October 28th 2021, Mumbai, India: India-Sweden Healthcare Innovation Centre, a collaboration between the Swedish Trade Commissioner’s Office, AIIMS New Delhi and AIIMS Jodhpur, launch a specialized training program for nurses to equip them with world-class practical knowhow required in managing Diabetes. In the first training, 30 nurses from AIIIMS Jodhpur will be train for 2 days.
India-Sweden Healthcare Innovation Centre is create to address the healthcare challenges in the country through key pillars – Technology, Protocol & process and Capability building.
This is built under strategic guidance from the Government of India’s Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), the Government of Sweden’s Ministry of Health and Social Affairs and the Embassy of Sweden in India, and knowledge partners AstraZeneca and NASSCOM.
In a phased manner, this capability program aims to upskill 5000 nurses across the country in the next one year by converting the current modules into e-learning.
The program also aims to expand the current curriculum to other non- communicable diseases (NCD) areas including Hypertension, Cardiovascular diseases and Oncology.
The modules of this program are carefully design to enable nurses to deliver specialized care, essential support services and standardized counselling for patients living with these high incidence non-communicable diseases in India.
Cecilia Oskarsson, Trade Commissioner of Sweden to India Said :
As per WHO, 1 in 4 Indians has a risk of dying from a non-communicable disease before they reach the age of 70 years.
Dr. Sanjeev Misra, Director, AIIMS Jodhpur Said :
This program is curated from the rich and diverse resources available within the NCD domain following the National Programme for Prevention & Control of Cancer, Diabetes, Cardiovascular Diseases & Stroke (NPCDCS) guidelines.
Dr. Anil Kukreja, VP Medical Affairs, AstraZeneca India Said :
The training program is target to empower nurses to better recognize the risk factors, causes, pathophysiology, screening methods, diagnostic tests and management of diabetes mellitus, hypertension and other NCDs.
They will also be able to advice patients and the community on the importance of early and regular screening and adoption of healthy lifestyle.
Another key outcome expected is to help people overcome myths and barriers and improve the rate of timely action for confirmatory diagnosis and appropriate treatment.
Lastly, the program aims at gaining timely referrals of complicated cases for specialty care and assisting the community at large to adhere to treatment in-keeping with the standard protocols.
The initiative will run under the aegis and direction of an Advisory Committee under the chairmanship of Prof Suresh K Sharma, Professor & Principal, College of Nursing, AIIMS, Jodhpur.
The advisory committee is being form comprising of key dignitaries from AIIMS Delhi, AIIMS Jodhpur, Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), University College of Medical Sciences (UCMS), AstraZeneca India, and Business Sweden.
This advisory committee will be responsible to outline and review of the entire schedule of interventions, governing the overall framework, planning and on-ground conduct of the initiative, continuous evaluation of the project and development of a model for possible replication across the country.
About India Sweden Healthcare Innovation Centre
The India-Sweden Healthcare Innovation Centre is envision to develop an ecosystem of open innovation that start-ups and the healthcare delivery stakeholders can use to collaborate and address current and future challenges in the healthcare sector in India.
It will enable development and scale up of solutions through frugal innovation for affordable and accessible healthcare in line with the objectives of the Government of India, including technology, data, protocols and processes, skill development and business models.
About AIIMS New Delhi
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi (AIIMS, New Delhi) is a public hospital and medical research university based in New Delhi, India.
The institute is govern by the AIIMS Act,1956 and operates autonomously under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India.
About AIIMS Jodhpur
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur (AIIMS Jodhpur) is an institute of national importance, which is commit to service underservive population and conduct medical education and research.
Along with five other All India Institutes of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), it was establish in 2012 and operates autonomously under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India.
About Business Sweden
Business Sweden is jointly own by the Swedish state and the Swedish business sector with a mandate and a mission to help international companies gain access to the Swedish market and help domestic ones utilize it as a platform for expansion
About AstraZeneca Pharma India Limited
AstraZeneca is a global, science-led biopharmaceutical company that focuses on the discovery, development and commercialisation of prescription medicines, primarily for the treatment of diseases in three therapy areas – Oncology, Cardiovascular, Renal & Metabolism and Respiratory.
Also AstraZeneca operates in over 100 countries and its innovative medicines are use by millions of patients worldwide.
AstraZeneca Pharma India Limited (AZPIL) was establish in 1979 and is marking its 40th year of long-standing commitment to patients in India.
It is headquarter at Bengaluru, Karnataka. AstraZeneca India has a workforce of over 1400 employees across the country committed to deliver great medicines to patients through innovative science and global excellence in development and commercialisation.