Hyderabad: We are glad to announce that SVKM’s NMIMS Hyderabad has signed a MoU with Consortium of Accredited Healthcare Organisations (CAHO) to establish a Centre of Excellence to foster collaborative excellence in Research and capacity building initiatives in the area of Pharmaceutical Science and Healthcare Management.
Healthcare sector is one of the largest economy boosting sectors and is growing at a brisk pace using the conduits of public and private providers. The challenges of providing equitable, accessible and quality healthcare and its disparities get exposed when viewed geographically. COVID-19 pandemic has further challenged the healthcare systems all over the world and especially India. One important aspect which has not been given its due is the quality of Health and Healthcare infrastructure & delivery systems which is an area of utmost concern.
The Centre of Excellence would address this concern and focus on promoting and undertaking research activities and establishing new benchmarks in meeting the requirements of the healthcare fraternity like doctors, nurses, pharmacists and other professionals involved in delivering quality healthcare to the patients. It will serve as a repository of the best international and national practices. The main objectives of the MoU are to strengthen research-industry interaction for knowledge sharing and further the outreach of long-term and short-term certification programs by co-creating the programs.
Dr Vijay Agarwal, president of CAHO has welcomed the collaboration and said that the MoU will facilitate knowledge sharing and long and short-term certification programmes, while helping identify the existing skill gaps and needs on the ground. The research and programme delivery activities shall run through centre of excellence called CAHO & NMIMS Hyderabad Centre for Pharmacy & Healthcare Studies (CNHPH)
Dr Tapan Kumar Panda, Director of the Hyderabad campus overwhelmed with the association and said that the centre intend to deliver number of Healthcare Management programs, tailored for each individual group and will also provide unique opportunities to learn and share the latest trends through research, case-study development, improvement of ideas and also to connect and interact with the leaders in healthcare. The centre also works in the areas of healthcare innovation, analytics, technology as Hyderabad campus has School of Pharmacy & Technology Management that offers UG & PG programmes currently.
Mr Sameer Mehta, Vice President of CAHO says that the centre intends to have an interdisciplinary research centre that provides deep insights on healthcare delivery and management to various stakeholders like public institutions, policymakers, entrepreneurs and corporates, and enables the creation of better health systems through the integrated elements of Research, Education and Outreach.
