About IHS - Memorandum Of Association

IHS Mission & Goals:

Groom Skills,
Gather Evidence and
Generate Knowledge for people's health.

To Improve the Efficacy,
Quality & Equity
of Health Systems.

In the matter of the AP (Telengana Area) public societies Act 1350 Fasli being an Act for the Registration of Literary, Scientific and Charitable Societies, and In the matter of
"The Institute of Health Systems".

Memorandum of Association

Name, Location and Definition	Objectives
Certificates and Declaration

NAME & LOCATION:

1.	The name of the Society is "The Institute of Health Systems .
2.	The Registered Office of the Society shall be situated in: DMS Complex, Sultanbazar, Hyderabad, A.P.State, India -500195.

Present address:

	Institute of Health Systems HACA Bhavan, Hyderabad - 500 004 Andhra Pradesh, India Tel: 91-40-23210136/9, 23211013/4 Fax: 91-40-23241567
	Email: ihs@ihs.org.in

DEFINITIONS: In this memorandum, unless the context otherwise requires:

"Health Systems" includes the professional, technological, behavioural, social, economic, cultural and other subsystems whose interrelated action contribute to the health of the people.

OBJECTIVES

The objects for which the Society is formed are:

1.	To promote and provide for study of health systems, health policy, health services management, health economics and medical sociology.
2.	To identify processes that can work to improve the health of the people.
3.	To observe processes that work amongst the functionaries and beneficiaries of the health care delivery system.
4.	To look for locally viable solutions and innovations.
5.	To assist in development and strengthening of linkages for social development.
6.	To develop, apply and disseminate knowledge about health systems and services, their organization and management.
7.	To conduct applied health systems research.
8.	To promote good and appropriate management practices and encourage cost efficiency among health care delivery institutions HDIs).
9.	To promote efficient material resources management by health care delivery institutions.
10.	To promote effective human resources management by health care delivery institutions.
11.	To promote improvements in the planning and management of hospitals and health services.
12.	To conduct training, research and offer consultancy on the planning design and evaluation of buildings for health care delivery institutions.
13.	To improve standards of health care by developing and applying management ethos, perceptions and skills.
14.	To offer consultancy and advisory assistance to health authorities and HDIs in project formulation, appraisal monitoring and related areas.
15.	To conduct evaluation studies on the impact of medical and health care policies, systems, programmes, schemes, projects, institutions etc.
16.	To undertake research, development, teaching and consultancy activities to assist managers in provision of efficient and effective health care services.
17.	To promote excellence in health services management and development of good managers.
18.	To undertake economic research training and consultancy in health and health care problems.
19.	To undertake teaching research and consultancy activities, intended to increase the effectiveness of health care services.
20.	To undertake research on matters concerned with organization, delivery and management of health services particularly resource allocation, development of appropriate planning methodologies, evaluation of health care and measurement of health activities.
21	To promote development of standards and quality systems in the health sector.
22.	To promote adoption of cost effective regimen and appropriate technology in the health sector.
23	To carryout research and undertake consultancy educational and advisory services in cost reduction processes in health care delivery institutions.
24.	To undertake research, training and provide consultancy services in policy development,application,monitoring or evaluation of antipoverty, child development and nutritional programmes as well as other rural development and social services sector programmes.
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