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Health

Experts Deliberate on Impact of COVID-19 on Global Healthcare at IIHMR Webinar

Sep 23, 2020 by Gouri Achary 0 Comments #COVID-19, #Dr. D K Mangal, #IIHMR University, #IIHMR Webinar, #Prof. Adnan Kisa

Jaipur, 22nd September,2020:International healthcare experts deliberated on the impact of COVID-19 on all aspects of human life at a webinar organized by The IIHMR University, a premier higher education institution in the field of healthcare management and development studies. The global health care experts included Professor Ashish Chandra, Healthcare Administration, University of Houston-Clear Lake, Texas, USA; Prof. Adnan Kisa, Professor, Kristiania University, Norway; Dr. D. K. Mangal, Dean Research, IIHMR University; Prof. William B. Stroube, Professor, Health Services Administration, University of Evansville (USA); and Dr. P. R. Sodani, Pro President, IIHMR University, Jaipur.

“One of the biggest challenges that people are scared to go to hospitals. In the US, the numbers of cases are 6.78 million till the 18 September. However, scholars are estimating the actual numbers are ten times that which means almost 68 million people may have been exposed to COVID-19. 68 million is closed to 20 percent of the US population that means 1 of 5 people walking around may have COVID 19.One more thing we must keep in mind that testing is not 100 percent perfect. Different testing is giving different types of results: In some testing, there is a false positive rate of about 30 percent which means 3 out of ten COVID tested positive may not be positive. The reverse can go the same way, how many of them tested negative but should have tested positive,” said Professor Ashish Chandra, Healthcare Administration, University of Houston-Clear Lake, Texas, USA

“The organizations worldwide are fighting against this pandemic and so many people or community are affected by this crisis including poor people, migrants. We are facing challenges for access to healthcare, the safety of the human and as well as health workforce, supply chain logistics issues, and even financial stress is also in there in the community. COVID-19has given an opportunity to think some alternative opportunities otherwise this society could not think of those innovations,” said Dr. P.R. Sodani, Pro-President, and Dean, IIHMR University

“More than a thousand clinical trials are going on and over 150 treatments being tested; pharmaceutical companies are privatizing their research agenda and investing in this global health problem. If you look at diagnostics, companies are focusing on developing a vaccine, drug, and treatment products, but they need to producing eolith of testing kits right now because all countries are suffering insufficient numbers of testing kits. So, the pharmaceutical companies should also focus to find the best and most reliable testing kit to identify or diagnose this disease,” said Prof. Adnan Kisa, Professor, Kristiania University, Norway.

“India has reported5.3 million cases of COVID-19, because of our population is higher than in other countries in this region. In the month of April and May, several kinds of research have reported that this region will have a high number of cases, but their predictions didn’t come true – the climate in this region is hot and humid, vaccination and use of anti-malarial drugs are routine here,” said Dr. D. K. Mangal, Dean Research, IIHMR University.

Business World

Transparency Becomes More Important During Covid Pandemic to Retain Trust of People: Experts at IIHMR-CEGET Webinar

Sep 19, 2020 by Gouri Achary 0 Comments #Dr. P. R. Sodani, #Dr. S.D. Gupta, #IIHMR University, #Ms. Sarah Steingrüber, #Prof. Wolfgang C. Amann

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Jaipur, September 2020: Transparency and ethical business experts have expressed concern at the increased risk of corruption due to the COVID-19-induced pandemic at a webinar titled ‘Transparency, Ethics and Integrity in Healthcare and Pharmaceuticals Sector’ by IIHMR University and the Centre of Excellence for Governance, Ethics and Transparency (CEGET) at Global Compact Network India (GCNI). The speakers emphasized that transparency is a vital component to build an effective and efficient health care system, and the lack of transparency in healthcare threatens to erode public trust.

“Globally, USD 7 trillion is spent on corruption, and 7% of it is lost. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the performance pressure has gone up, the government pressure for speed has increased and hence, there is huge money floating around. 70% of countries have reported new forms of corruption during COVID-19. Corruption evolves rapidly, and so do the challenges. We need rapid, broad, state-of-the-art education and technology to counter that,” said Prof. Wolfgang C. Amann, Academic Programme Director, HEC Paris.

“Transparency is essential for good governance, as it increases accountability. There are so many ethical issues in the pharmaceutical and health sectors, including producing crescendo data, the quest for profit-making, and not following rules and ethics. One of the causes of poor quality is the lack of sharing of information. Transparency is important from a moral point of view. It is important for providers, regulators, and recipients to assured information, pricing, and treatment quality. The need of the hour is to have more capacity building programmes for health care professionals that focus on values and ethics.,” said“Dr. S.D. Gupta, Chairman, IIHMR University. Dr. Gupta was also chairing the session”.

“The amount of money donated for research for a vaccine for COVID-19 increases the risk of corruption and the processes to ensure transparency in clinical trials are very nascent. Harnessing and maintaining public trust in public institutions is important. There needs to be more research on corruption in the healthcare sector. Currently, there is very little research and advocacy surrounding the issue. This is an issue that needs more health care professionals caring about it. The change must come from within the sector, not outside. Since health is a human right issue, tackling corruption must be a part of our daily bread,” said “Ms. Sarah Steingrüber, an Independent Global Health Consultant from Germany”
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Identifying that compliance is a business reputation need, Prof. Matthias Kleinhempel, Director, Centre for Governance and Transparency, IAE Business School, Argentina, said, “The incentive programmes are short-term financial goals without any regard to how it is achieved. We need an adequate incentive system. High percentages of pay tied to short term financial goals promote money-making. To reduce corruption, it is important to tie pay to long-term and non-financial goals. The incentive programs are short-term financial goals without any regard to how it is achieved.”

“In the health sector, transparency and ethics are key pillars for quality health care services. Transparency is must if we are talking about patient-centric health care services. IIHMR has discussed this in the past and will continue to bring forth the multiple aspects of this eternally-valid concept,” said Dr. P R Sodani, Pro-President, IIHMR University.

“Corruption should be considered at a local context and effective implementation of anti-corruption policies is a key. The first step is to conduct a corruption risk assessment to gauge the corruption risks, impact, and likelihood. It is possible to build an anti-corruption compliance programme once these assessments are centralized into most urgent and pressing issues.” said “Ms. Ashley Demming, Project Manager, United Nations Global Compact, New York”.

Prof. Ronald E. Berenbeim, Adjunct Professor, NYU Stern School of Business and Senior Fellow, Conference Board, the US, said that Macro-level corruption happens when a company’s efforts do not maximize the efficiency of the economy and benefits to all its participants. There are four kinds of market failure – monopoly, negative externalities, corporation utilization of public goods, and information asymmetries.

The esteemed session was moderated by Prof. Shiv K. Tripathi, Dean (Training), IIHMR University and Ms. Shabnam Siddiqui, Director-CEGET, Global Compact Network India.

Education

IIHMR Inducted into the Prestigious United Nations Academic Impact (UNAI)

Sep 5, 2020 by Gouri Achary 0 Comments #Dr. P. R. Sodani, #IIHMR University, #Pro President

Jaipur, September 2020: IIHMR University,a premier higher education institution in the field of healthcare management and development studies have been inducted as a member of the prestigious United Nations Academic Impact (UNAI).

United Nations Academic Impact (UNAI) is a United Nations initiative that aligns higher education institutions in supporting and contributing to realizing the UN’s goals and mandates, including the promotion and protection of human rights, access to education, advancing peace, sustainability, and conflict resolution.

Through this membership, IIHMR joins 1470 institutions in 146 countries, including about 150 institutions from India.[1]As a part of the UNAI, the institution will play an essential role in achieving the sustainable development goals (SDGs) by becoming the incubator of new ideas, inventions, and solutions to many global challenges. Besides, the membership will allow IIHMR to harness the international community to foster innovation and research in humanity.

“We are delighted to have the privilege of becoming a member of this prestigious body. UNAI provides a unique platform where university students, academics and researchers can connect and share ideas, research, and resources to promote the SDGs and other UN mandates. The IIHMR University has been working to provide equal opportunity in healthcare management and development studies education for more than three decades and focuses on issues in healthcare, gender equality, human rights, and sustainable development,” says Dr. P. R. Sodani, Pro President, IIHMR University.

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IIHMR University pledges freedom from COVID-19 by unveiling prevention guidelines this 74th Independence Day

Aug 17, 2020 by Gouri Achary 0 Comments #Dr. Ashok Agarwal, #Dr. D K Mangal, #Dr. PR Sodani, #IIHMR University, #Jaipur

Jaipur, August 17, 2020: As coronavirus pandemic being the pertinent issue in front of our country this Independence Day, IIHMR University, Jaipur, today unveiled a booklet- COVID-19 prevention and control guidelines’ for people to follow to curb the spread of the life-threatening virus from its roots.

Dr. Ashok Agarwal, Founder Trustee, IIHMR, digitally launched the book. Dr. Agarwal said that the Coronavirus pandemic, for the first time, has brought public health at the forefront. About 40 years ago, we decided to work on this subject. Today all the IIHMR graduates are at the front line of the corona war wherever they are posted, and they are helping to a great extent in fighting the corona war. Students are the basis on which this institution stands. He further added that public health measures like social distancing, wearing masks, and sanitization should be thoroughly managed in the population to contain the disease. The basis of health management is public health. Suddenly the demand for health managers has gone up tremendously. In the last six months, we got to know many things about this novel coronavirus, and we are continuously fighting with it.

The booklet highlights the emergence of COVID-19; its control and prevention, measures of home isolation, quarantine, workplace; COVID-19 guidelines for home isolation, domestic and international travels, and workplace setting. It also talks in detail where India stands in this global fight. The book was compiled after extensive research by IHMR University.

“In this booklet, we have outlined some of the revised guidelines suggested by the government of India and WHO. It talks about the various aspects of COVID-19 right from magnitude to its characteristics. We all know that the spread of this infection can be prevented if we adhere to certain guidelines like washing hands frequently, avoiding poorly ventilated places, and large gatherings. These guidelines keep on altering, and it is challenging to keep oneself updated. This book contains the summarized and updated guidelines and information on this disease in one document. The book also talks about the control and containment measures of the disease and the management of mild and moderate cases. We are also planning to upload these guidelines on our website and update them regularly,” said Dr. D K Mangal, Professor & Dean Research, IIHMR University, Jaipur.

“Despite many challenges of the current times, we are celebrating the 74th Independence Day with joy and vigour. Since the last 35 years of this institution’s existence, we are contributing to nation-building through all our efforts to improve the standard of health throughout the population of our country. As a higher education institution, we have our role very clearly defined. We have identified that we have to contribute to the nation-building by developing future leader, who will run the show of the country,” said Dr. PR Sodani Pro President, IIHMR University, Jaipur,

The celebration began with Flag Hoisting by Dr. Ashok Agarwal, Founder-Trustee, IIHMR. Followed by the welcome address speech by Dr. PR Sodani Pro President, IIHMR University, Jaipur. IIHMR University congratulates on this auspicious day of Indian history. It pays tribute to the freedom fighters who had sacrificed their lives for future generations and the health care front line workers who are continually working and risking their lives to save the lives of coronavirus patients during the outspread of COVID 19 pandemic.

The hour-long Independence Day celebration came to an end with a high tea.