Indian Institute of Health Management Research

The Indian Institute of Health Management Research (or IIHMR) is an institute for Health and Hospital Management. Established in 1984 in Jaipur, IIHMR is the first of its kind in India, with attention focused on health systems research and management. The Institute's campus occupies fourteen acres located near Sanganer Airport.

The facilities at the Institute are of international standards. The main building has an academic block, a computer center, a library and documentation center, a conference hall, an auditorium, an MDP center, seminar rooms, tutorial rooms, and lecture halls. There are three hostel buildings which can accommodate as many as 187 students. A number of guest houses are located on the campus. The residential complex has flats on the main campus for staff, in addition to eleven flats a little away from the campus. The complex includes a jogging track, tennis and badminton courts, and a mini playground for children.

The IIHMR offers programmes in: Management Research, Education and Training; Planning, Designing and Conducting Management Training for Health Professionals; Institutional Capacity Development and Networking; Project Planning and Management; Operations Research and Evaluation; Economic and Financial Analysis; Survey Research; Social Assessment; Quality Assurance; Health Sector Reforms; Program Evaluation; Thrust Areas; Primary Health Care; Health and Hospital Management; Pharmaceutical Management; Population and Reproductive; Health Health Economics and Finance; NGO Management and Networking; HIV / AIDS Program Management and Evaluation; e-Learning

IIHMR has been recognized as the WHO Collaborating Centre for District Health System Based on Primary Health Care for its excellence in health management research, training and educational programs. As a collaborating centre, the Institute works in the areas of organization and management of health system based on primary health care with particular emphasis on district health system in urban and rural areas and quality assurance in health care.

The Institute operates as a resource centre, organizes inter-country training programs, collaborates with the WHO in monitoring and evaluation, and provides expertise in health system management and research.

The network has been created by the WHO South-East Asia Regional Office to promote collaboration and sharing of information and knowledge among the member countries in the region and to strengthen public health education and training. IIHMR is an active partner in the network and has signed agreements for collaboration with various institutions in the region to promote capacity building in public health and management, joint collaborative research, and sharing of information and knowledge in public health management.

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