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Islamic Organization for Medical Sciences
IOMS
The Islamic Organization for Medical Sciences was established in 1984 with the aim
to: promote the Islamic Religion and its view of health and treatments for physical
and psychological diseases. It also aims to transmit the Islamic tradition and
heritage in the health field, through comparative analysis between modern
technological advances in health care and pioneer Muslim physicians studies; to find
Islamic solutions for diseases, to discover alternative drugs or treatments according
to the Islamic perspective; to cooperate with the international and national
organizations, institutions and societies which are governed by the same principles
of IOMS; to fund health centres worldwide, responding to the needs of the Muslim
population; to allow the young generation to study the basis of the Islamic heritage,
values, education, in particular in the field of Medicine; to promote Islamic moral
values for medical professions; to coordinate activities in the health field in the
Islamic world.
http://www.islamset.org/ioms/main.html
Kintampo Health Research Center, Ghana
KHRC
Kintampo Health Research Center is one of three field research centers of the Health
Research Unit of Ghana Health Service. It was established in 1994 in order to
become an African-based research center, the activities of which vary from
biomedical research and human trials to district surveillance and study population.
Its staff comprises researchers, social scientists, laboratory, data management and
financial and accounting professionals. Its major objectives are to build capacities
for health and health related personnel, to respond to population needs in health
research, to improve quality health care and biomedical research, to ameliorate the
status of people, to allow health professionals to better face the African health
challenges.
The KHRC in collaboration with Malaria Vaccine Initiative and PPD, Inc. organized
in April 2008 a training course on Good Clinical Practices (GCP). In May 2008, it
has been awarded the 2008 Prince of Asturias Award for International Cooperation
as a recognition of KHRC contribution to the fight against malaria in sub-Saharan
Africa.
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