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Brain Trauma Foundation

The mission of IHIF is to build a comprehensive system in India for the prevention and treatment of brain trauma, with particular emphasis on patients suffering from brain injury, and to provide rehabilitation to such patients.

Activities may include, but are not limited to:

a) The establishment of a hospital in any part of India as the trustees may decide from time to time for the treatment and rehabilitation of patients mainly suffering from brain trauma or brain injury due to accidents or otherwise.

b) Financial and technical assistance to various hospitals in India for the purpose of establishing a coordinated Brain Trauma System, evidence-based Brain trauma emergency care, or rehabilitation services, including support groups for care givers during and beyond hospitalization.

c) An agreement with the Brain Trauma Foundation (BTF), New York City to provide: the latest scientific guidelines, protocols, educational materials and research for the management of head injury; an international exchange of physicians, nurses and paramedics between India and the United States for consultation, lectures and training; and telemedicine, databases and accredited education programme via the internet technology.

d) Organisation and sponsorship of conferences, seminars, workshop, meetings, symposiums for creating awareness, exchanging scientific information and training healthcare professionals on the prevention, assessment, treatment, transport and rehabilitation of traumatic head injury cause due to accidents or otherwise.

e) Public awareness programmes on injury prevention, recognition of head injury, information regarding rehabilitation and resources for long-term care.

f) Collaborations with other like-minded institutions, organizations, or hospitals in India and around the world which are interested in the establishment of centers for acute head injury care and rehabilitation; and partnerships with such Indian or foreign organizations, institutions, hospitals which are already providing trauma care and rehabilitation services to patients.