Signs MoU with College of Healthcare Innovations,
UK, to establish student exchange programs and faculty visits
The Chennai based SIMS (SRM Institutes for Medical Science) Hospitals,
one of the leading super speciality quaternary care hospitals in Tamil Nadu, announced today (2nd Nov. 2019),
the launch of its standalone
dedicated Stem Cell (Bone Marrow) Transplant Unit, at its Vadapalani facility in
Chennai. On the same occasion SIMS signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with “College of Healthcare Innovations, UK”.
Stem Cell
Transplant Unit:
Inaugurated by Mr Vaughan Gething AM, the Hon’ble
Minister for Health and Social Services, Wales, UK, the Stem Cell
Transplant (SCT) unit with a state-of-the-art facility will provide effective
life saving treatment for life threatening malignant and non-malignant
disorders. SCT will help patients afflicted with resistant malignancies like
leukemia (blood cancer), lymphomas (malignancies of the lymph nodes) and
multiple myeloma (cancer of the bone marrow itself) and also non-malignant
disorders like Thalassemia and Sickle cell anemia.
Speaking at the press
conference Dr. Ranjan Kumar Mohapatra - Director, Institute of Oncology at SIMS, also considered as the pioneer in the field of
Medical Oncology, said, “the new SCT unit will bring in International level
health care to patients in India, with requisite expertise and facilities to
carry out all types of SCT i.e. Autologous, Allogenic and Haplo Identical
procedures. There are isolated sterile units to perform the procedures,
especially for patients suffering from blood cancer and neutropenia. With a
team of 4 surgical oncologists, 2 Radiation physicians and a Medical
Oncologist, the Institute of Oncology at SIMS provides comprehensive and
multidisciplinary Cancer care in Chennai”.
“Adult and pediatric stem cell
transplants will be offered at a reasonably affordable cost which are
economical than the other healthcare providers” he added.
The MOU:
Also, a Memorandum of Understanding was signed with
College of Healthcare Innovations UK, marking the beginning of a new
International relationship between the two institutions. The purpose of the
agreement is to develop educational and academic cooperation, in addition to
promoting mutual understanding between SIMS, Chennai and Healthcare
Innovations, UK.
This MoU was signed between Prof. Keshav Singhal,
Program Director, College of Healthcare Innovations, UK and Dr. Raju
Sivasamy, Vice President, SIMS Hospitals.
Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Ravi
Pachamoothoo, Chairman, SRM Group, said, “The new stem
cell transplant unit is another feather in the cap for the SIMS family. Cancer
is a result of error in the genetic combination of cells and there are more
than 100 different types of Cancers. And not all Cancers form tumours, such as
leukemia. Each cancer is different and so is their treatment. Nevertheless, in
recent years the treatment for cancer has improved by great leaps, which
facilitates effective treatment for many types of cancers. This gives hope to
many patients to return to normal after treatment. When cancer is detected
early, patients stand better chance of recovery. Therefore, people should shed
the hesitation to undergo regular cancer screening and consult a specialist if
there is any symptom”.
Mr Vaughan Gething AM appreciated
the efforts put in by SIMS to improve the survival chances of cancer patients.
He also emphasized on the fact that “Early detection is key to Effective
Treatment of Cancers”. He said “We should work together for enhancing
awareness regarding preventive cancer screening”.
Commenting on the MoU, Mr Gething said, “This MoU will foster an International collaborative partnership and
open up new frontiers for Indian students, as well as the students from Wales,
with enriching academic programs that will mutually benefit them and their
faculties who wish to pursue either short-term or extended programs of higher
learning study in each other’s institutions. Also they will be exposed to a truly
global perception of healthcare as the program will cover a spectrum of both scholarly and
cultural interactions, in addition to cooperative research, with both student
and staff exchange”.
Prof. Keshav Singhal, Program Director, College of Healthcare Innovations, UK said, “The breadth of this agreement is testament to the benefit
it will bring to both the institutions. We have together agreed to develop
collaborative activities in academic areas of mutual interest, paving the way
for PG students of SIMS to study in UK and vice-versa. I am delighted that our
students and faculties will have the opportunity to train at SIMS Chennai and
we look forward to welcoming their students to our Wales Campus. This will also
strengthen the bond between Tamil Nadu and Wales, thus promoting friendship and cooperation on mutual understanding across academic,
cultural and personal exchanges”.
The MoU will enable and support
the following:
·
To identify opportunities for exchange of faculty,
research staff and undergraduate students.
·
To establish programs that will enable interested
and qualified students and university personnel to pursue either short-term or
extended programs of study in each other's Institutions and to facilitate
visits at Institutes of higher learning.
·
To promote exchanges in graduate studies,
continuing education, and flexible/distance learning
·
To exchange information in the fields those are of
interest to both parties
·
To cooperate in training projects for specific
areas of research and to cooperate in clinical training
·
To provide consultation service for curriculum
development.
SRM Chairman Ravi Pachamoothoo | The new stem cell transplant unit is another feather in the cap
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kcA46oBjCE4
Mr Vaughan Gething AM appreciated the efforts put in by SIMS to improve the survival chances
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UEedz6LWjaI
SIMS Chennai and we look forward to welcoming their students to our Wales Campus | Keshav Singhal
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1nWMk3TXQo0
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