diseases Society of Pakistan for advocacy and training, and the Safe Injection Global Network (SIGN) at the World Health Organization for research.The Center for Laboratory Science is a new initiative to conduct molecular diagnostic studies and develop low-cost rapid diagnostic tools. The facility is based at the Indus Hospital and has received a 1.6 million dollar donation from a private benefactor in 2007.
The Community Outreach Program is being developed in collaboration with the Cambridge Health Alliance to provide volunteer-based health and social services to a population of 2.4 million. The program is being implemented by an Indus Hospital team led by IRD (link to research page) and will expand outwards from the localities immediately surrounding Indus Hospital. The program aims to provide sustainable, volunteer-based health and social services at the door step through.
1. Household Registration and Follow-up
All households in the service population will be registered through a baseline census, and will be assigned a unique identification number. A “household” is defined as a family group that shares a cooking stove.
2. Disease Prevention and Control
This service is designed to prevent the most common causes of childhood and adult deaths in low-income communities, primarily through vaccination and other low-cost strategies. High priority diseases include pneumonia, diarrhea, tuberculosis and malaria.
3. Integrated Microfinance and Health Insurance
This service integrates micro finance products with volunteerism and health interventions. This initiative aims to provide health safety nets to increase utilization of microcredit loans and improve the productivity of the individuals and families.
For more information, contact Ms. Saira Khowaja (snk2107@columbia.edu)
Continuous training for staff in HMIS is underway. At induction each member of the staff is required to undergo an orientation and training program. Once satisfactory levels of proficiency are reached, the staff member is certified as eligible to start duties. |
